Peter A. Levine

Reveals how meditation can be used for emotional growth, releasing trauma, and accessing inner wisdom Drawing on her 25 years of research into brain development as well as decades of meditation practice, psychotherapist Marianne Bentzen shows how neuroaffective meditation--the holistic integration of meditation, neuroscience, and psychology--can be used for personal growth and conscious maturation. She also explores how the practice can help address embedded traumas and allow access to the best perspectives of growing older while keeping the best psychological attitudes of being young--a hallmark of wisdom. She explains that there is a sequence to emotional maturation, just as there is for the development of cognitive or athletic skills, and details the central developmental processes of childhood and adolescence and the adult stages of psychological development. She then explores the biopsychological effects of meditation on the human brain, including how it affects us at the autonomic, limbic, and prefrontal levels. The author shares 16 guided meditations for neuroaffective brain development (along with links to online recordings), each designed to gently interact with the deep, unconscious layers of the brain and help you reconnect to yourself, your relationships, and the world around. Each meditation explores a different theme, from breathing in “being in your body” to feeling love, compassion, and gratitude in “the songs of the heart” to balancing positive and negative experiences in “mandala.” The author also shares a 5-part meditation centered on breathing exercises designed to balance your energy. Presenting an authentic, stepwise approach to spiritual growth, emotional maturation, and brain development, this guide explains the science behind neuroaffective meditation and offers detailed practices for a truly personal and ever-evolving experience of inner wisdom and growth.

La memoria íntima de Peter A. Levine, renombrado desarrollador de Somatic Experiencing y autor del éxito de ventas Curar el Trauma • Comparte el viaje personal del autor para sanar su grave trauma infantil, así como sus avances para crear el método Somatic Experiencing • Explora cómo llegó a ver a Einstein como su guía espiritual y mentor personal, solo para descubrir una conexión de la vida real con él a través de su madre • Explica cómo el método Somatic Experiencing deriva de los estudios de animales en sus entornos naturales, la neurobiología y 50 años de observaciones clínicas En estas memorias íntimas, el renombrado desarrollador de Somatic Experiencing, Peter A. Levine, el hombre que revolucionó la forma en que los psicólogos, médicos y curanderos entienden y tratan las heridas del trauma y el abuso, comparte su viaje personal para sanar su propio trauma infantil severo y ofrece una visión profunda de la evolución de su innovador método de curación. Al presentarse como un Quirón moderno, el sanador herido de la mitología griega, Levine describe, con detalle gráfico, la violencia de su infancia, yuxtapuesta a recuerdos felices específicos, y cómo ser guiado a través de la Experiencia Somática (SE) le permitió iluminar y desenredar sus pensamientos y heridas traumáticas. También comparte los sueños y visiones misteriosos e inesperados que lo han nguiado a lo largo de su vida, incluidas las visitas oníricas de Albert Einstein, a quien considera su guía espiritual y mentor personal. Al explicar cómo ayudó a miles de personas antes de resolver su propio trauma, el autor detalla cómo el método SE se fundamenta en sus estudios de animales salvajes en su hábitat natural, neurobiología y más de 50 años de observaciones clínicas. Levine nos enseña que cualquier persona que sufre un trauma tiene una historia valiosa que contar y que, al compartir nuestras historias, podemos catalizar el retorno de la esperanza, la dignidad y la plenitud.

An intimate memoir from Peter Levine, renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing and bestselling author of Waking the Tiger. In this intimate memoir, renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing Peter A. Levine shares his personal journey to heal his own severe childhood trauma as well as offering profound insights into the evolution of his innovative trauma healing method. Casting himself as a modern-day Chiron, the wounded healer of Greek mythology, Dr. Levine describes, in graphic detail, the violence of his childhood juxtaposed with specific happy and exuberant memories, which helped him prepare for coming to terms with his horrifying experiences. He shares his inner experience of being guided through Somatic Experiencing (SE) to illuminate and untangle his traumatic wounds and describes the mysterious and unexpected dreams and visions that have guided him through his life’s work. Exploring his dream visitations from Albert Einstein in depth, he explains how he came to view Einstein as his personal spirit guide and mentor and how he later discovered his own personal and profound real-life connection to him through his mother. Describing his breakthroughs in developing Somatic Experiencing, the author details how he helped thousands of others before resolving his own trauma years later with the support of his method. He explains how the SE method is derived from his studies of wild animals in their natural environments, neurobiology, and more than 50 years of clinical observations. He describes his education and career as well as his encounters with noteworthy figures such as somaticists Charlotte Selver and Ida Rolf, ethological zoologist Nikolas Tinbergen, and autism pioneer Mira Rothenberg. Unveiling the inner story of the man who changed the way psychologists, doctors, and healers understand and treat the wounds of trauma and abuse, this autobiography reveals how anyone suffering from trauma has a valuable story to tell. And by telling our stories, we can catalyze the return of hope, dignity, and wholeness.

A holistic method for resolving individual and intergenerational trauma. The journey to healing trauma is not always straightforward. As Euphrasia “Efu” Nyaki reveals in detail, the healing process is a complex ritual of energy movement on the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Born and raised on Mount Kilimanjaro’s slopes in Tanzania, East Africa, Efu explains how she came to develop her profoundly successful system for helping people heal trauma by integrating ancestral tribal wisdom with a fusion of two Western healing systems: Somatic Experiencing and Systemic Family Constellations Therapy. She shares how her journey to become a healer was initiated by her Grandfather, who told her the legend of the sacred healing snail of the Nyaki clan. She explains how she discovered Somatic Experiencing and Systemic Family Constellations Therapy, and how combining these therapies created a powerful system for releasing cellular memories and healing the intergenerational and collective traumas hidden beneath the surface of suffering. Sharing stories from her healing work around the world, she presents action steps, such as meditations, breathwork, or creating a family tree, that readers can take immediately to regulate their nervous systems, deepen their awareness, and engage the personal healing process. Demonstrating how trauma survivors can transform their suffering into vibrant wholeness, the author shows how healing trauma is the result of bringing the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of our lives into an integrated coherence.

Ny udgave med nyt omslag. VæK TIGEREN præsenterer en ny indfaldsvinkel til forståelsen af traumer og giver et spændende syn på sammenhængen mellem følelser og erindring. Peter Levine ser mennesket som naturvæsen, begavet med en instinktiv evne til at helbrede sig selv og med et intellektuelt sind, som kan udnytte denne iboende evne. Han rejser spørgsmålet om hvorfor dyr, der lever frit i naturen, til trods for at de jævnligt føler sig truet, sjældent bliver traumatiseret – og mener at svaret på menneskers traumer findes i en forståelse af de kræfter, som gør dyr uimodtagelige over for traumer. Et traume opstår ofte af en tilsyneladende dagligdags hændelse. Vi oplever alle traumer, men der er stor forskel på, hvordan vi lever videre med oplevelsen. I VæK TIGEREN normaliseres traumet og dets symptomer og den proces, som er nødvendig for at helbrede det. Levine giver et indblik i de subtile, men kraftfulde impulser, som styrer vores reaktioner på følelsesmæssigt overvældende hændelser, og han formidler ny forståelse af traumer, som kan bruges af alle, hvad enten det drejer sig om tandlægebesøg eller tab efter ulykker. Bogen indeholder en række øvelser og brugbare forslag til arbejdet med egne traumer og til krisehjælp. Peter Levine har forsket i og arbejdet med stress og traumer i 25 år, dels som konsulent for NASA, dels på hospitaler og smerteklinikker. Han besøger jævnligt Danmark, hvor han holder foredrag og kurser.

Best-seller no Brasil e no exterior, este livro oferece uma vis o revolucion ria a respeito do trauma. Para Peter A. Levine, somos seres nicos, dotados de grande instinto. Por m, ao utilizarmos apenas nosso c rebro racional, deixamos de lado a capacidade curativa inerente ao nosso organismo. O autor parte da seguinte premissa: por que, embora sejam constantemente amea ados na natureza, os animais n o ficam traumatizados? Se compreendermos a din mica que torna esses animais imunes ao trauma, teremos pistas para compreender os mist rios do trauma humano. Nestas p ginas, o leitor encontrar explica es biol gicas, psicol gicas e corporais sobre a consolida o do trauma na mente e no corpo. Ent o, por meio da Experi ncia Som tica(R) - abordagem criada pelo autor - e de exerc cios de conscientiza o, aprender a identificar os sinais do trauma, acolh -los e transform -los. Nessa viagem de autoconhecimento, ficar claro que nosso organismo tem uma sabedoria inata que precisa ser reconhecida e aplicada.

Peter Levine introducerede sin banebrydende tilgang til traumeterapi, Somatic Experiencing, i Væk tigeren og Den tavse stemme. Med Traume og hukommelse tager han nu næste skridt i sit arbejde som forsker, historiefortæller og behandler ved at tackle et af de vanskeligste og mest komplekse spørgsmål i traumeterapi: Kan vi stole på vores erindringer? Traumeterapi arbejder ofte med ”eksplicitte” erindringer, mens der har været mindre opmærksomhed på, hvordan kroppen lagrer ”implicitte” erindringer, og på, hvor meget af det, vi betragter som ”erindringer”, der faktisk når os gennem vores interoceptive kropssans. Ved at få en bedre forståelse af det komplekse samspil mellem fortid og nutid, hjerne og krop, kan vi ændre vores relation til tidligere traumer og nå frem til en mere afbalanceret, afslappet og sammenhængende måde at være til på. Traume og hukommelse henvender sig til både behandlere og mennesker, der har været udsat for traumer, og rummer et banebrydende perspektiv på, hvordan hukommelsen er konstrueret, og hvor stor indflydelse den har på vores nuværende liv. ”Peter Levine har ydet en heroisk pionerindsats med hensyn til at forklare, hvordan de skadelige følelsesmæssige erindringer, der er forbundet med traumer, ligger bundet i kroppen. ... Levine forklarer, hvordan den hårdnakkede og overvældende indflydelse af implicitte traumatiske erindringer kan løsnes op og transformeres.” – Stephen W. Porges ”Hukommelsen har mange lag, og Peter Levine har med sin egen unikke og markante tilgang hjulpet os til at forstå disse systemer og optimere deres udfoldelse efter et traume.” – Daniel J. Siegel ”Først når vi kan træde et skridt tilbage, tage grundigt bestik af os selv, reducere intensiteten af vores sansninger og følelser og aktivere vores medfødte fysiske forsvarsreaktioner, kan vi lære at modificere indgroede uhensigtsmæssige automatiske overlevelsesreaktioner og derved stede vores plagsomme erindringer til hvile.” -Bessel A. van der Kolk

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.

Den tavse stemme er kulminationen på Peter Levines livsværk. Det er sammenfatningen af hans livslange undersøgelse af traumer og banebrydende terapeutiske arbejde med at sætte klienter fri fra traumets kvælertag. Bogen udfolder antagelsen om, at et traume hverken er en sygdom eller en forstyrrelse, men snarere en skade, forårsaget af frygt, hjælpeløshed og tab, der kan helbredes ved at aktivere vores medfødte kapacitet til at selvregulere høje arousal-tilstande og intense følelser. Med en gennemtænkt teoretisk ramme, overbevisende case-eksempler og en original sammentænkning af aktuel viden fra biologi, neurovidenskab og kropsorienteret psykoterapi demonstrerer bogen, at når vi bringer vores dyriske instinkter og vores fornuft sammen, kan vi blive mere hele mennesker. ”Levines forståelse og indsigt har et bredt vingefang; fra en evolutionær forståelse af kilden til traumer til en åndelig dimension af, hvordan helbredelsen af traumet kan styrke os som mennesker.” – Susan Hart, psykolog Peter A. Levine har ph.d.-grader i både medicinsk biofysik og psykologi. Han har udviklet Somatic Experiencing®, som er en kropsbevidsthedstilgang til traumebehandling og grundlagt Foundation for Human Enrichment, og han afholder kurser om dette arbejde over hele verden og om diverse oprindelige kulturer. Levines internationale bestseller, Væk tigeren: Helbredelse af traumer, er oversat til 22 sprog. Levines originale bidrag til feltet kropspsykoterapi blev anerkendt i 2010, da han modtog en Life Time Achievement-pris fra den amerikanske sammenslutning af krops-psykoterapi, United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP). For yderligere information om Peter Levines uddannelser, projekter og litteratur, kan man besøge: www.traumahealing.com og www.somaticexperiencing.com Video: Interview med Peter A. Levine

The Children of Raquette Lake: One Summer That Helped Change the Course of Treatment for Autism is an inspiring account of author Mira Rothenberg's experience with eleven autistic and schizophrenic children during the summer of 1958. In order to avoid the regression that often occurred during the summer months, Rothenberg, a trained psychologist, and her colleagues Zev Spanier and Tev Goldsman, decided to bring their young patients to a camp in Raquette Lake, located in the Adirondack region of Northern New York. As Rothenberg explains, this was a time when severely disturbed children were considered untreatable and often sent to live out their lives in institutions where their needs were neglected and ignored. Many of Rothenberg's patients exhibited signs of abuse and emotional trauma. On the island, Rothenberg, Spanier, and Goldsman discovered that by applying what was then an unconventional treatment of loving care and tolerance, their young patients improved and were able to heal many of the emotional and physical issues associated with their conditions. Written like a narrative journal that follows the children's progress from week to week, The Children of Raquette Lake is interwoven with personal histories and fascinating case stories that demonstrate the healing power of the human heart. The book also provides a valuable list of resources for therapists and parents of autistic children.

Traumer kan ikke blot skyldes katastrofebegivenheder som overgreb, vold eller tab af de nærmeste, men også naturkatastrofer og hverdagsbegivenheder som bilulykker, lægebehandling, skilsmisse eller selv at falde af cyklen. Det centrale i bogen er en forståelse af, hvordan traumer sætter sig spor i kroppen, i hjernen og i sindet og fører til angst, mareridt, depression, fysisk sygdom, misbrugsproblemer, hyperaktivitet og aggression. Traumer set med barnets øjne er rig på caseeksempler og konkrete aktiviteter og giver indsigt i børns medfødte evne til med den rette støtte at komme igen og giver omsorgsgiverne redskaber til at overvinde og forebygge traumer.

Provides practices for overcoming both physical and emotional pain by releasing negative feelings, gaining inner confidence, calming the body and more. Original.

Survivors of trauma whether abuse, accidents, or war can end up profoundly wounded, betrayed by their bodies that failed to get them to safety and that are a source of pain. In order to fully heal from trauma, a connection must be made with oneself, including one s body. The trauma-sensitive yoga described in this book moves beyond traditional talk therapies that focus on the mind, by bringing the body actively into the healing process. This allows trauma survivors to cultivate a more positive relationship to their body through gentle breath, mindfulness, and movement practices. " Overcoming Trauma through Yoga "is a book for survivors, clinicians, and yoga instructors who are interested in mind/body healing. It introduces trauma-sensitive yoga, a modified approach to yoga developed in collaboration between yoga teachers and clinicians at the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, led by yoga teacher David Emerson, along with medical doctor Bessel van der Kolk. The book begins with an in-depth description of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including a description of how trauma is held in the body and the need for body-based treatment. It offers a brief history of yoga, describes various styles of yoga commonly found in Western practice, and identifies four key themes of trauma-sensitive yoga. Chair-based exercises are described that can be incorporated into individual or group therapy, targeting specific treatment goals, and modifications are offered for mat-based yoga classes. Each exercise includes trauma-sensitive language to introduce the practice, as well as photographs to illustrate the poses. The practices have been offered to a wide range of individuals and groups, including men and women, teens, returning veterans, and others. Rounded out by valuable quotes and case stories, the book presents mindfulness, breathing, and yoga exercises that can be used by home practitioners, yoga teachers, and therapists as a way to cultivate awareness, tolerance, and an increased acceptance of the self. "

Unraveling trauma in the body, brain and mind--a revolution in treatment. Now in 16 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.