When anxiety hijacks your body—tight chest, racing heart, sleepless nights—the gap between what you know is true and what you feel can feel impossible to bridge. In this episode, Jane unpacks how Scripture names anxiety’s bodily fallout (trembling, sleeplessness, weakness) and how the Lord meets us there—not with shame, but with a very present help. From Genesis to the Psalms to Gethsemane, the Bible gives language for stress in the body and a path toward whole-person peace.
Jane then introduces Sacred Somatics™, the Christ-centered method she created to help women bring their bodies into prayer—pairing short, choice-based practices with the Word so truth travels from page → mind → nervous system → daily life. You’ll also hear a brief, guided breath-prayer you can practice anytime anxiety surges.
Why the Bible speaks about bones, flesh, trembling, and sleeplessness when it talks about distress (Ps. 55:4–5; Ps. 77:4; Hab. 3:16).
How creation, redemption, and sanctification affirm you as an embodied soul (Gen. 2:7; 1 Cor. 6:19–20; 1 Thess. 5:23).
The common lie anxiety tells (“you’re not safe and you’re on your own”) and the truth that answers it (Ps. 46:1; Phil. 4:6–7).
What Sacred Somatics™ is—and isn’t—and how it helps disciple the nervous system under Scripture.
A simple, Scripture-anchored practice using Psalm 46:1, 1 Peter 5:7, and Psalm 23:1.
Genesis 2:7; Psalm 23:1; Psalm 38:3–8; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 55:4–5; Psalm 77:4; Habakkuk 3:16–19; Proverbs 14:30; 17:22; Matthew 11:28–30; Luke 22:44; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Philippians 4:6–7; 1 Peter 5:7.
Book: Sacred Somatics by Jane Hanna — available on Amazon.
Learn more: Sacred Somatics page at www.marginsministries.com
Note: Sacred Somatics is a ministry practice, not psychotherapy or medical treatment. We encourage partnering with licensed care as needed.