How Emotional Release Therapy Works: The Science Behind It

Emotional release isn’t magic — it’s biology.
Your nervous system stores emotional experiences the same way it stores physical ones.
Here’s the science behind emotional release therapy.

1. The Body Stores Incomplete Emotional Cycles

When you suppress emotions (consciously or unconsciously), the body freezes the emotional charge inside.

2. The Nervous System Seeks Completion

Your system naturally tries to finish emotional cycles through:

  • shaking

  • crying

  • sighing

  • movement

  • heat

  • tingling

Somatic therapy helps this process complete safely.

3. Emotional Memory Lives in Muscles + Fascia

This is why emotional release often produces immediate physical relief.

4. Working With the Vagus Nerve

Somatic work supports vagal regulation, leading to:

  • better digestion

  • calmer mind

  • improved sleep

  • reduced stress responses

To experience the science of emotional release for yourself, schedule a session in Los Angeles.

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