The Nature of Trauma The word trauma  comes from the Greek τραῦμα (traûma) , meaning “wound.” In truth, trauma is not the event itself, but the imprint  it leaves on the body, mind, and energy field after something overwhelms our capacity to process it. The nervous system records what the conscious mind cannot resolve, creating a lens through which we perceive safety, connection, and possibility. The Five Bodies According to Buddhist philosophy, the human experience is made u