The innate capacity to transform overwhelming experiences. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Sep 04, 2017 waking the tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. Healing trauma is in its fifth printing and receiving wide international attention. Healing trauma is a selfhelp book by american therapist peter a. Well have it back up and running as soon as possible. Peter levine the psychologist peter levine is a major figure in the trauma field. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an. With 35 years experience in the field of stress and trauma, he has developed and teaches somatic experiencing worldwide. Peter is the author of the bestseller waking the tiger. Waking the tiger stands alone as the most cleareyed of all ive been exposed to. Healing trauma and his most recent book, in an unspoken voice. Laura huxley, lifetime partner and collaborator of aldous huxley waking the tiger is an excellent resource for those who have been traumatized or know someone who suffers from trauma, like a soldier returning from war.
In this book, levine shares his theory that the lingering. Shop amongst our popular books, including 32, waking the tiger, healing trauma and more from peter a. The listener is taken on a guided tour of the subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming life events. Speyrer w hen i began this website a couple of years ago, i contacted the authors ergos institute in boulder, colorado, with an invitation to send some material dealing with body oriented psychotherapy. It presents a somatic experiencing approach which it says helps people who are struggling with psychological trauma. The developer of somatic experiencing, a bodyawareness approach to healing trauma, peter was a stress consultant for nasa on the development of the space shuttle project. In it he promoted the idea that the way to help those affected by trauma was not through talking but through action. This post contains affiliate links i recently finished peter levines book waking the tiger.
Peter levine is well known for his work with trauma and the common physiology with animals. Waking the tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. By peter levine trade paperback book isbn 9781556432330 288 pages, 6. The book discusses inhibition and releasing a form of energy. The innate capacity to transform overwhelming experiences by peter a.
Levine holds doctorates in medical biophysics and psychology. His bestselling waking the tiger has been translated into twentytwo languages. Many individuals are unable to release trauma and may carry it all of their lives, which causes major interference with health, peace of mind and the ability to live joyfully and creatively. Waking the tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. Healing trauma the innate capacity to transform overwhelming experiences, 1997.
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Waking the tiger introduce somatis experiencingc an origina. Each episode stands alone and seems to have its own hidden gem. He uses numerous examples from the animal kingdom along with case studies of his own patients to argue that people can make a complete and healthy recovery from trauma by somatically renegotiating their traumatic. Waking the tiger advances peter levines hopeful theory that trauma has been badly misunderstood and mistreated in western culture. Jul 12, 2016 this post contains affiliate links i recently finished peter levines book waking the tiger. Natures lessons in healing trauma waking the tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. Waking the tiger waking the tiger audiobook, by peter a. Levine, phd, holds doctorates in both medical biophysics and psychology. Peter levine has a doctorate in both medical physics and psychology, and his lifes work has been in the understanding and healing of trauma in all its forms.
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