Researchers have shown that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure lifelong symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to unexplained physical pain, fatigue, illness, and harmful "acting out" behaviors refl ecting these painful events. Today, millions in both the bodywork and the psychotherapeutic fields are turning to Peter A. Levine's breakthrough Somatic Experiencing methods to eff ectively overcome these challenges. Now available in paperback for the first time, Healing Trauma offers readers the personal how-to guide for using the theory Dr. Levine fi rst introduced in his highly acclaimed work Waking the Tiger (North Atlantic Books, 1997), including:How to develop body awareness to "re-negotiate" and heal trauma--rather than relive them. Emergency "first-aid" measures for emotional distress. A 60-minute CD of guided Somatic Experiencing techniques "Trauma is a fact of life," teaches Peter Levine, "but it doesn't have to be a life sentence." Now, with one fully integrated self-healing tool, he shares his essential methods to address unexplained symptoms of trauma at their source--the body--to return us to the natural state we are meant to live in.
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Peter A. Levine received his Ph.D. in medical and biological physics from the University of California at Berkeley, and also holds a doctorate in psychology from International University. During his 35-year study of stress and trauma, he has contributed to scientific and medical publications and served as consultant for NASA's space shuttle project. He has taught at the Hopi Guidance Center, and at hospitals, trauma centers, and pain clinics throughout the world. His bestselling book Waking the Tiger has been published in 13 languages.
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If you bring forth that which is within you,
Then that which is within you
Will be your salvation.
If you do not bring forth that
Which is within you,
Then that which is within you
Will destroy you.
~The Gnostic Gospels
What a way to begin a book! While this "riddle" has been unlocked by scholars and they claim it means we should transform through love, unlocking the physiological roots of emotions can be somewhat trying.
How do you heal what you have forgotten? When the trauma has been forgotten, the results can still remain and can slowly destroy you, causing overwhelming emotions that interfere with your daily life.
Survivors of accidents, disasters and traumatic situations of all types can experience anxiety, depression, unexplained physical pains and seemingly unrelated illness. At times suffering can be a doorway to awakening and then it can also be a very dark place that brings debilitating symptoms.
"When people have been traumatized, they are stuck in paralysis-the immobility reaction or abrupt explosions of rage." ~ Peter A. Levine
Through guided somatic Experiencing Techniques, Peter A. Levine brings the reader from a place of disconnection and disharmony to a place of accepting an experience occurred and healing the trauma. This is a Twelve-Phase Program with an Integrated CD.
This CD could be used by anyone who has:
Survived a natural disaster or life-threatening event
Experienced the loss of a loved one
Undergone a recent medical procedure
Witnessed Violence
Endured emotional abuse
Experienced a car accident
If you start reading the book before playing the CD is works better and the feeling of the CD is like a psychologist leading a patient through guided imagery. While the process is supposed to take 7-14 days, you can listen to the CD all at once to find out what will work best for you. The book has lists of descriptions to help you analyze your emotions and there is information on how our bodies react to extremely stressful situations.
Peter A. Levine explains how you can discharge and transform the negative energy and he gives techniques for bringing the nervous system back into balance. Even after just watching violence I think you can become somewhat numb from the shock, so this CD can even help anyone who has been shocked by the realities of our violent planet.
~The Rebecca Review
Then that which is within you
Will be your salvation.
If you do not bring forth that
Which is within you,
Then that which is within you
Will destroy you.
~The Gnostic Gospels
What a way to begin a book! While this "riddle" has been unlocked by scholars and they claim it means we should transform through love, unlocking the physiological roots of emotions can be somewhat trying.
How do you heal what you have forgotten? When the trauma has been forgotten, the results can still remain and can slowly destroy you, causing overwhelming emotions that interfere with your daily life.
Survivors of accidents, disasters and traumatic situations of all types can experience anxiety, depression, unexplained physical pains and seemingly unrelated illness. At times suffering can be a doorway to awakening and then it can also be a very dark place that brings debilitating symptoms.
"When people have been traumatized, they are stuck in paralysis-the immobility reaction or abrupt explosions of rage." ~ Peter A. Levine
Through guided somatic Experiencing Techniques, Peter A. Levine brings the reader from a place of disconnection and disharmony to a place of accepting an experience occurred and healing the trauma. This is a Twelve-Phase Program with an Integrated CD.
This CD could be used by anyone who has:
Survived a natural disaster or life-threatening event
Experienced the loss of a loved one
Undergone a recent medical procedure
Witnessed Violence
Endured emotional abuse
Experienced a car accident
If you start reading the book before playing the CD is works better and the feeling of the CD is like a psychologist leading a patient through guided imagery. While the process is supposed to take 7-14 days, you can listen to the CD all at once to find out what will work best for you. The book has lists of descriptions to help you analyze your emotions and there is information on how our bodies react to extremely stressful situations.
Peter A. Levine explains how you can discharge and transform the negative energy and he gives techniques for bringing the nervous system back into balance. Even after just watching violence I think you can become somewhat numb from the shock, so this CD can even help anyone who has been shocked by the realities of our violent planet.
~The Rebecca Review
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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As a psychotherapist who has received extensive training in Peter Levine's technique of Somatic Experiencing, I find this book to be a helpful resource for my clients who are working through past trauma. The exercises are simple yet powerful. The text contains a lucid and clear explanation of how the nervous system can store undischarged activation from past events, and the process required to release this activation. The result is a letting go of living in the past and the tremendous freedom of living in the present. I recommend this book very highly to all who are interested in exploring how to heal trauma.
54 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Dr. Levine's book is the first and only answer that I've found in four years of searching to the problem of Secondary Stress in the wives of combat veterans suffering from PTSD. With his program, we can finally get real help with the problems we face every day in this tumultuous life of living with PTSD in veterans. If you are a vetwife, buy this book. It will change your life.
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Love this
Would highly recommend this to anyone studying in the field of trauma. Great resource and came quickly. The CD was an extra bonus.
Published 25 days ago by Deborah A. Grebenik
Excellent patient resource
This is an excellent resource for patients coping with trauma. It explains the biological response to traumatic events and gives a series of specific, effective exercises to help... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dr. T
Practical guide to working with trauma
As a therapist, I can recommend this book to others. It has many useful exercises you can do with clients (if you so choose). Read more
Published 7 months ago by John
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The books arrived promptly, and packaged so that they arrived as if just out of the printing press! Thank You!
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As a psychotherapist who specializes in working with individuals who have a history of trauma, I have sought for the past 20 years in books and seminars all the latest in... Read more
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ISBN 978-1-59179-658-9 (Sounds True, 2008)
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ISBN 978-1-59179-658-9 (Sounds True, 2008)
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Published 21 months ago by Rahasya Poe
Excellent and inspirational advice
As a mindfulness based psychotherapist, author and teacher, I found the advice in this book to be very helpful. Read more
Published on March 7, 2010 by Peter Strong
This is an awesome book and CD on Trauma recovery
Since I have discovered Dr. Levine's books, (and Dr. Robert Scaer's book on Trauma) I have been able to
understand what happens in the body in the process of trauma, and each... Read more
understand what happens in the body in the process of trauma, and each... Read more
Published on January 30, 2010 by Ruth Ruddock
Excellent and worthwhile
Bought this book and as an adult survivor of childhood abuse found this book extremely helpful. It was especially good in helping with body memories and re-establishing protective... Read more
Published on September 14, 2009 by D. Mcintyre
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TRAUMA IS THE MOST AVOIDED, ignored, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
immobility response, stuck energy, healing trauma, traumatized people, unresolved trauma Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Twelve-Phase Healing Trauma Program, Viet Cong New!
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TRAUMA IS THE MOST AVOIDED, ignored, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
immobility response, stuck energy, healing trauma, traumatized people, unresolved trauma Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Twelve-Phase Healing Trauma Program, Viet Cong New!
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- Trauma Through a Child's Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing by Peter A. Levine Ph.D. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Power of I Am: Creating a New World of Enlightened Personal Interaction by John Maxwell Taylor in Front Matter
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