Mindfulness, Autonomic Regulation, and Primitive Reflexes: A Neuro-Somatic Framework

My first introduction to deep somatic work was over 30 years ago with a clinician who had abandoned her psychology license to integrate hands-on therapies. With three PhDs, she realized that dissociated trauma survivors were cognitively processing their pain without ever truly feeling it in their bodies. This recognition was foundational in my understanding of why mindfulness must be embodied.