It renders you helpless.

When you are tense, yourshoulders are tense.

Your heart rate increases.

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You hold your breath for a while or your breathing becomes shallow.

For women in particular, trauma frequently sticks in the hips.

Trauma held in the hips can feel like soreness, tightness, tenderness, or pulling.

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Los Angeles-based licensed clinical social worker

If therapy is not available to you, though, there are other options.

Here are 4 simple ways to help you release trauma held in your hips

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It might be having them stand and do types of different pelvic movements.

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It might actually be having them press energy into the wall.

It might be wringing a towel: three times one way, three times the other way.

Its Amazing How Its All Connected.

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That right there is a boundary.

So its just helping them become more conscious of this energetic boundary around their body.

Dance

Whats preventing you from being activefrom expressing yourself in the way that your body wants to express?

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One way to figure this out is to engage in simple dance movements.

Ask questions

At the core of Clark-Falers practice is a curiosity that leads to introspection.

What do you’re gonna wanna let go?

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Whats taking up too much space?

Be honest with yourself, but also be forgiving.

Tension wants to discharge, Clark-Faler says.

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It wants to leave the body.

Sometimes we just need to help it along.

FAQ

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What emotions are held in the hips?

Stress, fear, and anger are common emotions stored in your hips.

This can result intight hipsuntil youve begun toheal from your trauma.

What does releasing trauma feel like?

How long does it take to release trauma?

Theres no single answer to this question because everyone is different.

For some, it can take weeks or months to heal from trauma, according toSabino Recovery.

When healing from and releasing trauma, its important to find a recovery method that works for you.

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