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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. 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

Includes digital access to 12 guided Somatic Experiencing® exercises.

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Peter A. Levine, PhD, has spent 45 years studying and treating stress and trauma. He holds a doctorate degree in medical biophysics from the University of California at Berkeley and in psychology from International University. He is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic approach to healing trauma. He has practiced and taught at treatment centers, hospitals, and pain clinics throughout the world, and has dealt with a wide range of trauma, including accidents, rapes, assaults, abuse, and invasive medical procedures. Peter was a stress consultant for NASA during the development of the Space Shuttle program. He served with the Institute for World Affairs Task Force for "Psychologists for Social Responsibility" and the American Psychological Association "Presidential Initiative on Responding to Large-Scale Disasters and Ethno-Centric Warfare." He is also the bestselling author of Waking the Tiger (published in 22 languages), as well as several other books and audio programs that teach people how to use the body as a tool in resolving trauma. Peter is the founder of the Foundation for Human Enrichment, based out of Boulder, Colorado, which now has a membership of 5,000 Somatic Experiencing® training practitioners worldwide. His current interests include prevention of trauma in children, for which he has published two books, his most recent being Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: a Parent’s Guide to Instilling Confidence, Joy, and Resilience.

In Fall 2010, he published his master opus In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. In October 2010 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP.org).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sounds True Adult; PAP/COM edition (October 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 159179658X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1591796589
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.35 x 7.95 inches
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D Car
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure gold
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
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Everything this man writes is pure gold. He’s a healer and pioneer. His work has fundamentally changed and improved my life.
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RightHereRightNow
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow simple steps to heal
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023
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I have listened to several videos of Dr.Peter Levine who I think is a blessing to humanity with his Somatic Experiencing practices. This book helped me understand my physical ailments, connect them to mental and then heal from both. I highly recommend it!
Re-reading the book so make you see things in different light each time. Each sentence is full of wisdom and there is a lot to gain here.
Listening to his calming voice on the audio almost makes me feel he’s in the room. I do these practices everyday as and when I can. The audio link is mentioned at the bottom of the table of contents- other reviewers said they couldn’t find it.
iIn addition, I’m seeing a somatic experiencing healer that has speeded up the process.
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Elliott
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible book that anyone suffering any kind of trauma should not wait to read
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023
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The headline says it all. I waited a while to get this book and so realize if you are aware of this book and feel that there is something in it for you there’s really no reason to hold off purchasing it and getting into it. I won’t say I wish I had this years ago because I feel I had to do a lot of work to be ready for it. However I’d still encourage anyone who is even peeking to just get this book and start working with it as it is such a gentle, thoughtful and relatively simple approach that I imagine it can only do good. Even reading the intro can offer some healing and self acceptance so if you haven’t already just start with the free sample and see how it moves you or speaks to you.
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Jack X.
4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging Exercises That Actually Help
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016
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In my 5 years of dedication to healing through PTSD, from childhood trauma into adult independence, I have never experienced struggling harder than through Somatic Experiencing & Dr. Levine's practices here. This has been much harder than in previous times, and a much slower process. I share this for anyone who may be in self-doubt or doubt of Dr. Levine's work, to reassure you that the effort is hard but it's worth it.

My biggest problem is moving from my head into my body, however, I am slowly climbing mountains- and Dr. Levine's work is unique, unlike any other approach I've experienced. It's not easy and it's not supposed to be easy. Somatic Experiencing focuses directly on the work that needs to be done. To care about your body enough to go through mundane, extremely simple exercises and be dedicated.

In 3 years I had been to 13 different doctors in fields of psychology and neurology. I had only a few good experiences, and only in finding Somatic Experiencing have I discovered something radically different. It reminds me of what I learned in overcoming a visceral, biological anti-needle reaction. Your brain doesn't change until your body does.

It's not perfect, it's not easy, you may have the greatest doubts and least faith in the midst of these exercises. It might feel boring and uneventful, as if you are doing nothing and it doesn't feel traumatic or even real. But that is just part of how it is, when we are numb, stuck off, unaware, or stuck on, blind. There is no "wrong" way to do these exercises. At first I could feel that I was bad at them somehow, and I had to just keep doing it poorly to get through those bad parts and get better. Doing it poorly was freeing enough that it allowed me to get better. The difficulty of these exercises helped me realize that I don't have to have high standards or be so great at achieving this healing, I can take it much slower. For much of my life, I have been able to lean on my over-active mind as a crutch, a spontaneous creator. But to really learn, I have to struggle. It has to be uncomfortable.

I would recommend these exercises to anyone struggling to get out of repetitious habits, addictions, or struggling to gain autonomy & willpower.
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5.0 out of 5 stars No CD, But Audio is There. Read Below...
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022
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I just ordered this book a little over a week ago, and when I read the reviews, I was a little worried that the book would come without a way to listen to the exercises. When I received the book, it did NOT have a CD with it, and at first I could not find the online link to the audio exercises. After a little searching, I found the link to the audio exercises at the very bottom of the book's "Contents" page (soundstrue dot com forward slash healingtrama).

As the author recommends, read the front portion of the book BEFORE you do the exercises, and seek therapy if the exercises bring up strong emotional/physical reactions.

FYI - If you look at the page opposite the the book's "Contents" page, you will see a box that says, "Medical Alert" (bottom of page). In that box it gives you a website where you can find a trauma competent therapist who understands the exercises in this book. The book inaccurately lists the website as being a dot com website. The correct website is a dot org website.

I plan to go through all 12 exercises slowly as the author recommends (Currently on exercise 3). As I start each trauma exercise I plan to continue to practice the prior exercises while incorporating one new exercise at a time. The author seems to hint to that being helpful anyway. I am also listening to the book, "The Body Keeps Score" for a second time.

I am hopeful the exercises in this book are what I have needed all along as I did not realize how disconnected my mind and body were until I started doing the exercises. I have always left my talk therapy sessions feeling like, "Well that's money I can't get back." And, "I still feel empty, sad, and anxious. Why won't they help me?" I always thought maybe I picked the wrong therapist, but no matter what therapist I went to, I left feeling the same way.

Hope and healing for all of us...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life Changing.
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2023
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If you have any sort of trauma, you’re going to want to read this book. At least, if you want to move past that trauma and prevent more from forming in the future.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the world's leading trauma experts
Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2023
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For those saying there is no CD - just to note that the link to the digital downloads of the meditations are after the table of contents, right before the first chapter. I downloaded them with no issues whatsoever.

Peter Levine is the creator of Somatic Experiencing, a type of somatic therapy. His knowledge and wisdom is so incredibly important for anyone dealing with trauma.

It's important to note, some of what he writes about can be triggering. Ideally, a traumatized person should be working with a therapist as well. It is easy for someone who is triggered to skip over some of his writings/explanations as they become dysregulated.

He does have some exercises at the end of chapters to help us get back into our bodies, and he is very clear that if one feels overwhelmed during the exercise, to stop and attempt to re-regulate with ways he suggests.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Mexico on July 28, 2021
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Amazing reading. Easy to read and process. Useful for different lifestyles and circumstances. Anybody can find something useful in this book.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Geen CD of audio
Reviewed in the Netherlands on April 26, 2022
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Geen CD of audio bij de boek inbegrepen. Het boek is waardeloos zonder de audio content.
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Paulchen
5.0 out of 5 stars Zum Einstieg klasse
Reviewed in Germany on November 25, 2021
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Dieses kleine Büchlein ist ungeheuer tröstlich für Traumapatienten, die sich mit ihrer Problematik noch gar nicht gut auskennen, weil sie sich - vielleicht zum ersten Mal im Leben - verstanden fühlen können und sehen, dass all' das, was sie keinem erklären konnten, überhaupt nicht unbegreiflich und leider nicht mal selten ist. Eine erleichternde, hoffnungsstiftende Erfahrung zum Beginn der Heilung also, die auch für psychologische Laien gut verständlich geschrieben ist und sogar leicht anzuwendende, praktische Übungen enthält. Wer schon Erfahrung mit Yoga, Meditation, Achtsamkeit o.ä. hat, wird wohl eher eine fortgeschrittenere Anleitung suchen.
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Zubair
1.0 out of 5 stars This book is supposed to come with an important audio CD.I did not get that with the book.
Reviewed in India on June 25, 2021
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This book is supposed to come with an audio CD.I could not find it attached.No Beni fit without the CD.
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