We complete the stress cycle when we release our trauma response mechanisms by moving the stress-related energy out through the body. This often happens involuntarily, through shaking, but we can help ourselves by doing it on purpose—by running, dancing, wiggling, jumping, or squeezing our muscles for a few moments with all our might. Using up this energy sends a signal from one internal monitoring mechanism to another to let the brain-body system know that we are now safe.
