Getting in Touch: The Guide to New Body-Centered Therapies (Paperback)

~ Christine Caldwell (Author)

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Christine Caldwell holds enormous influence in the world of mind-body sciences and the contributing authors are very well known. This will be a pioneering book.- Don Campbell, author of Music: Physician for Times to Come -- Don Campbell, author of Music: Physician for Times to Come

Product Description

More and more people are turning to mind-body therapies to address physical and emotional ills. But how can we choose the right therapist to meet our need? Now, leaders in the field address readers' concerns and help them discover which new body-centered therapy is best for them.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Quest Books (November 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835607615
• ISBN-13: 978-0835607612
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #531,821 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compehensive Resource, August 18, 2000

By	Laura Minges (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a strong compilation of bodywork techniques written by the founders of each technique. Accessible and thought-provoking, it provides theoretical as well as practical bases for each type of therapy. The book presents a wide range of options in a non-judgmental way, neither endorsing nor discounting them. This allows the reader to choose the method most appropriate for his or her needs. It is excellent for trauma survivors who wish to reclaim ownership of their bodies, either in conjunction with or separate from talk therapy. However, one does not need to have experienced trauma to benefit from bodywork. Therefore, I strongly recommend it to all audiences.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cross section of the body-centered therapies, February 2, 2007

By	Patrick D. Goonan "www.meaningful-life.us" (Pleasanton, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

As we are learning rather slowly, the mind-body separation is largely an idea whose time has passed. Even consciousness and thinking are linked to the body more than anyone has ever imagined. Authors like Damasio write extensively on this and Candice Perk has also pushed this frontier forward as well. It is not an area a lot of people have heard about, but the techniques are powerful and I have experienced them first hand as well as using some of them in my own psychological practice.

This book contains individual chapters written by the founders of various popular movements within this rapidly evolving field. Almost all of the techniques are based on the principle "you can heal what you feel" and getting in touch with the body is the royal road to fully experiencing your feelings.

These techniques are powerful and they are probably not used more because they just haven't caught on. Christine Caldwell's essay at the beginning does a good job of explaining this movement toward body-centered therapies and positioning the various schools within an overall context.

This is a good introduction to this area of study and contains essays from the major writers. If you are interested in the mind-body connection, you will enjoy this book and learn a lot about how we disown the body, how to use the body for emotional healing and how to reconnect with feeling.

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting in Touch: Guid eto New Body Centered Therapies, April 9, 2009

By	T. Simmons (Nevada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really enjoyed reading this book and learning new ways of using body movement to aid in the mindbody healing process. Full of helpful information