Oct 30, 2025 | consciousness, emotional attunement, spirituality
by Harmony Kwiker, MA, LPC, Founder of The Institute for Spiritual Alignment The Meeting Place of Compassion and Spirituality Compassion creates the conditions for healing. It softens the inner defenses that have formed around pain and offers the body and psyche what...
Oct 15, 2025 | emotional attunement, gestalt therapy, transpersonal counseling
by Harmony Kwiker Developmental trauma emerges over time through chronic relational disruption—a combination of things that happened (intrusion, misattunement, chaos, or abuse) and things that didn’t happen (consistent attunement, repair, safety, and delight). As...
Aug 23, 2025 | emotional attunement, nervous system, psychotherapy
by Harmony Kwiker When we think of trauma, we often imagine memories, stories, or psychological imprints. Yet trauma is not only held in the mind—it lives in the body. Every contraction, every pattern of tension, every instinct to withdraw or brace is the body’s way...
Mar 20, 2025 | emotional attunement, nervous system, psychotherapy, transformation, transpersonal counseling
When a client is incongruent, there is a mismatch between their ideal self and their authentic experience, leading to feelings of discomfort or anxiety. Trying to be something that they are not, a client simultaneously expresses and perpetuates their patterns of...
Apr 11, 2024 | emotional attunement, nervous system, spirituality, sublte energy, transformation
The Sacred Wisdom of Our Subtle Senses “Sensation is the expression of the boundless energy of life moving through us. When we brace against our sensations, unresolved experiences continue to live within us. To illustrate, consider a person who was punished in...
Aug 7, 2023 | emotional attunement, nervous system, relationships, sublte energy
Energetic resonance is the quality of sameness. When we have energetic resonance either within ourselves, within aspects of ourselves or between ourselves and another person, we begin to cultivate a sense of connection and safety within ourselves and in our...
