03/24/2026
Over 60% of Americans say societal division is a major source of stress, according to the American Institute of Stress.
That’s not how it comes up on the table.
About ten minutes into a session, a client said,
“I think I need to stop watching the news at night.”
Nothing about it sounded dramatic.
He didn’t go into it.
But up to that point, his body hadn’t shifted. The neck stayed the same under my hands. The breath stayed short. The shoulders didn’t drop.
After he said it, my technique didn’t change.
But a few minutes later, his breathing did. A longer exhale. The shoulders softened a little. The neck started to release.
At the end, he sat up and said,
“That helped.”
Nothing was explained. Nothing needed to be.
Sometimes the body settles once it no longer has to carry something by itself.
