Jiu JITSU trumps trauma
How could you? Why would you & what do you think it will be like? To go to jiu jitsu class, where you experience, well trauma, regularly by all appearances.
Trauma - a. Serious injury to the body, as from physical violence or an accident
b. Severe emotional or mental distress caused by an experience
~Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/trauma
In short, to overcome it.
I am an early bird; getting up at 4 AM, that’s my jam. Love it! I love the space in the air, the quiet & the slowness that I don’t permit myself to experience other parts of the day. As I sat quietly in my serene space recently, I lain my hands on my lap & enjoyed time with my Lord. I lay one hand on top of another without a thought of how…and breathed. Immediately a new jiu jitsu skill ran through my head! I look down and realize my hands are clasped in a gable grip and my body has remembered. My body remembers the times of being out there on that awesome mat, with these amazing people that have taught me trust, more than it remembers trauma.
My body leans into learning these “skills” now that could protect someone with a playful eagerness. Sound effects come out of my mouth as I transition from one move to another. My mind becomes child like and it is one of my favorite things on earth now, but HOW? How did that happen?
Every morning, I start firing my new 1,400 possible brain cells with jiu jitsu in my planner. I know that my brain recalls it better if I put it to a hard copy rather than a device, so, I write. I make my brain recall what I learned the previous day and see myself do it all in my head. My mind is clear when I’m there, my muscles relax and I form something art like with my body. My inflammation from previous triggers goes down & my stress hormones can be digested. This means my blood flows more freely; all of my organs have the potential to operate better, including my brain. My mind goes into a state of creativity and connections are made between different areas of my brain and my body. My body heals with every good experience I have with all of these movements that used to trigger me.
Yep, it happened and I freakin’ faced every one of them. But the good news is with all the processing, all the facing instead of avoiding, it’s gotten better. Not a little bit better, A LOT! So, my planner & jiu jitsu have helped heal my brain!