The Open Cage A Living Science of Brain, Body and Becoming

Trauma doesn’t just live in memory, it lives in the body’s predictions.

If you’ve ever wondered why you still flinch or flee in moments of safety, you’re not alone.

The Open Cage is a soul-rooted guide to transformation through the lens of neuroscience, breathwork, and embodied healing. Written by resilience educator and breathwork facilitator Elizabeth Tallman, this book invites you to gently rewrite your nervous system’s story — one breath, one practice, and one moment at a time.

Inside you'll explore:

• How trauma shapes perception and prediction
• The science of co-regulation, breath, and neuroplasticity
• Ancestral healing and epigenetics
• Somatic joy and the body’s biological “yes”
• Poetic reflections and practical tools for nervous system re-patterning

Whether you’re a survivor, seeker, healer, or helper, this book is for you. Each chapter is a doorway. Each practice is a step toward freedom.

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You are not broken.

You are becoming.

And the door is open.