Trauma lives in the tissues; reclaiming safety through the body

In a world where most healing focuses on the mind, Sandra offers something radically different: healing through the body. She helps people who’ve hit a wall with traditional medicine, talk therapy, or pain management by guiding them into a deeper conversation — one with their own nervous system. As an integrative therapist and trauma-informed coach, Sandra uses a blend of fascia maneuvers, assisted stretch therapy, TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises), somatic movement, and nervous system regulation tools to help clients safely release pain, stress, and trauma from the body itself.

In a recent interview, Sandra emphasized a truth that often gets overlooked: trauma doesn’t just happen to us — it happens in us. The body holds on. It adapts and protects, forming patterns that often become unconscious but deeply impactful. These patterns show up as pain, chronic tension, digestive issues, shallow breathing, insomnia, and even personality shifts. They’re not just symptoms — they’re signals. Sandra teaches that the body is always trying to protect us, even when that protection begins to hurt. And the good news? The body also knows how to heal if given the right environment.

One of Sandra’s most powerful tools is TRE, a modality that uses simple physical movements to activate the body’s natural tremoring mechanism — a built-in release valve for stress and trauma. Think of it as the body doing its own deep-tissue and nervous system reset. Clients often describe the experience as unexpectedly profound. They feel calmer, clearer, and lighter, often without needing to speak a word about their trauma. As Sandra says, “Sometimes the body needs to do the talking.”

But she doesn’t stop there. Her work is fluid, always guided by what the individual needs in that moment. For one person, that might mean releasing a post-surgical scar that’s disrupting their posture. For another, it might mean recalibrating their gait to address chronic pain rooted in an old ankle injury. Still others may be struggling with complex grief, anxiety, or burnout. Sandra doesn’t rely on intake forms alone. She listens to the body — its breath, its tension patterns, its nervous system state — and builds from there.

What’s striking about Sandra’s approach is her respect for the body’s wisdom. Whether the trauma is recent or ancestral, she knows that healing doesn’t come from force — it comes from safety, curiosity, and slowness. She teaches clients how to become their own “first responders,” building awareness and resilience that lasts long after a session ends.

Sandra works with clients both in person and virtually. She also offers group TRE classes, professional mentoring, and educational sessions for yoga therapists. For those ready to begin or deepen their healing, Sandra provides compassionate, customized support grounded in science, movement, and presence.

For those ready to go deeper, Sandra offers one-on-one sessions (virtually and in person), group work, and corporate wellness programming. She also teaches continuing education courses for yoga therapists and wellness professionals through Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School. These mini-courses, focused on vagus nerve health and fascia-based techniques, equip practitioners with the tools to support deep, somatic healing in others.

Sandra is also writing a book titled Anatomy of Stress and developing a professional training curriculum in integrative therapy.

To learn more, work with Sandra, or explore her educational offerings, visit www.schys.yoga. Or contact Sandra at therapythroughmotion@gmail.com.

Because trauma may live in your tissues, but so does your power to heal.

https://treglobal.org/ or YouTube – TRE FOR ALL, Dr. David Berceli, for more information on TRE.