Nancy Yerger

Hi! My name is Nancy Yerger and I have been part of the healing arts movement since 1977. From managing health food stores to doing bodywork, my goal has been to find lasting and vibrant health for myself and others.

As a child I was constantly sick and a too-frequent visitor at the doctor’s office. After a medical mistake that nearly took my life, I knew I had to take responsibility for my own health. That was the beginning of a quest to discover healing beyond prescription drugs. It led me to learning about and cooking natural foods, as well as helping with the warehousing and supply distribution of those products so that others could have the same access to fresh, wholesome foods.

Discovering there was a connection between the mind and the body, I was drawn to yoga, meditation, bodywork and now, to Trauma Touch. While I treasure all the parts on my journey, it has been exquisitely painful at times. I found myself repeating the same instinctive and negative behaviors over and over again. Working with my physical body led me to acknowledge my pain body as well. Exploring what that is, where it came from and what it needs to heal, has led me into the field of Trauma Touch Therapy™.

Continued research into the field of traumatic experience has discovered that we hold trauma in our physical body. Symptoms of possible past traumas can include:

· Anxiety in specific situations

·   Dissociation or ‘checking out’

·   Inability to emotionally connect or enjoy appropriate touch

·   Lack of joy

·   Feeling unclear or unconnected

·   Inability to move forward or feeling stuck

·   Addictive or self-destructive behaviors

·   Chronic feeling of over-whelm

·   Constriction or isolation

·   Physical, emotional, psychological or spiritual trauma

Trauma Touch Therapy™ allows the body to unravel the negative effects of past experiences. When the body is in a safe place and with a compassionate witness, it can gently begin to unwind this vortex of traumatic events! My job is to provide the safe place and to be that safe person; your job as a client is to be willing to try a new and effective technique! Together we establish boundaries, safety and connection. I will teach you the language of the body (sensation), along with the other ‘tools': contact, breath, movement, art and play. Each session evolves as we work with the body and allow it to be our guide.

Our time together may be spent inside or outdoors, but will always include an integration at the end where we ‘take things back into the world’. The brain, which has changed as a result of trauma, can rewire creating new neural pathways but it takes time. Sessions are scheduled approximately one week apart for 10 sessions and are each 90 minutes long.

I encourage you to experience this technique for rediscovery and let me share Trauma Touch with you so you too can share in the joy of coming home to your body!

For more information about Trauma Touch Therapy™, please follow the links below:

http://www.csha.net/global/docs/Oregon_Massage_Tech_Assn_Article.pdf

https://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/trauma-touch-therapy

https://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/back-hell