The Aligned Living Blog
Filter by topic below—somatic bodywork, emotional regulation, lunar rituals, personal transformation, and the realities of working in wellness:
Why Muscle Tension Starts with the Nervous System
Tired of chronic shoulder tightness snapping right back after deep tissue force? Discover why muscle tension is a nervous system defense mechanism, and how somatic bodywork and true stillness create lasting regulation. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.
The Anatomy of a Ghost: How Grief Lives in the Body and What It Needs to Release
Grief doesn't just pass through. It settles into the nervous system, the posture, the breath. This piece explores why the body holds loss long after the mind has tried to move on, and what somatic bodywork and ritual can offer when grief has no name, no ceremony, and nowhere to land. Written by Selene Isolde Awen, founder of Veluna Wellness™ in Santa Fe, NM.
The Somatics of Spring: Emergence Beyond Achievement
Just as the earth thaws at the Equinox, the body requires specific conditions of safety to move out of its own protective winter.
