Somatic Intelligence

Author : Risa F. Kaparo, Ph.D.
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583945067
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Awakening Somatic Intelligence written by Risa F. Kaparo, Ph.D. and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A detailed operating manual for healing pain and awakening embodied joy” through body-oriented Somatic Learning practices that incorporate mindfulness, breathing, and more (Rick Hanson, author of Buddha’s Brain) Awakening Somatic Intelligence offers a guide to Somatic Learning, an innovative body-oriented approach that incorporates mindfulness, visualization, breathing exercises, postures, and stretches. Developed by author, psychotherapist, and award-winning songwriter and poet Risa Kaparo, PhD, Somatic Learning is based on leading-edge research demonstrating the power of the mind to activate physiological, mental, and emotional healing. Kaparo has successfully used her approach with patients suffering from chronic pain, high blood pressure, and mood disorders including depression and anxiety. Recounting her own struggle with chronic pain, Kaparo begins with a moving description of her journey from crippling pain to renewed health and aliveness. Kaparo introduces the concepts and characteristics of Somatic Learning, a method that grew out of her personal healing experience. Incorporating the latest brain research in mindfulness and neuroplasticity, the book presents breathing exercises; postures and stretches for morning and bedtime; instructions for integrating mindfulness practice into one's daily life; and ways of deepening the practice through touch and caring interaction with others. Enhanced with over 100 detailed instructional photos and illustrations, the book includes inspiring case stories and the author's own expressive poetry that illuminate the healing power of this practice.

Author : Suresha Hill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530985265
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Somatic Intelligence written by Suresha Hill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-09 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your body talks to itself and with its environment every millisecond of every day. Don't you want in on that conversation? It will make a huge difference in how you experience the day. Every type of well-being, whether it's physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual, happens through the body. However, what happens in the body will be according to its programming or conditioning unless we guide and shape its responses. Hundreds of millions of Americans live day by day in preventable chronic pain that limits their ability to work, play, and rest at night. This little known, easy-to-learn method has been around for decades and helped countless people to be empowered to help themselves. Somatic education not only is an invaluable adjunct to whatever workout routine you already have, it can also be used as the foundation of your wellness plan. It uses the body's own communication systems that retrain tension patterns to release, balance, and reset your system. It really works! The principles of this body of work are embedded in osteopathy, chiropractic, t'ai chi and chi kung, meditation, yoga, performing arts, sports, and dance. They all require consciously tuning in and connecting to an aspect of the body and mind in order to optimize its capacity to respond in a harmonious, efficient way. Understanding these principles sets you free to self-regulate and maintain balance on your own. "Somatic Intelligence" embodies the wisdom, tools and principals to tap into the universal field and the inner world of awareness of body/mind, the now and future of medicine, awakening the healer within! Written for professionals and lay persons as well, it is a living, breathing gift to humanity. Suresha's wisdom gift has many times over assisted my own healing, transformation, teaching and healing practice. A blessing Indeed." - Shahido Kempter, M.A., Enicnitas CA, Pilates teacher, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist "In striving for wellness & self-awareness, we must learn to listen to our inner voice. This well-researched, easy-to- implement treatment plan helps us to gain access to this deeper realm to of what it means to be human." Dr. M. Lindauer, B.A., M.Sc., D.C. "Adding Neuromuscular rehabilitation to my skill set has enhanced not only my efficacy as a massage practitioner, but also given my yoga teaching added dimension. Combining yogic based awareness practice into my bodywork, including neuromuscular therapy has furthered that discipline as well. They are well suited for one another." - Mark Kahn, Yoga Instructor and Massage Therapist

Author : Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1583944109
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Being Human at Work written by Richard Strozzi-Heckler and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology of interdisciplinary writings looks at the integration of mind, body, and spirit as it plays out in the workplace—whether in birth coaching, teaching parents, assisting the terminally ill, or working in the military, the classroom, or the corporation. These essays reveal what gets in the way of our humanity in the work world and how to rediscover that humanity. Written by leading professionals in business, education, medicine, technology, finance, psychology, and the military, this collection of essays explores how reconnecting with one’s humanity can result in true leadership in any field.

Author : Graeme Lynn
Publisher : Singing Dragon
ISBN 13 : 0857012908
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Awakening Somatic Intelligence written by Graeme Lynn and published by Singing Dragon. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focussing on distinct body practice from a range of different methods, Graeme Lynn demonstrates how to use the physical body to encourage general health and wellbeing. Starting with the fundamental concepts of movement to more advanced practice, this book will serve as a comprehensive guide to developing the physical body to transform the quality of movement, and bring greater pleasure and effectiveness into every action. Specific lessons include The Alexander Technique, The Feldenkrais Method, and Hatha Yoga. Describing the core benefits of these methods, why they complement each other and how to use them, this is essential reading for students and practitioners of somatic methods as well as anyone interested in learning new ways to optimise health and wellbeing.

Author : Amanda Blake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780999368107
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Your Body is Your Brain written by Amanda Blake and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tap the intelligence hidden in posture, gesture, and sensation and you will open the door to more meaning, greater courage, deeper connection, and more powerful leadership than you imagined possible.

Author : Linda Graham
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1608685373
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resilience written by Linda Graham and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it’s a critical comment from the boss or a full-blown catastrophe, life continually dishes out challenges. Resilience is the learned capacity to cope with any level of adversity, from the small annoyances of daily life to the struggles and sorrows that break our hearts. Resilience is essential for surviving and thriving in a world full of troubles and tragedies, and it is completely trainable and recoverable — when we know how. In Resilience, Linda Graham offers clear guidance to help you develop somatic, emotional, relational, and reflective intelligence — the skills you need to confidently and effectively cope with life’s inevitable challenges and crises.

Author : Susan Bauer
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623171881
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Embodied Teen written by Susan Bauer and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to offer a somatic movement education curriculum adapted to the unique needs of adolescents Susan Bauer presents a groundbreaking curriculum for teaching teens how to integrate body and mind, enhance kinesthetic intelligence, and develop the inner resilience they need to thrive, now and into adulthood. Designed for educators, therapists, counselors, and movement practitioners, The Embodied Teen presents a pioneering introductory, student-centered program in somatic movement education. Using the student's own body as the lab through which to learn self-care, injury prevention, body awareness, and emotional resilience, Bauer teaches basic embodiment practices that establish the foundation for further skill development in sports, dance, and leisure activities. Students learn the basics of anatomy and physiology, and unlearn self-defeating habits that impact body image and self-esteem. By examining their cultural perceptions, they discover their body prejudices, helping them to both respect diversity and gain compassion for themselves and others. Concise and accessible, the lessons presented in this book will empower teens as they navigate the volatile physical and emotional challenges they face during this vibrant, powerful stage of life.

Author : Reginald A. Ray
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834842963
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Somatic Descent written by Reginald A. Ray and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful meditation practice for connecting with your body's innate, guiding wisdom. Have you ever had a "gut feeling" about a certain person or situation? Or a sense of intuition about how to respond to a particular challenge in your life? There's nothing magical or mystical about those kinds of scenarios. In fact, our body contains immense wisdom not directly available to our conscious mind, and it is continually communicating to us in the form of bodily feelings, impressions, sensations, corporeal intuitions, and felt senses. However, because most of us are so cut off from our somatic experience, we are quite unaware of this dimension of our body's expression. Although this intelligence may feel hidden most of the time, the wisdom of the body can actually be a guide for us in living our lives fully and also in responding compassionately to others. Through a meditation practice called Somatic Descent, Reggie Ray shows us how to connect with our body's intuitive intelligence. In Somatic Descent we see that the body is always showing us what sort of response, direction, or action may be called for at any given time, and can in fact be relied upon as a primary practical resource for decision-making in our everyday life. The book will include links to online audio recordings of the guided meditations to further aid the reader.

Author : Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 158394673X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Somatic Coaching written by Richard Strozzi-Heckler and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Somatic Coaching introduces the concepts and principles of coaching with practices that include body awareness, bodywork, and mindfulness for both the coach and the client. Author and expert coach, Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD, explains that in order to achieve truly sustainable changes in individuals, teams, and organizations, it is necessary to implement body-oriented somatic practices in order to dissolve habits, behaviors, and interpretations of the world that are no longer relevant. He explains that these ways of being are integrated in the body--at the level of the musculature, organs, and nervous system. By implementing a somatic approach, these patterns can be shifted in order for transformation to occur. Opening with a discussion of the roots of Somatic Coaching, the book describes the emotional and physical cost of being distanced from our bodies. Originating from the rationalistic idea that the mind and body are separate, this sense of disconnection spurred the emergence of the field of somatics that views the body as not just a physiological entity, but as the center of our lived experience in the world. Out of this philosophy, Somatic Coaching was developed as a way to cultivate the self through the body. Methods in this book include: • Somatic awareness--becoming aware of sensations • Somatic opening--includes bodywork to release held patterns in the body • Somatic practices--meditation, movement, and being present in everyday life The social context in which one is raised, the supportive, healing force of the outdoors and nature as well as acknowledgment of the spirit are also woven into the practice. Through these practices, a rhythm of unfolding occurs in what Strozzi-Heckler describes as an Arc of Transformation--moving in stages from conditioned tendencies to a new satisfying and fulfilling way of being that is fully embodied. Contents: Introduction; Chapter One: A Short Distance but a Big Cost; Chapter Two: Coaching; Chapter Three: Somatics and Somatic Coaching; Chapter Four: The Methodology; Chapter Five: The Rhythm of Action; Chapter Six: The Somatic Arc of Transformation

Author : Carl Ginsburg
Publisher : Awareing Press
ISBN 13 : 9780982423509
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Intelligence of Moving Bodies written by Carl Ginsburg and published by Awareing Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: