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Physical & Energetic Therapy "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. Steve Jobs

CORE PURPOSE:
We want to rehabilitate people into a life rooted in prevention and empowered with the energy to discover and pursue what truly makes them happy. We do this by inspiring people to be knowledgeable about their body and teaching them how to connect to their underlying emotions in order to be pain free. VISION STATEMENT:
Centripetal Force is dedicated to making a mainstream change in the way we rehabilitate our bodies; by connecting specific emotional stressors of daily life to physical pain or injuries, we hope to see a shift in the way we think about pain thus putting ourselves back in control of our health and modeling the change we wish to see in the healthcare community. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."

12/24/2025

When I finished writing the first part of this series about releasing fear from the psoas, I didn’t expect my own body to answer back so quickly.

Later that week, I went to Pilates.

My teacher had us place a ball under the sacrum, feet in the straps on the reformer. A familiar setup. Something I’ve done many times before. I know my body well.

But the moment she asked me to lower my legs, draw the pelvis and ribs inward, and find support from the center, something shocked my system.

It was hard.
Not weak-hard.
Not “out of practice” hard.

My body was pulling away.

She could see it immediately.

“What’s going on with your body?” she asked gently. “It’s pulling away.”

I paused. Took a breath. Let her guide my legs—stretching, reaching—until I found some semblance of stability. I felt okay again. Regulated enough. She moved on to the next person.

And that’s when the tears came.

Use the link in my profile to read the full article on Substack.

12/17/2025

Some people think fear is an emotion you talk through.

But in the body, fear is a reflex and it lives in one of the deepest muscles we have:

the psoas.

Most people have never heard of it, but every PT knows its power.

It sits deep in the abdomen, attaching the spine to the legs, and it contracts instantly when the nervous system senses danger.

It’s the same primitive reflex a gazelle uses before it bolts across the savannah.

The difference?
Animals finish the movement.

Read more using the link in the profile.
Thanks for reading Physioenergetic Therapy with Dr. G 🤍

12/10/2025

From a physioenergetic lens, I see a pattern:

Women carrying the emotional stability of a partner who never learned to regulate

Women holding the nervous system of a child who is spiraling, while their own body is shaking inside

Women propping up aging parents — physically, financially, emotionally — even when those same parents were never truly emotionally safe

Women becoming the organizing principle of the household: schedules, meals, birthdays, permission slips, emotional check-ins, crisis management

This isn’t just “being busy.”

This is carrying other people’s life force for them — being the engine that keeps everyone else’s life running.

Over years, the body starts to whisper:

“I’m exhausted” (adrenals, thyroid, immune system)

“I can’t hold this anymore” (low back, pelvis, hips)

“I am disappearing” (neck tension, jaw clenching, migraines, gut issues)

We lose our power in these years.
Not because we are weak, but because the currency of our power — our life force — is being spent everywhere but inside of us.

12/03/2025

The Words Your Body Never Said

How bones, fascia, and your autonomic nervous system hold unspoken truth—until you release it.

There’s a pattern I see every week in my practice:

People walk into my office with shoulder pain, jaw tension, pelvic stiffness, or knees that feel like they’re carrying a lifetime of weight…

…and the first thing I ask myself is not
“What’s wrong with the joint?”
but

“What unspoken truth is this body holding?”

This isn’t metaphor.
This is physiology, fascia, and the autonomic nervous system woven together, the heart of Physioenergetic Therapy.

Bones Store What the Mouth Won’t Say

Bones are more than structure.
In physioenergetic anatomy, they are the architecture of truth—the deep framework that holds your soul’s alignment. The soul is truth.

When someone suppresses emotion, there is always a physical cost:

▪️Bones absorb the pressure of unexpressed boundaries.
▪️Joints contract to contain feelings we don’t feel safe expressing.
▪️Fascia tightens around the words we swallow.

Orthopedically this shows up as:

▫️limited joint glide
▫️increased resting muscle tone
▫️protective bracing
▫️asymmetrical weight-bearing
▫️stubborn pain that manual therapy improves… until it comes right back

Energetically it shows up as:

▫️self-silencing
▫️chronic politeness
▫️fear of conflict
▫️placating patterns
▫️internalized resentment

The body’s structure becomes the keeper of the words we never said.

Read more using the link in the profile 🔗

11/26/2025

New on Substack 🫰🏼
We don’t get sick out of nowhere.
The body whispers, then speaks, then eventually screams.

Before disease becomes a physical reality—before a mass can be seen on an MRI, before bloodwork shows abnormal cells—the body sends energetic warnings. Some organs speak louder than others, and the pancreas is one of the most spiritually symbolic organs in that conversation.

The Pancreas and the Third Energy Center

In physioenergetic anatomy, the pancreas sits in the third energy center (solar plexus), the domain of power, self-worth, responsibility, and identity. This center governs how we digest life: our boundaries, our ability to say no, our role in relationships, and the pressure we carry to perform, protect, and stay in control.

Physically, the pancreas digests food and regulates blood sugar.
Energetically, it digests responsibility and emotional weight.

When this center is balanced, we know what is ours to carry and what is not.
But when it is overloaded, burdened, or inflamed—so is the pancreas.

Continue reading this article using the link in the profile. Share with someone who may resonate with the information. Thank you for reading Physioenergetic Therapy with Dr. G 💛

11/18/2025

New on Substack 🫶🏽

So many of the young men I treat are not “defiant,” “lazy,” “emotionally unavailable,” or “addicted”— they are deeply sensitive beings who never learned the most basic human skill: how to feel what is happening inside their own bodies.

The Household That Shapes Him
Most come from a familiar dynamic:

A father who grew up believing emotions = weakness

A mother who is overwhelmed, unstable, or emotionally flooded

A boy who absorbs both extremes

He looks around his home and learns:

There is no safe place for my feelings.
There is no model for emotional strength.
There is no language for what I’m experiencing.

And so he’s left in the middle, alone with an entire internal landscape he cannot understand.

To read more go to the link in the profile.

Thank you for reading Physioenergetic Therapy with Dr. G!

11/04/2025

Healing Beyond the Body ❤️‍🩹

As physical therapists, we must recognize that the pain our patients experience is often more than just physical. It is the result of unresolved emotional trauma that is stuck in the body, creating a dysregulated nervous system and chronic pain. We need to expand our understanding of pain to include life history alongside health history, so we know not only what our patients’ bodies have been through but also what their souls have endured.
By treating the body as a doorway to the nervous system, we can signal to our patients that they are safe now—that they no longer need to hold onto the pain of the past. Through our hands, we offer more than physical relief; we offer the possibility of reconnection, safety, and healing.

In a world where emotional pain is often overlooked, physical therapists have the power to be healers in the truest sense—addressing the whole person, restoring balance to the nervous system, and providing the grace needed to heal the soul.

Let us step into this role with intention, understanding that our touch can heal more than just muscles and joints; it can heal a lifetime of pain.

Let’s bring healing to healthcare,
Dr. G

🔗 to Substack in profile

10/28/2025

There is a quiet crisis unfolding in the bodies of our teens and young adults and it’s not being addressed where it matters most: in the body.

In my office, I’m seeing the aftershock of the pandemic now that the world has returned to “normal.” This generation is emotionally aware—they can name anxiety, depression, overwhelm, yet they don’t know how to move through emotion in the body. They freeze, shut down, or numb out… not because they don’t care, but because no one taught them how to feel and regain movement when life gets heavy.

So they stop. They give up quietly—not dramatically—by going numb.

Link in profile to read the full Substack article 🔗

A Reset for the Nervous System & Soul:
ZENgen Retreat- December 19-22, 2025

This December in Joshua Tree, I’m hosting a 4-day immersive retreat for young adults (18–25ish) who feel lost, stuck, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward.

The ZENgen Retreat is a nervous system reset and a return to the body and soul.

Expect:

Embodiment, movement, and breathwork
Nature + grounding + energy hygiene
Real connection + community
BodyMind Pattern work to rebuild inner confidence

Phones stay off. Masks come down.
Who they really are comes forward.

If someone came to mind as you read this—your child, a student, a niece or nephew—reply for details.

Spots are limited.

Because the world they’re growing up in is fast and loud…but healing happens in the quiet, honest spaces where the body can finally feel again.

DM for more details. 🌵

❌G

10/21/2025

The Frequency of Emotion in the Body

There’s a chart that hangs in my office—the Energetic Frequency of Emotion.

I use it often.
Kids are drawn to it almost instantly.

Some of my youngest clients can’t even read yet, but their little fingers always trace down to the bottom of the chart.

They’ll ask, “What does that word say?”

“It says shame,” I tell them.

“What does that mean?”

“It’s when we feel bad about ourselves,” I explain.

“And the word just above it—guilt—means we feel bad about something we did.”

They always understand.

I’ll ask, “Where do you feel that in your body?”

Most point to their gut.
Sometimes the heart.
Sometimes the head.

When we add apathy, grief and fear, we enter the no-inertia zone—a place where energy stops moving.

This is what depression often feels like: the body stuck in low frequency, unable to mobilize.

Link in profile to read what the energy of anger does for the body and mind.

Check out Substack: Physioenergetic Therapy with Dr. G ⚡️

❌

10/14/2025

As a trauma-informed Physical Therapist, I’ve seen a common thread:

Many clients with sleep disturbances experienced a body violation while trying to sleep as a child. They learned to keep one eye open. To become the watcher.

Sleep was never safe — it was survival.

I’ve got some sleep tools inside 💤

Read the full article here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/drginacalderone/p/sleep-isnt-just-physical?r=107t6q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

❌ G.

10/09/2025

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Meet Our Inspiring Lineup – October 18!

Get ready for a powerful day of inspiration, learning, and connection at the Embracing Menopause Party in celebration of World Menopause Day!

We’re bringing together an incredible lineup of expert speakers — each ready to share real stories, practical guidance, and empowering insights to help women navigate this stage of life with confidence and grace.

Expect honest conversations, lighthearted moments, and a community of women who truly understand what it means to embrace change, together.

October 18 | Embracing Menopause Party – In Celebration of World Menopause Day

Seats are filling fast — register today and don’t miss your chance to be part of this uplifting experience!

Link in profile to register 🔗

🌸 “Because every woman deserves to thrive through the change, not just survive it.”

10/07/2025

This post is close to my heart.
There’s a subtle yet powerful shift I’ve noticed in boys…cry talking.

When boys cry talk, they access their emotional body. It helps them process feelings that might otherwise turn into mental health struggles, substance use, or self-destruction.

Hold space for cry talking as a parent, caregiver, friend, or coach.

It’s powerful.
It can save a life.

Read Here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/drginacalderone/p/cry-talking-for-boys?r=107t6q&utm_medium=ios

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CORE PURPOSE: We want to rehabilitate people into a life rooted in prevention and empowered with the energy to discover and pursue what truly makes them happy. We do this by inspiring people to be knowledgeable about their body and teaching them how to connect to their underlying emotions in order to be pain free. VISION STATEMENT: Centripetal Force is dedicated to making a mainstream change in the way we rehabilitate our bodies; by connecting specific emotional stressors of daily life to physical pain or injuries, we hope to see a shift in the way we think about pain thus putting ourselves back in control of our health and modeling the change we wish to see in the healthcare community. "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life." - Steve Jobs