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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma Sep 8, 1997

$9.99

Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed.

Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. People are often traumatized by seemingly ordinary experiences. The reader is taken on a guided tour of the subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming life events. To do this, it employs a series of exercises that help us focus on bodily sensations. Through heightened awareness of these sensations trauma can be healed.

In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness Oct 30, 2012

by Peter A. Levine PhD, Gabor Mate

( 1,153 )

$14.99

Unraveling trauma in the body, brain and mind—a revolution in treatment. Now in 17 languages.

In this culmination of his life’s work, Peter A. Levine draws on his broad experience as a clinician, a student of comparative brain research, a stress scientist and a keen observer of the naturalistic animal world to explain the nature and transformation of trauma in the body, brain and psyche. In an Unspoken Voice is based on the idea that trauma is neither a disease nor a disorder, but rather an injury caused by fright, helplessness and loss that can be healed by engaging our innate capacity to self-regulate high states of arousal and intense emotions. Enriched with a coherent theoretical framework and compelling case examples, the book elegantly blends the latest findings in biology, neuroscience and body-oriented psychotherapy to show that when we bring together animal instinct and reason, we can become more whole human beings.

Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body Oct 1, 2008

by Peter A. Levine PhD

( 1,063 )

$9.99

Researchers have shown that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often en endure lifelong symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to unexplained physical pain, fatigue, illness, and harmful "acting out" behaviors. Today, professionals and clients in both the bodywork and the psychotherapeutic fields nationwide are turning to Peter A. Levine's breakthrough Somatic Experiencing® methods to actively overcome these challenges. In Healing Trauma, Dr. Levine gives you the personal how-to guide for using the theory he first introduced in his highly acclaimed work Waking the Tiger. Join him to discover: how to develop body awareness to "renegotiate" and heal traumas by "revisiting" them rather than reliving them; emergency "first-aid" measures for times of distress; and nature's lessons for uncovering the physiological roots of your emotions."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 in which we are meant to live

Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents' Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy and Resilience Sep 16, 2014

by Peter A. Levine Phd, Maggie Kline

( 279 )

$13.99

Understand the different types of upsets and traumas your child may experience—and learn how to teach them how to be resilient, confident, and even joyful

The number of anxious, depressed, hyperactive and withdrawn children is staggering—and still growing! Millions have experienced bullying, violence (real or in the media), abuse or sexual molestation. Many other kids have been traumatized from more “ordinary” ordeals such as terrifying medical procedures, accidents, loss and divorce. Trauma-Proofing Your Kids sends a lifeline to parents who wonder how they can help their worried and troubled children now. It offers simple but powerful tools to keep children safe from danger and to help them “bounce back” after feeling scared and overwhelmed. No longer will kids have to be passive prey to predators or the innocent victims of life’s circumstances.

In addition to arming parents with priceless protective strategies, best-selling authors Dr. Peter A. Levine and Maggie Kline offer an antidote to trauma and a recipe for creating resilient kids no matter what misfortune has besieged them. Trauma-Proofing Your Kids is a treasure trove of simple-to-follow “stress-busting,” boundary-setting, sensory/motor-awareness activities that counteract trauma’s effect on a child’s body, mind and spirit. Including a chapter on how to navigate the inevitable difficulties that arise during the various ages and stages of development, this ground-breaking book simplifies an often mystifying and complex subject, empowering parents to raise truly confident and joyful kids despite stressful and turbulent times.

Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past: A Practical Guide for Understanding and Working with Traumatic Memory Oct 27, 2015

by Peter A. Levine Phd, Bessel A. van der Kolk

( 405 )

$16.99

In Trauma and Memory, bestselling author Dr. Peter Levine (creator of the Somatic Experiencing approach) tackles one of the most difficult and controversial questions of PTSD/trauma therapy: Can we trust our memories? While some argue that traumatic memories are unreliable and not useful, others insist that we absolutely must rely on memory to make sense of past experience. Building on his 45 years of successful treatment of trauma and utilizing case studies from his own practice, Dr. Levine suggests that there are elements of truth in both camps. While acknowledging that memory can be trusted, he argues that the only truly useful memories are those that might initially seem to be the least reliable: memories stored in the body and not necessarily accessible by our conscious mind.

While much work has been done in the field of trauma studies to address "explicit" traumatic memories in the brain (such as intrusive thoughts or flashbacks), much less attention has been paid to how the body itself stores "implicit" memory, and how much of what we think of as "memory" actually comes to us through our (often unconsciously accessed) felt sense. By learning how to better understand this complex interplay of past and present, brain and body, we can adjust our relationship to past trauma and move into a more balanced, relaxed state of being. Written for trauma sufferers as well as mental health care practitioners, Trauma and Memory is a groundbreaking look at how memory is constructed and how influential memories are on our present state of being.

Trauma Through a Child's Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing May 14, 2010

by Peter A. Levine Ph.d., Maggie Kline

( 264 )

$14.99

What parents, educators, and health professionals can do to recognize, prevent, and heal childhood trauma, from infancy through adolescence—by the author of Waking the Tiger

Trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse, violence, or loss of loved ones, but from natural disasters and everyday incidents like auto accidents, medical procedures, divorce, or even falling off a bicycle. At the core of this book is the understanding of how trauma is imprinted on the body, brain, and spirit—often resulting in anxiety, nightmares, depression, physical illnesses, addictions, hyperactivity, and aggression.

Rich with case studies and hands-on activities, Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes gives insight into children’s innate ability to rebound with the appropriate support, and provides their caregivers with tools to overcome and prevent trauma.

“Trauma Through A Child’s Eyes . . . creates its own mold in a way that everyone concerned with the health and happiness of children will be grateful for.” —Gabor Maté, MD, author of Hold On to Your Kids

Curar el trauma: Descubre tu capacidad innata para superar experiencias negativas (Autoconocimiento) (Spanish Edition) May 4, 2022

by Peter A. Levine, Antonio Francisco Rodríguez Esteban

( 1 )

$6.99

Esta obra, que estuvo descatalogada durante años y por fin vuelve a los lectores, ofrece una nueva y esperanzadora visión del trauma. Nos muestra al «animal humano» como un ser único, provisto de una capacidad instintiva para sanar y también con una mente capaz de aprovechar esta capacidad innata. El Dr. Levine se pregunta y responde una cuestión muy interesante: ¿por qué los animales salvajes que suelen estar amenazados constantemente casi nunca quedan traumatizados? Comprender la dinámica que permite que un animal sea prácticamente inmune a sus síntomas, nos permitirá descubrir el misterio del trauma en los seres humanos.

Esta obra nos da una nueva perspectiva sobre los síntomas del trauma y los pasos necesarios para curarlo, y nos ofrece una visión amplia de los sutiles pero poderosos impulsos que gobiernan nuestras respuestas ante los hechos abrumadores que pueden ocurrir en nuestras vidas. Para conseguirlo emplea una serie de ejercicios que ayudan a la persona a concentrarse en las sensaciones que le transmite el cuerpo. Porque es a través de una conciencia intensificada de esas sensaciones que podemos sanar.

«Su enfoque terapéutico ofrece ayuda a muchas de las personas que sufren los desconcertantes síntomas del estrés postraumático y representa una fuente de esperanza», Bettina Hippel, terapeuta de Rolfing

En una voz no hablada (Spanish Edition) Sep 20, 2021

by Peter A. Levine

( 10 )

$11.42

En esta obra, culminación del trabajo de toda su vida, Peter A. Levine recurre a su amplia experiencia como médico clínico, estudioso de la investigación cerebral comparada, destacado científico y apasionado observador del mundo animal para explicarnos la naturaleza y la transformación del trauma en el cuerpo, el cerebro y la psique.

En una voz no hablada parte de la premisa de que el trauma no es una enfermedad ni un trastorno, sino una herida provocada por el miedo, la impotencia y la pérdida, y que podemos sanar esta herida empleando la capacidad de autorregular estados elevados de excitación y emociones intensas que todos poseemos de manera innata.

Además de contar con un coherente marco teórico e interesantes testimonios, esta obra conjuga con maestría los últimos descubrimientos de la biología, la neurociencia y la psicoterapia corporal para mostrar que si unimos el instinto animal a la razón, podemos convertirnos en seres humanos más completos.

«Combinando su vasto conocimiento médico con un exhaustivo estudio de etología, investigación del cerebro y rituales indígenas de sanación, Levine nos descubre que la herida causada por el trauma puede transformarse y cicatrizar gracias a los poderes sanadores naturales del ser humano».
Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, autor de El cuerpo lleva la cuenta

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Freedom from Pain: Discover Your Body's Power to Overcome Physical Pain May 1, 2012

by Peter A. Levine Ph. D., Maggie Phillips

( 152 )

$9.99

If you are suffering chronic pain—even after years of surgery, rehabilitation, and medication—only one question matters: How do I find lasting relief? With Freedom from Pain, two pioneers in the field of pain and trauma recovery address a crucial missing factor essential to long-term healing: addressing the unresolved emotional trauma held within the body.

Informed by their founding work in the Somatic Experiencing® process and unique insights gleaned from decades of clinical success, Drs. Levine and Phillips will show you how to:

Calm the body’s overreactive “fight” response to pain
Release the fear, frustration, and depression intensified by prior traumas, and build inner resilience and self-regulation
Relieve pain caused by the aftermath of injuries, surgical procedures, joint and muscle conditions, migraines, and other challenges

Whether you’re seeking to begin a self-care strategy or amplify your current treatment program, Freedom from Pain will provide you with proven tools to help you experience long-term relief.

Uma Voz sem Palavras - Como o Corpo Libera o Trauma e Restaura o Bem-Estar (Portuguese Edition) Apr 10, 2012

by Peter A. Levine

( 89 )

$14.99

Fruto de décadas de trabalho e pesquisa, esta obra do renomado autor de O despertar do tigre explica a natureza do trauma na psique, no cérebro e no corpo humanos. Partindo do princípio de que o trauma não é doença nem distúrbio, e sim uma espécie de ferimento usado pelo medo e pela perda, Peter Levine mostra aqui que essas feridas podem ser curadas por meio da nossa capacidade inata de regular as emoções.

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Tus hijos a prueba de traumas: Una guía para padres para infundir confianza, alegría y resiliencia (Spanish Edition) Jul 19, 2017

by Peter A. Levine, Maggie Kline, María José Coutiño Bosch

( 10 )

$16.99

El trauma puede surgir a partir de hechos cotidianos. En verdad, sucesos tan comunes como los accidentes, las caídas, los procedimientos médicos y el divorcio pueden ocasionar que los niños se retraigan, pierdan confianza o desarrollen ansiedad y fobias. Los niños traumatizados también podrían mostrar problemas de comportamiento que incluyen agresión, hiperactividad y, a medida que se hacen mayores, adicciones de varios tipos. La buena noticia es que con la orientación de unos padres sintonizados, y de otros cuidadores, que están dispuestos a aprender las habilidades necesarias, los niños en riesgo se pueden identificar y se puede evitar que queden marcados de por vida, sin importar cuán devastadores pueden parecer los sucesos.
En este libro aprenderás herramientas prácticas para maximizar la resiliencia de tu hijo para que, de esta manera, recobre el equilibrio cuando se estresa tanto que alcanza su punto de quiebre. Armados con estos "ingredientes para la resiliencia", padres y cuidadores pueden ayudar a crear niños a prueba de trauma, mientras también aumentan de manera general su tolerancia frente al estrés cotidiano.
De esta forma podrán realmente convertirse en seres humanos más fuertes, solidarios, alegres y compasivos.

Other Formats: Paperback

Trauma und Gedächtnis: Die Spuren unserer Erinnerung in Körper und Gehirn - Wie wir traumatische Erfahrungen verstehen und verarbeiten - (German Edition) May 24, 2016

by Peter A. Levine, Silvia Autenrieth

( 81 )

$24.99

Können wir unserer Erinnerung trauen? Was ist Erinnerung überhaupt, und wo wird sie gespeichert?

Diesen Fragen geht der Bestsellerautor und Trauma-Experte Peter Levine in seinem neuen Buch auf den Grund. Nach 45 Jahren erfolgreicher Trauma-Forschung und -behandlung kommt er zu dem Schluss: Die einzig verlässlichen Erinnerungen sind die Erinnerungen des Körpers, die dem Bewusstsein nicht unbedingt zugänglich sind. Was wir als Erinnerung oder Gedächtnis bezeichnen, erreicht uns oft unbewusst durch ein Gefühl.

Wir können lernen, die komplexe Interaktion zwischen Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, Gehirn und Körper besser zu verstehen und so die Einstellung zu einem erlebten Trauma ändern.

Dieses wegweisende Buch zeigt, wie Erinnerung entsteht, wo sie sich verbirgt und wie wir ihr auf die Spur kommen können.

Vom weltbekannten Trauma-Experten und Bestseller-Autor
Wie Erinnerung entsteht – das Grundlagenwerk
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