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Somatic or "body-based" skills are at the cutting edge of wellness and stress reduction. This book offers
do-it-yourself techniques designed to help you "reset" your nervous system, beat stress, and cultivate calm.
Stress-it's not just in your head. Whether you've experienced a racing heart, shortness of breath, a tense neck…

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This is the best book I’ve ever found for guiding clients with step-by-step instructions and practices for developing a somatic capacity for resilience in the face of stress. This is the book I would want to write if I were writing the perfect book to give to clients to support their healing. It’s like handing clients the keys to their own healing process. I love it so much I agreed to write the foreword!

And…it’s perfectly structured. I know that’s not the usual reason for loving a book, but as an educator I can say that the learning structure is…

From Kathy's list on trauma for therapists to recommend.

This is one of my go-to books and I always have a copy of it near by!

Rebekah is trained in Somatic Experiencing and her book reflects that both in helping the reader understand what is happening in their body as well as giving many tools to help people create internal safety and stability, which I, personally, believe is the foundation for trauma resolution.

LaDyne’s softer approach often leads readers toward greater ease which makes the healing process not so scary. 

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