Full Body Presence Learning to Listen to Your Body's Wisdom

by Scurlock-Durana, Suzanne; Upledger, John E.

• ISBN13: 9781577318606
• ISBN10: 1577318609
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-09
• Publisher: New World Library, Nataraj

Summary

Many teachers stress the importance of living in the present moment. Few give the actual practices to make it attainable. This book teaches you how to return to the incredible navigational system of the body and more fully inhabit each moment.

For over twenty-five years, Suzanne Scurlock-Durana has masterfully taught her step-by-step practice of present moment awareness through her own combination of bodywork and CranioSacral therapy. The practices of Full Body Presence help you find a deeper awareness in the moment, even in the midst of chaos, family and work demands, or the pressure to perform. This deeper awareness also brings a fuller sense of trust and confidence in yourself and in the world. Full Body Presence is filled with concrete, life-friendly explorations and instruction clearly presented in both the book and the free accompanying downloadable audio files.

Author Biography

Suzanne Scurlock-Durana, CMT, CST-D, has taught internationally about conscious awareness and its relationship to the healing process. Her Healing from the Core curriculum combines CranioSacral therapy and other bodywork modalities for a complete body-centered approach to feeling the joy of the present moment. She teaches and speaks throughout the world and lives in Reston, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Full Body Presence Terminology	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Out of Touch	p. 5
How I Learned to Trust My Body's Signals	p. 13
The Five Principles of Full Body Presence	p. 21
Trust the Existence of Nurturing Life Energy	p. 24
Feel the Presence of Life Energy in Your Body	p. 28
Integrate Life Energy Throughout Your Entire System	p. 34
Expand Your Perceptual Lens	p. 40
Choose Nourishing Resources Moment to Moment	p. 46
The Three Explorations: The Secrets of This Practice	p. 51
Exploration l. Opening Awareness: Where Am I in This Moment?	p. 61
Exploration 2. Grounding and Filling: Nourishing and Replenishing the Container of Your Being	p. 67
Exploration 3. Healing the Internal Resistance to Life	p. 73
Using the Explorations and the Five Principles for Integration and Renewal	p. 83
Guidelines for Living and Working with Others: The Gift of Your Presence	p. 139
Healing for Today: A World at Peace	p. 153
Acknowledgments	p. 159
Appendix: Transcriptions of Audio Explorations	p. 161
Exploration 1	p. 162
Exploration 2	p. 166
Exploration 3	p. 173
Resources	p. 187
Index	p. 189
About the Author	p. 159
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