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Tag: soul nerve

Resmaa Menakem
Book Bits

Working With the Soul Nerve – Resmaa Menakem on Grounding Our Bodies

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Vanessa Able

Starting with the damage done by racism to human bodies, Resmaa Menakem presents a pragmatic approach to healing through the body.

Tagged Body, Communication, emotions, grounding, health, lizard brain, mindfulness, Practice, soul nerve, trauma, vagus nerve2 Comments

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