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Trauma doesn't just leave scars on the heart; it leaves what some experts call a "brain wound." When you go through something deeply painful, your nervous system, memory pathways, and even your brain chemistry can change in ways that make healing feel impossible. That's why traditional coping methods often aren't enough: the brain itself needs to recover for real, lasting healing to happen. Once it does, you can show up better for yourself and the people you love. 

Niraj Naik, a pharmacist turned holistic health and breathwork expert, has dedicated his career to exploring how practices like breathwork, fasting, and yoga can help repair the brain after trauma. As a patient with stress-related depression and ulcerative colitis, Niraj was motivated to create a global community of heart-centered changemakers. 

Through Soma Breath, his global wellness movement, he's taught thousands of people how to use these methods to reduce stress, regulate their nervous systems, and restore a sense of inner balance. Some top names in wellness advocate for Niraj's breathwork, and he joined Getting Open to talk about healing trauma through breath and more

Here are 4 proven techniques for healing the 'brain wound' humans experience from trauma (and why they work):

1. Try intermittent hypoxic training

Trauma leaves wounds in the brain, but a breathwork practice called intermittent hypoxic training — which mimics high-altitude training — has been shown to help with healing. The technique uses rhythmic breathing followed by breath holds, an ancient pranayama method that simulates what mountaineers and elite athletes experience when they train at high elevations.

By cycling between normal and reduced oxygen levels, your body gets a powerful boost: it releases feel‑good chemicals like anandamide, dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins, while also waking up stem cells that support repair and healing those brain wounds.

Unlike climbing mountains, breathwork is completely in your control — you can turn it on and off whenever you want. And for many people, this kind of practice finally helps change the brain and nervous system in ways traditional coping methods haven't.

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