What is Chi for Two?

Chi for Two is a multi-generational trauma healing method. 

I hear people talking about intergenerational trauma and multigenerational trauma. What’s the difference between intergenerational and multigenerational?

“Intergenerational” describes interaction between generations. “Multigenerational” means over multiple generations. The Chi for Two developers chose the hyphenated “multi-generational” because Chi for Two invites examination of the development of human relationships over many generations. Chi for Two embodiment coaches are invited to be curious about how patterns of relationship have gotten passed down through trauma patterning since people began living and working together—even as far back as when people lived as hunters and gatherers. Chi for Two invites body awareness of the energetic dance of relationship between people over many, many generations.

What’s polyvagal theory?

We invite you to travel through our website learning all about polyvagal theory. You can start by signing up below for some polyvagal pizzazz (a drawing by John Cargile that you can download and put on your refrigerator), then you can go to Polyvagal 101.

What about Chi for Two makes it a trauma healing method?

In 2021, the Trauma Foundation did an integrative pilot study of trauma therapy. The study identified five categories for effective trauma therapy. Because Chi for Two synthesizes aspects of many long-standing approaches to healing, all five categories identified in the Trauma Foundation’s study are part of Chi for Two. The five categories are: psychoeducation about trauma, embodiment/somatic mindfulness, nervous system regulation, integration of movement expressions that became inhibited by trauma, and understanding in conscious ways how our early life experiences shape and motivate our behaviors. See Synthesis of Chi for Two®.

What’s the difference between Chi for Two and other trauma healing methods?

We have blog posts on ways that Chi for Two is like and different from other healing methods. Click on the questions below and you will be taken to the blog post for the answer!