There can be many reasons that a person may feel naseous in the context of doing this work. Of course, it could be as simple as you ate all the cookies in the cookie jar, or engaged in some other kind of food consumption more related to emotional soothing than what the body actually wanted, but there can be other reasons not related at all to what you ate.

Emotions – Sometimes when we start thawing out from our old, stuck freeze responses, we start feeling just MORE in general, including sensations in our gut. These may be related to experiences like fear, disgust, grief, and other emotions that may have been stuck for a long time. As they wake up and start to move, it may produce feelings similar to nausea.

Bracing – It’s quite common for people with unresolved trauma to brace in many areas of their body, including the gut. Very often it is the fascia that is braced in this area, though it can also be the musculature. We may start to feel this bracing whereas before we were numb to it, and it may feel like nausea. Or, we may start to shift and relax these bracing patterns which can free up more motility in the gut, which is very good, but can also feel strange or like we may be nauseous if we aren’t used to that feeling of motility.

Postural Changes – We may become more potent in our posture, resulting in changes in our spine, which can also change how we feel in our abdomen. It’s possible that this kind of shift could also impact motility, or bracing patterns, resulting in sensations akin to nausea.

Vestibular Changes – We can also experience changes to the vestibular system as we release tension and work with the nervous system, and these shifts could lead to feelings of nausea (as well as dizziness and feeling off balance).