Getting Our Bodies Back Recovery, Healing, and Transformation through Body-Centered Psychotherapy

by Caldwell, Christine; Hendricks, Kathlyn; Hendricks, Gay

• ISBN13: 9781570621499
• ISBN10: 1570621497
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-02
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

A habitual movement as common as nail-biting or toe-tapping can be the key to pulling out addictive behavior by its roots. These unconscious movement "tags" indicate the places where our bodies have become split off from our psyches. When brought to consciousness and confronted they will often tell us very plainly where our psychological suffering originated, showing us where to begin reconnecting body and soul. Christine Caldwell, a pioneer in the field of somatic psychology, has created an original model for working with body wisdom called the Moving Cycle. She describes how this form of therapy has worked effectively in her own practice, and she provides practical techniques to show how we can learn to listen to what our bodies are telling us, confront addictive habits, and learn to celebrate our inherent wisdom and elegance.

Author Biography

Christine Caldwell, Ph.D., is the founder of the Somatic Psychology Department at the Naropa Institute.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Discovering the Source	p. 1
It's All in Your Body	p. 13
Jumping Ship: The Body's Role in Addiction	p. 23
The One-Two-Three Waltz: Body Patterns in Addiction	p. 42
Recovering Our Body: The Moving Cycle	p. 69
Awareness as the Ground	p. 91
Taking Responsibility Equals Taking Your Body Back	p. 108
Recovery in Relationships: The Body Dancing	p. 138
What Do I Practice?	p. 149
Conclusion: Singing the Body Electric	p. 169
References	p. 175
Centers for Body-Centered Psychotherapy	p. 179
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