Cody Wiggs is a therapist and mindfulness coach living in Denver, CO. He has been facilitating transformations for the last decade in a variety of settings from school counseling, wilderness therapy, international service learning trips, community organizing, in-patient psychiatry, and private practice. Cody is a licensed professional counselor, a nationally certified counselor, a licensed school counselor, a certified yoga instructor, and a long-time practitioner of mindfulness. His work is informed by his travel and study of indigenous healing practices in SE Asia, India, South America, and North America.
Cody is a natural and an expert at holding space in a way that made me feel safe and cared for.
He gave me the space I needed to experience the journey, but he was always right there, present and ready to help me in any way I needed. This allowed me to fully relax and heal in a loving presence created by both Cody and the ketamine. I am so grateful to Cody!
No matter the form ceremony took in my life - from my psychedelic journeys to my experience of church as a young child; from annual holiday traditions to day-to-day celebrations; from indigenous rites of passage to new-age yogic and healing workshops - they all share a few fundamental commonalities…
What do a French philosopher, a modern neurologist, and trees have to do with emotional intelligence? First, that we must stop trying to understand and teach emotional intelligence through the lens of thought alone.
For a long time, I have been seeking an experience outside of myself. Something to give meaning and depth to the perceived mundanity of my human experience – a glimpse of divinity in the void or a connection to a consciousness greater than my own....The further I walk down my own path of growth, exploration, and, yes, spirituality, the more I find myself coming back to Earth – to the ground beneath my own two feet and the felt sensations of my body. To a wide-open embrace of every aspect of my experience, inclusive of my joy, my elation, and my contentedness as well as my anxiety, loneliness, grief and boredom.
The simple practice of turning your attention to the present moment - your breath, the sounds you hear, the sensations you feel - can actually physically change the structure of your brain and counteract the effects of stress and trauma in less than 8 weeks. Studies are now revealing that mindfulness-based therapy is more effective than anti-depressants and cognitive behavioral therapy combined in treating PTSD. Even better, the results are permanent as long as participants continue to practice mindfulness in their daily lives.
The first two posts in this series defined trauma and then explained trauma in the context of the central nervous system. This post explores the long-term health impacts of early childhood trauma and revisits our original inquiries...
We are often by perplexed explosive outbursts, emotional volatility, and reactions that seem out of proportion to the actual event. It is important to remember, however, that someone who has experienced trauma is not necessarily responding to events in the present moment. Instead, their stress response system lives in a state of hyperarousal as a result of past experiences and is easily triggered into a fight-or-flight response.
Despite the prevalence of trauma, it is a term (along with mindfulness) that seems to be frequently misused or misunderstood in both therapeutic and educational sectors. A closer look at these terms, however, might just reveal why trauma could be the most costly and deadly public health concern our society is facing, and how mindfulness might be one of the most viable solutions we have.
When we develop our capacity to direct our attention, without judgment, to the present moment we find this space between stimulus and response - even if that space is as small as the gap between thoughts, or as simple as a deep breath. From this space, we move from a place of reactivity to a stance of empowerment, choice, and freedom.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: Combine non-ordinary states of consciousness with somatic psychotherapy and ritual to create profound transformations.
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: Combine non-ordinary states of consciousness with somatic psychotherapy and ritual to create profound transformations.
Trauma Resolution: Resolve the root of traumatic experiences,
relieve anxiety and depression, and re-engage with life through
somatically-based reprocessing therapy.
Trauma Resolution: Resolve the root of traumatic experiences,
relieve anxiety and depression, and re-engage with life through
somatically-based reprocessing therapy.
Mindfulness Coaching: Experience mindfulness directly and build the
foundation for a lifelong practice.
Mindfulness Coaching: Experience mindfulness directly and build the
foundation for a lifelong practice.
Embodiment Practices: Use breath and movement to re-establish your mind-body connection, strengthen your nervous system, and
learn powerful daily practices.
Embodiment Practices: Use breath and movement to re-establish your mind-body connection, strengthen your nervous system, and
learn powerful daily practices.
Relationship & Intimacy Coaching: Create deep intimacy through a somatic exploration of attachment patterns and masculine/feminine polarities.
Relationship & Intimacy Coaching: Create deep intimacy through a somatic exploration of attachment patterns and masculine/feminine polarities.
Men's Work: Explore deep masculine practices, discover and embody your purpose, connect with other men.
Men's Work: Explore deep masculine practices, discover and embody your purpose, connect with other men.