Learn how to decode your body’s signals and unlock lasting wellbeing.
Tight shoulders? Lumbar pain? Mysterious aches? These are the sorts of symptoms we tend to explain away, minimise as ‘niggles’ or pretend aren’t there as we soldier on regardless.
But what if we took the time to slow down and actually listen to our bodies? Perhaps we would find that they have something to tell us, about how we move through the world or about the emotions we’re holding on to. Perhaps if we learned to tune in to our bodies, we could even release past traumas and live with more ease, joy, and grace.
Psychologist Dr Andrea Traldi, founder of the Institute of Applied Somatics, certainly thinks so, and this book he will show you how to tune within and unlock the deep, abiding wisdom of your body.
Structured around key areas of the body—from the hips and spine to the jaw, neck and feet—this guide bridges the gap between science-backed explanation and practical application and includes a workbook section with ten exercises at the back.
Slow down, listen deeply and unlock the wisdom within your own body.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Part One
Seven Dimensions of Inner Wisdom
What you need to know before the journey into your Subconscious Body
Part Two
Chapter 1: The Perineum and the Hips
Introduction: How they move, what they hold, how they store anger, how to release and move freely, allow transit, liberate the lumbar spine
Somatic Awareness practice x 2
Chapter 2: The Ribcage and Spine
Introduction: How conscious breathing can change your mood, how to make space, how to settle the nervous system and allow the release of sadness and generate clarity
Somatic Awareness practice x 2
Chapter 3: The Shoulders
Introduction: How the way we work affects our shoulders, how they store stress and responsibility, how to become aware of how we’re holding them, how to extend compassion and self-compassion
Somatic Awareness practice x 2
Chapter 4: The Neck
Introduction: The vagus nerve, how we store the things we won’t let ourselves say, how to create ease
Somatic Awareness practice x 2
Chapter 5: The Jaw
Introduction: Grinding teeth and anxiety, how the set of the jaw affects the way you see the world, exercises to soften and release headaches, how the jaw connects with the digestive and respiratory systems.
Somatic Awareness practice x 2
Chapter 6: The Feet
Introduction: Conscious grounding, links between the feet and other parts of the body, how the fascia works with the feet how to find balance, self-confidence, strength and serenity
Somatic Awareness practice x 2
Chapter 7: Connecting Lower Body to Upper Body
Introduction: This last chapter connects the first exercise for the pelvic floor with all the others that followed it.
Somatic Awareness practice x 2
Part Three
Synchronicity Journal Prompts
Continue your Journey into the Subconscious Body
Index
Further Reading
