My Philosophy

What is resonance?  Simply put, it’s about energy.  We are all infused with life force energy.  Additionally, each of us has a natural frequency of vibration or resonant frequency.  We essentially have our own rhythm. 

Resonance is about motion.  It is characterized by an oscillation between two states. Think expansion and contraction.

Problems arise when energy gets stuck.  Stress or a traumatic experience can overwhelm us.  The debris that comes with simply living can jam us up, causing us to close off, spill-over or dry up.  Thwarted energy manifests in an incoherence in our system which can lead to both physical and emotional symptoms.  A dissonance or chronic state of dis-ease can ultimately lead to diseases of the mind and body.

What does this mean to you?  Think of your life force energy like an ocean wave that naturally expands and contracts. Imagine the tremendous energy in that wave.  Now imagine the movement and power of that wave as it builds, crests, crashes, discharges its energy, integrates, recoils and starts the process anew.

Now imagine if the wave stops in mid-motion and is suspended at any point in its process.  Imagine the amount of thwarted energy in that wave and how the stuck energy might wreak havoc on the larger system. That’s what happens with accumulated stress and trauma.  Overwhelm leads to shut down (freeze), as survival energies (fight/ flight) are thwarted. 

What does this look like in an individual on a nervous system level?  At the top of the wave, it can manifest as agitation, anxiety, panic, anger, rage and mania.  At the bottom of the wave, it can express as depression, shutdown, physical pain and immobility.  Sometimes there is a co-occurrence of symptoms, from both the crest of the wave and the belly of the wave, that express simultaneously.

The good news is that there is hope and healing!  You can re-set your system.  Resonance can be restored.