My Body, My Earth: The Practice of Somatic Archaeology

Gibson, Ruby

ISBN 10: 0595488234 / ISBN 13: 9780595488230

Published by iUniverse, 2008

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Synopsis:

Within each body is an archaeological site that holds the details and wisdom of our extraordinary life story, composed of generational, spiritual, and personal experiences. Historical amnesia locks these stories in the body, manifesting as pain, disease, addictions, emotional patterns, and repetitive circumstances. Somatically excavating your personal legend unearths memories of the past that can be reconciled and healed in order to create a new myth-for your body and for your Earth "My Body, My Earth provides a detailed and eloquent rationale and description for how this remarkable technique works, both as a therapeutic model and a self-help manual. It is a major contribution to the burgeoning literature in the field of somatic psychology."-Robert Scaer, M.D., author. The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation and Disease, and The Trauma Spectrum: Hidden Wounds and Human Resiliency "A remarkable incursion into one of the deepest of all mysteries: the hidden memories that are locked into the fibers of our bodies. This book is an impressive and extremely helpful guide to reuniting the conscious and unconscious aspects of the mind."-Richard Smoley, author of Conscious Love and Inner Christianity

Synopsis: While being trained as a bodyworker and massage therapist, I was instructed not to cross the line between mind and body, spirit and body, or emotion and body-ideally passing the baton of healing to the "more" educated professional. I soon learned that this was a very fuzzy line, as clients prayed, cried when their bodies were being touched, or recalled traumatic events during sessions. Stymied by this invisible therapeutic line, I felt, saw and sensed things that I was not taught to understand, articulate or professionally address. Looking under the surface of anatomical structures, into the blueprint of bones, cells and rhythms of the body, I recognized deeper paths of energy, thought, feelings and history that establish physical form. I became a somatic detective, encouraging clients to breathe deeper and feel consciously into their tissues. They described vivid scenes that arose, evoking memories and emotional responses, and consequently muscles relaxed or headaches went away. It was like something magical was happening; this unwinding process began to follow a pattern and, over the next 25 years, a method developed which I call Somatic Archaeology.This guidebook for personal transformation reveals the steps of Somatic Archaeology so that you, too, can heal your past and recover your joy.

Bibliographic Details

Title: My Body, My Earth: The Practice of Somatic ...
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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