The Journal
Where science meets the body.
Notes on nervous system regulation, trauma-informed practice, and the neuroscience of lasting change.
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1,226 Studies Later: The Mindfulness Question Has Changed
A 10-year review of 1,226 mindfulness studies reveals the field has matured — but the real work now is downstream: fidelity, access, teacher development, and the long arc.
9 min read · Penny PikulRead
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Two Rooms, Two Practices: Why Trauma-Informed Yoga Isn't Just Slower Vinyasa
On agency, interoception, and the quiet architecture of a safe practice.
9 min read · Penny PikulRead
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Why Trauma Lives in the Body
What The Body Keeps the Score teaches us about how trauma reshapes the brain and body — and why talk therapy alone often isn't enough.
7 min read · Penny PikulRead
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Bottom-Up Regulation: Rewiring the Nervous System Through the Body
Five body-first practices — from trauma-informed yoga to resonant breathing to EMDR — that recalibrate a dysregulated nervous system before cognition can.
8 min read · Penny PikulRead