Stop Trying to Be Calm: Kali & the Stress Cycle

What if stress isn't actually the problem?

What if the real issue is that your body never got to finish the stress response?

In this episode, we revisit one of the most powerful conversations we've ever had on the podcast: why healing isn't about becoming calm all the time and how sacred rage, movement, and emotional expression may actually be the missing piece to your healing.

Using the archetype of the Hindu goddess Kali, we explore the difference between suppression and regulation, why so many yogis get stuck in spiritual bypassing, and how somatic practices help the body finally complete the stress cycle.

We explore:

🔹 Why stress is not actually an emotion

🔹 How Kali represents sacred rage, truth, and transformation

🔹 The hidden cost of suppressing anger, grief, and overwhelm

🔹 Why calm isn't always the goal of healing

🔹 How somatic movement helps complete the stress cycle

If you've ever felt like you were "bad at healing" because you couldn't stay calm… this episode is for you.

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🎧 Also Listen to:

#324 – The Importance of Emotional Processing and Regulation: DENT Model Trauma

#325 – Archetypes, Dreams & Why Nightmares are Good with Kari Hohne

#345 – Somatic Shaking: What Is It? Why Does it Work?

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