Applied Neurology & Somatics

Joining me again this week is Elisabeth Kristof, the founder of Brain Based Wellness. We will be digging deeper into what applied neurology is, somatic practices and how we use it in our everyday lives, and how you can implement these same practices into your daily structure.

In this episode, I share:

[1:24] Elisabeth explains applied neurology and her approach to it as an input training system
[5:56] Vision, vestibular, sensory, and proprioception on the Neural Hierarchy
[7:17] How Elisabeth assesses her new clients and trains them to be experts in their own nervous system
[11:06] Overriding at a cognitive level
[12:39] Relieving stress, tension, and trauma that is stored in the body through somatic practices
[17:37] Cultivate a connection intentionally (The Skill of Introception)
[20:02] How I used sensory stimulus to cure my neuropathy
[21:54] How Elisabeth started using applied neurology
[24:45] Stress stored in the body can be TOXIC
[27:24] Ways to process stress through your body, resolve trauma and The Emotional Plague
[31:40] Daily practices, somatic meditation, drills, and introception don't seem difficult but they are
[33:28] Being disassociated from our bodies
[46:54] How our personalities have changed after healing our nervous system
[37:54] It's normal to feel resistance to life-changing behavior
[39:40] Habits, trauma patterns and how wellness and coaching can be hard on people