In this episode of Just Like Nana, host Amie (Elizabeth) Penny Sayler is joined by acupuncturist, health coach, and breathwork facilitator Amy Kuretsky to dive into the world of trauma-informed healing.

Together, they explore how active breathwork serves as “vibrational medicine” to complete interrupted trauma cycles, helping you move from a state of fight, flight, or freeze, back into a regulated, peaceful state.

About Amy

Amy Kuretsky is a licensed acupuncturist, board-certified health coach, and a seasoned breathwork facilitator with the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance. As the co-owner of Constellation Acupuncture and Healing Arts, Amy bridges the gap between ancient healing traditions and modern trauma-informed care. She specializes in helping clients navigate the complexities of nervous system regulation and mental health, with a clinical focus on digestive disorders, chronic headaches, migraines, anxiety, and depression. By integrating her deep knowledge of East Asian medicine with somatic breathwork practices, Amy empowers individuals to move beyond "pushing through" and into a state of sustainable, embodied healing.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• When stress is left trapped in the body, breathwork can act as a way to "shake out" this pent-up energy, allowing the nervous system to complete its natural cycle and release stress hormones.
• When you heal your nervous system, the benefits ripple both backward to your ancestors and forward to future generations.
• Expanding your "window of tolerance" through a regulated nervous system allows you to navigate life’s challenges with more resiliency and less reactivity.

Resources Mentioned

• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine: https://shorturl.at/qPX8T
• The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk: https://shorturl.at/f9kYb
• The Tao of Trauma by Alaine Duncan: https://shorturl.at/Olo04
• Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski: https://www.burnoutbook.net/
• Eliza Kingsford | The Shift Program: https://www.elizakingsford.com/work-with-me
• HeartMath Institute: https://shorturl.at/MVj1n

Connect with Amy

• Constellation Acupuncture and Healing Arts: https://www.constellationacu.com/
• 7 Days of Breathwork: https://constellationacu.myflodesk.com/ixrx159c67

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