About Claire​

Becoming an Energy Med Gal

A few years back, I discovered the invisible energy flowing in and around myself via an Energy Medicine Yoga class series (energymedicineyoga.net) offered by Lauren Walker. 

What brought me to THAT particular yoga class was my ongoing struggle with anxiety, depression and PTSD.

No, I was not a war veteran… I was just a gal who was walking her dog (Sweet Sal) one day and unfortunately wound up in the middle of a literal dog fight.

In an instant I went from a happy, well-balanced and optimistic person to a complete downward spiraling mess. Our dog was severely injured and, later that day, we had to say goodbye to him.

It’s been said that our best life lessons come from our darkest hours.
In the weeks that followed, I struggled with symptoms that I thought were all grief related. Wrong!

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My mental health and ability to heal myself had been completely disrupted. I was trapped in a constant state of “fight, flight or freeze”… it was a new pattern that had become stuck in my body repeating itself over and over throughout the day. I could not function like a “normal” person.

After 6 months, my own self-care was not improving my situation. Acupuncture and traditional yoga were just NOT enough. Why? Because my problems had become deeply rooted in my subtle/energy body and I had a sense of this.

After seeing my primary care doctor and a trauma therapist, I got the official diagnoses, some prescription meds and therapeutic treatment for trauma. These things helped but I was STILL having this “thumping” in my chest and I was still “jumpy” when someone walked up behind me unexpectedly.