Shame can live deep in our bodies—tight in our chest, heavy in our gut, or even numb in our hips. For many people struggling with sexual compulsive behavior, shame isn’t just an emotion… it’s a felt experience. It can disconnect us from our bodies, our relationships, and our sense of self-worth.
At Big Valley Therapy, we integrate EMDR therapy with chakra awareness to help clients move through shame and reconnect to their authentic self.
What Are Chakras, and Why Do They Matter in Therapy?
Chakras are energy centers in the body that correspond to physical, emotional, and psychological states. While rooted in Eastern healing traditions, they can offer powerful insight in modern therapy—especially when integrated with somatic approaches like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
When we experience trauma, especially around sexuality, desire, or relationships, these energy centers can become blocked or overwhelmed, leading to symptoms like:
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Feeling out of control
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Emotional numbness or shame
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Fear of connection or rejection
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Difficulty setting boundaries or honoring needs
By tuning into these areas in the body during therapy, we can bring gentle awareness, healing imagery, and affirmations that support emotional and energetic regulation.
Where Shame Lives in the Body: The Chakra Connection
🧡 Sacral Chakra – Lower abdomen, pelvis
Theme: Desire, sexuality, emotional expression
Shame here often sounds like:
“I’m dirty.”
“My desires are wrong.”
“I shouldn’t feel this way.”
When blocked by shame, the sacral chakra can leave us disconnected from pleasure and trust. Healing here means learning to feel safe in your own body again, honoring your emotional needs, and embracing healthy desire.
🧘♀️ Healing Practices: Orange light visualizations, pelvic breathing, affirmations like “I can feel pleasure and still be safe.”
💛 Solar Plexus Chakra – Upper abdomen, stomach area
Theme: Power, control, self-esteem
Shame here often sounds like:
“I’m out of control.”
“I’m not enough.”
“I don’t trust myself.”
Clients often feel a tightness or weight in their gut when this center is blocked. Reclaiming your power means reconnecting with choice, control, and confidence.
🧘♂️ Healing Practices: Yellow light imagery, breathwork, affirmations like “My choices are mine to make.”
💚 Heart Chakra – Center of the chest
Theme: Love, compassion, connection
Shame here often sounds like:
“I’m unlovable.”
“I’ve hurt others.”
“I don’t deserve connection.”
This kind of shame is deeply relational. It can keep us isolated, afraid to love or be loved. Healing the heart means shifting from judgment to compassion—for yourself and others.
🧘 Healing Practices: Visualizing a green light in the chest, reframing from pink (pain) to green (healing), affirmations like “I choose to see myself through the lens of compassion.”
Chakra-Informed EMDR: A Path Toward Embodied Healing
We blend chakra awareness into every phase of EMDR therapy. For example:
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During resourcing, we help you feel grounded from root to heart, using breath and imagery to stabilize your energy.
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While reprocessing trauma, we gently guide attention to blocked chakras—whether that’s the gut, heart, or pelvis—and use healing imagery to release stored shame.
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In installation and body scan, we support your body in fully integrating new truths: “I am enough. I am safe. I trust myself.”
You’re Not Broken—You’re Becoming Whole
Shame may have shaped your past, but it doesn’t define your future.
By combining EMDR therapy with chakra-informed practices, you can move from feeling fragmented or out of control to feeling centered, empowered, and connected.
You don’t have to walk this path alone. If you’re ready to explore a deeper, body-based path to healing, we’re here to walk with you.
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