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Dynamic Energetic Healing: Integrating Core Shamanic Practices With Energy Psychology Applications And Processwork Principles

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Dynamic Energetic Healing is a must have book for every psychotherapist- especially those who work with trauma, loss, or any of the hard to clear presentations of anxiety and depression.

THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK- clinically sound, innovative, and clearly written!!!

I bought it 8 months ago and have been working its practices into my sessions little by little and my work is exploding with results! Clients are asking for more of it. Trauma and crisis are being resolved - often quickly! Clients are feeling empowered, some experiencing happiness and hope for the first time in their lives. Interventions generating from the work are synthesizing into practices clients can use in their day-to-day lives, accompanied by a renewed "curiousness about life and their place in it"!

Even if you have never considered working energetically, Howard Brockman delivers a compelling synthesis of how energetic interventions and core shamanic practices facilitate the unpacking of complex trauma and allows access to material that often lies out of reach of most clinical interventions. Within its pages he offers an array of practical healing interventions that will support the compassionate facilitating of your client's process.

Divided into four parts, the book is clearly written, easy to follow, and presented in a way that is easily comprehendible by both professional and lay readers.

Part one chronicles Mr. Brockman's quest to integrate sound psychological practice with compassionate spiritual practices and how this evolved into the synthesis of energy psychology and core shamanism he calls DEH. Part two offers nine chapters depicting DEH healing interventions. Part three offers DEH healing protocols - including a very well written chapter dealing with clearing the phenomenology of trauma. Part four offers seventeen case histories that depict a variety of clinical presentations and how the model works to facilitate the process that is opening within the client.

The book is well laid out, indexed, illustrated, and is very easy to use when I need to reference a particular topic while working with a client.

An advanced and clinically adept practitioner of traditional psychotherapeutic approaches, Mr. Brockman offers an approach that is clinically sound and straightforward for both therapist and client. Guided and informed by clinical intention, DEH uses manual muscle testing to follow a series of protocols that negotiate the conscious and unconscious experience of the client in clearing and solidifying their energy field in pursuit of actualizing the desired clinical intention.

What is refreshing about DEH is that it sponsors "a process oriented psychotherapy" that allows for an active naming of the phenomenology of the therapy experience - both in what is being cleared and what is being accessed as a resource for the client.

DEH frees the therapist of having to operate from the position of all knowing and invites them to work as a "facilitator" of client process, greatly freeing the therapist to work from an intuitive position. The client, free of the pejorative descriptions of traditional psychotherapy, is freed to speak in the language of their many ages and experiences, promoting a process that is both generative and intuitively grounded in their animate soul in pursuit of their therapeutic intention.

What develops is a true collaboration between therapist and client as DEH allows the conversation to move in the direction of experience/energy that needs to be cleared - both horizontally through time and space and vertically through the thought and emotional field of the body.

Thus, splitting and dissociation, often process stoppers in most psychotherapy sessions are readily handled by DEH, as what is in the highest good for the client at that moment in the therapy is simultaneously engaged with which "client ego state" needs to be actively guiding the process- using manual MT, conversation, and energy clearing --- without missing a beat or disrupting the process--- and often rendering an expression in the client's eyes that says "finally someone is listening to who I am and is going to get it". As a clinician who has worked for over 20 years with sexually abused and traumatized clients this is astounding to see. Indeed DEH delivers!

I was delightfully surprised that reading and using the book dispelled my initial fears that energy work would somehow be this woo woo experience that would not hold up to the scrutiny of my clinical standards or the demands of client presentations.

In the 8 months that I have been practicing from the book I have never found the DEH model to fail to operate with clinical integrity. Delightfully, clients of all ages, backgrounds, and faiths have embraced its use, because as they say - "its simple and straightforward, the taping works, and I am feeling better".

But what is perhaps most amazing about DEH is that it offers a means that is clinically sound for each client to develop "practices of being" into their lives - of creating a life based in sound psychological practices that incorporates the spiritual practices of the client, in a way that is generative, ever evolving, and full of spirit.

To top all of this off- using the model is fun! It seems like I am on a
"healing adventure" with my clients! I never leave a DEH session feeling drained - but rather energized, open and warm to the experience of life, and "full of Spirit"!!!

Howard Brockman has written an exceptional book! Anyone interested in healing, of opening to their greatest potential, of knowing and living from the true depths of their soul, will gratefully benefit from using this book. I highly recommend it!!!

I found "Dynamic Energetic Healing" to be a thought provoking and original approach to psychotherapy and energy-based healing. As a shamanic practitioner and Reiki channel, the energy psychology information was new to me and something I had not heard about before. I found Brockman's descriptions of integrating shamanic healing into a therapy framework that uses muscle testing along with tapping chakras and acupressure points fascinating, while at the same time surprisingly effective. The illustrations of his various "interventions" are easy to interpret as are his instructions for using them. I found them helpful in guiding me to try them out. I have experimented with a number of them and I have been totally amazed by how quickly they have brought me to a calm emotional place when I was feeling anxiety. I also loved his descriptions of Mindell's process orientation in his many examples of working with people. Particularly interesting are his descriptions of cultivating "second attention" awareness as a way to increase one's intuitive capabilities. I especially recommend that you read his case histories. The ones about resolving supernatural intrusions and physical illness like cancer were very inspiring. His writing style makes it easy to understand and follow how he tracks each client's process to resolve their particular issues. If you are open to stretching your current ideas about healing, especially from the traditional talk therapy approach, I highly recommend this book! It is a new and what I might consider progressive way of approaching emotional and spiritual issues.

2 days before I purchased this book I had an interesting thought. I was wishing that there was a way to "marry" the ancient shamanic ways with more modern techniques such as Energy Medicine. I have background/experience with both.
2 days later I found this book quite by accident (?). Anyway..as a healer this book has been invaluable in showing both ancient and modern ways of dealing with things like psychic attack, soul retrieval, intrusions, etc.
The book is huge, packed with wonderful info/options on how to handle a variety of spiritual issues that may be confronting you or a client. I now consider it one of my bibles that I will refer to again and again. I only wish Mr. Brockman wasn't so far away, but then.. I'd be on his front doorstep looking for training.

While this book can be taken simply as a prescription for improving your life, it is in fact much more.





First of all, Brockman is a terrific writer. He takes readers through his own personal journey of the quest for meaning, freedom, and health --- both physical and spiritual. The account of his own travails and questions is reminiscent of the writings of Huxley, Hesse, and Jung. So it's an exciting adventure of a read from that standpoint alone.





But beyond that, this book provides a veritable collection of recipes from which one can develop one's own mix of methods that will serve to alleviate trauma, find one's unique purpose in life, improve relationships, and ultimately find true peace of mind.





If you're initially put off by some of the notions that may strike you as speculative or unproven, please read on. The essence of the book is pragmatic testing. You can try any of the methods and determine for yourself the validity of their efficacy. Drawing from ancient wisdom traditions and modern cutting edge scientific research, Brockman asks only that you see for yourself if you do not find his studies and experiences to be useful.

Howard Brockman is a social worker who also studied Ethics/ Religious Studies, Shamanism, and Energy Psychology, including Emotional Freedom Techniqae and Tapas Acupressure Technique. He does a creditable job of discussing the blend of these elements that he developed in his practice, with a clarity and depth that will be helpful to experienced therapists as well as newcomers to wholistic healing.

Items I found of particular interest:

- Brockman muscle tests (asks questions using Kinesiology) around issues of clients who are not fully grounded in their bodies, and helps them to be fully embodied. He finds that this corrects a common block to full release of chronic symptoms.

- He finds that inviting involvement of clients' higher self is helpful:

... Clients tell me their problems, of course, and I then ask them to list their therapeutic goals. After further discussion, I ask them to prioritize what feels most important to address first. When they have done this, I ask them the following questions through manual muscle testing: "From your soul, is this indeed your highest priority goal at this time?" and "Is it in your `highest good' to pursue this goal at this time?" When the client's muscle testing answers affirmatively, we proceed on the chosen goal. When the client's muscle testing indicates no, together we test to determine if any of their other therapeutic goals meet the criteria of these two questions. Sometimes their soul chooses a goal they have already identified as a starting point. In other cases, however, the client's starting therapeutic goal is something completely different from whet the client initially listed consciously. In either case, we discuss their `chosen' starting point to ensure that the client is in accord with the entire therapeutic process..." (p. 71)

... Being in physical form means that we define ourselves by our physical body and separate egoic self-identify. Spirit is a dimension that is boundless, nonmaterial, and timeless. Yet in spite of being corporeal, we are also Spirit.

Our task is to resolve this paradox by integrating the two aspects of being through our awareness and our unique free will. In order to do this, we must have a self-validating, empirically based, firsthand experience that generates a reliable internal reference point. This reference point becomes an accessible inner resource for creating an instant link to Spirit. Unless we are blessed with a spontaneous, archetypal mystical experience, it is typically only through some kind of spiritual practice or discipline that we are able to make this link. Otherwise, our tendency as unique and separate human beings is to shift our thoughts away from Spirit and orient to ego, where conscious connection to the power of intention is lost. (pp 74-75)

The above is also an example of Brockman's clarity in addressing therapy issues, a clarity that is helpfully present throughout this book.

- Using shamanic approaches, he invites clients to connect with compassionate spirits who can be helpful in dealing with their issues. Noting that many in our society are skeptical about this aspect of therapy, he observes that discussions are insufficient to be convincing to many; only experiential understanding of spirit realms can be convincing to them. He also addresses curses, intentional and unintentional, that may contribute to psychological and physical problems and suggests ways to deal with these.

Many more nuggets, anecdotes and discussions make this a highly recommended book. Brockman is a teacher from whom we have much to learn.

I am really enjoying this book. Brockman has a lovely writing style. He is very straightforward, honest and compassionate. This is a great book for therapists who want to enhance the healing process for their clients and a terrific book for the reader's own process toward a more fulfilling professional and personal life. I just stumbled on it doing a search on Shamanism and counseling. Lucky me.

Very highly recommended reading for the student of energy healing and in-depth meta-physics, Dynamic Energetic Healing: Integrating Core Shamanic Practices With Energy Psychology Applications And Processwork Principles by psychotherapist Howard Brockman is an informed and informative instructional reference for the every intricate detailing of energy-based psychotherapy with spiritual inclination. As an easy-to-use, "user-friendly" guide practical for all students of their own meta-physical body, Dynamic Energetic Healing is knowledgeably written and commended for personal, professional, and academic Alternative Medicine reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

This book arrived in my life just as I was ready for it. I'm a nurse, studying energy medicine and energy psychology, working on my own "stuff", and delving into shamanism. I was beginning to wonder how I can bring all these wonderful things together in a healing practice. Was I all alone on this journey? Would I have to invent some way to integrate all the healing methods I've been so blessed to encounter?

No, I wasn't alone, and I'm not by any means the first to discover this path for myself. Howard Brockman's deep spirituality and rigorous trainings in therapy, yoga, shamanism, and spirituality, as well as his accessible writing style, make him an excellent teacher for this neophyte healer as well as for the experienced therapists who have also given this work excellent reviews.

This is a model that can address the whole person, and embraces the spirituality of both participants in healing. I'm not a therapist, and I'm still trying to figure out what I'm gonna do when I "grow up", but I can see a future for myself doing meaningful work beyond the bounds of Western medicine, and I look forward to learning DEH and becoming a more useful vessel for healing energies. Thanks, Howard!

I am not (yet) a healer but I found this book is so inspiring and gives me a new realization of what this mega computer (our body) is capable of doing and reponding to the various healing techniques. This book is so generous and above all makes me praise the Lord more than ever.

The real test of any set of ideas is do the techniques work? Yes, here. Other books that support this book's direction The Physics of Miracles: Tapping in to the Field of Consciousness Potential The Future Is Yours: Do Something About It! Lost Secrets of Ancient Hawaiian Huna, Volume 1 ThetaHealing. There is a Sufi story about moths, and the only moth that really understands the candle is the one who gives himself totally to the light, and the light gives itself to him. This applies to shamanic work. Shamanic techniques work from the larger self, especially in service to others. Shamanism means working with the subconscious, and at times superconscious minds. It cannot be apprehended by the conscious mind, the ego. Without service, many things just don't work, or work only slightly. Whispers of the Ancients: Native Tales for Teaching and Healing in Our Time gives you some idea of how very different native storytelling is, and stories shape the Universe. Indigenous life, for which these techniques go hand in glove, can be approximated from Journey to the Ancestral Self: The Native Lifeway Guide to Living in Harmony With Earth Mother, Book 1 (Bk.1) These are very good basic books, to getting out of the box of Western culture, into the much more fascinating 7 worlds of the spiritual traveller. Wong Kiew Kit's books on Chi Kung show how ideas like this survive in Chinese culture. Western culture is lost in the literal, and won't look at the deeper meanings of its stories. Neville Goddard has ideas on this, as one example among many. So do Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Revised) and Max Freedom Long The Secret Science Behind Miracles.