The Still Point: What It Is and Why It’s Key to Healing Trauma
- Sophie Boulderstone
- Apr 4
- 4 min read
When people talk about healing, they often think of doing something—talking about the past, confronting fears, or actively working through pain. But what if true healing wasn’t about effort at all?
What if the key to resolving trauma was stillness?
This is the foundation of the Still Point—a state of deep balance where healing happens naturally, without force or struggle.
For people with PTSD, anxiety, or unresolved trauma, finding the Still Point can be life-changing. It allows the mind and body to release what they have been holding onto and return to a state of calm. But what exactly is the Still Point, and why is it so important?
What Is the Still Point?
The Still Point is a state of complete ease within the body and mind. It’s a moment where there is no resistance, no conflict—only a deep, natural peace.
It’s not just relaxation. It’s not distraction. It’s a fundamental shift in the way the nervous system holds tension.
Many people describe it as:
A deep sense of clarity.
A moment where thoughts and emotions settle completely.
A feeling of connection and balance.
For someone struggling with PTSD or trauma, the Still Point represents a place where fear no longer holds control.
Why Trauma Blocks the Still Point
When trauma happens, the nervous system gets thrown into survival mode—fight, flight, or freeze.
In an ideal world, the body and mind would process the event naturally and return to balance. But when an experience is overwhelming, the nervous system can get stuck in a loop, unable to fully process what happened.
The fight response might show up as anger, hypervigilance, or the need to be constantly on guard.
The flight response can lead to avoidance, anxiety, or feeling the need to escape.
The freeze response can leave a person feeling numb, disconnected, or emotionally shut down.
In all these cases, trauma interrupts the natural flow of life force. Instead of resolving and moving on, the nervous system holds onto the experience, keeping the body in a state of high alert—even long after the danger has passed.
The result? PTSD, anxiety, chronic tension, panic attacks, and other long-term effects.
How Finding the Still Point Heals Trauma
The Still Point is the opposite of the trauma response. It is the place where the nervous system stops fighting, fleeing, or freezing—and instead, lets go.
When someone reaches the Still Point, they are no longer trapped in survival mode. The body and mind finally recognise that the trauma is over, and the nervous system can release what it has been holding onto.
This is why trauma doesn’t need to be forced out or confronted aggressively. Healing isn’t about ‘facing your demons’—it’s about allowing the mind and body to return to balance naturally.
Once this happens, PTSD symptoms fade because the system is no longer stuck in the past.
The Boulderstone Technique: How It Guides People to the Still Point
Most traditional therapies focus on managing trauma—teaching people coping strategies, changing thought patterns, or gradually exposing them to their fears.
But these approaches don’t always address the core issue: the nervous system is still holding onto trauma because it hasn’t fully processed it.
The Boulderstone Technique works differently. Instead of trying to force the trauma to be ‘talked through’ or ‘faced,’ it guides the person toward the Still Point, where healing happens naturally.
How the Process Works:
Finding the Block – The practitioner helps the person tune into the unresolved trauma, not through words, but by feeling where the energy is stuck.
Releasing the Tension – By carefully guiding the nervous system, the practitioner ensures the person doesn’t become overwhelmed, allowing the trauma to clear without reliving it.
Reaching the Still Point – As the block releases, the person moves into a place of deep peace, where the trauma no longer has a hold on them.
Unlike traditional exposure therapy, this process is gentle, fast, and doesn’t require reliving painful memories.
Why the Still Point Matters in Everyday Life
Even outside of trauma healing, finding the Still Point is essential for overall well-being. It’s the state where we feel most at ease, most ourselves.
Many people experience moments of Still Point in everyday life without realising it:
Getting lost in music or nature.
Feeling completely present in a quiet moment.
Experiencing deep calm after releasing built-up stress.
The problem is that modern life often keeps people far away from the Still Point. Constant stress, distraction, and tension mean that many never reach this state at all.
For those with PTSD, it can feel impossible to find—because their nervous system is so used to being in fight-or-flight mode.
But once a person experiences the Still Point, something shifts. It becomes easier to return to that place, to live from a state of calm rather than fear.
Healing trauma isn’t about force—it’s about flow. The nervous system already knows how to heal itself, just as the body knows how to heal a wound. It just needs the right conditions.
The Still Point is that condition. It’s the moment where the body stops resisting, the mind stops fighting, and deep healing happens effortlessly.
If you’re struggling with PTSD, anxiety, or unresolved trauma, you don’t have to keep battling it. Healing is about finding your way back to the Still Point.
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