Awakening Won’t Fix Functional Freeze & Numbing: Here’s Why (And What Can)

Understanding functional freeze can help us understand why there is tension in our bodies (gut, heart, neck, jaw ect) - why we feel tired, inauthentic & in fear. It can also help us prevent spiritual bypassing via non-dual practice.
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🎯 Show Notes:
Peter Levine on Freeze response:    • Working with the Freeze Response with Pete...  
Tara brach quote: What am I unwilling to feel?    • Tara Talks - What Are You Unwilling to Feel?  



⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Set-aside
02:00 What is functional freeze & where it comes from
07:00 Non duality/spirituality as a solution to functional freeze (?)
10:47 Fixations in non-duality that can lead to spiritual bypassing
23:34 What we can do about it & integrate it



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I help non-dual seekers in emotional distress awaken & heal their hearts to become their most authentic, empowered, and regulated selves.

I address topics like:

✔️ Non-dual doubts/seeking
✔️ Social, generalized & morning anxiety
✔️ Avoidance/Withdrawal
✔️ Relationship Authenticity
✔️ Equanimity
✔️ Integrating awakening into life
✔️ Childhood trauma
✔️ Wellbeing cultivation

So that you can:

✅ Feel comfortable in your own skin
✅ Cultivate healthier, secure, authentic relationships
✅ Overcome non-dual doubts
✅ Integrate and balance awakening into regular life.
✅ Unravel deeply subconscious childhood trauma
✅ Deepen in presence/connection/peace in life

With my facilitation background in somatic-based self-inquiry & serious psycho-spiritual practice, I can take you to places where spiritual teachers, gurus, and even therapy cannot take you.