Body, Breath, and Consciousness: A Somatics Anthology

by Ian MacNaughton (Editor), Peter A. Levine (Foreword)

The forces that develop the self—somatic, emotional, mental, interpersonal, social, and spiritual—must all be considered by therapists in treating any patient. Each article in this important anthology deals in some way with these various elements. The writing is focused on the body-mind connection, exploring the practices and theories of this popular branch of psychology. Topics include the significance of family systems; dealing with trauma and shock in therapy; and the importance of breathing, offering valuable insights for the student and practitioner alike. Contributors include Marianne Bentzen, a trainer in Somatic Developmental Psychology; Peter Bernhardt, a professor of psychology; and Peter A. Levine, author of Waking the Tiger .

Genres: Psychology, Health, Self Help, Nonfiction

424 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 2004

Reviews

[Mark]

Req via ILL 05 June 2015. Peter Levine wrote the foreword. Found via the removed Peter A. Levine article at Wikipedia.
Put on wishlist. Looks like much of it is useful and it is structured as a semi-whole. 24 June 2015

[Paul Bard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Apologies to the authors, but the actual praxis of the book is found in the final pages of the second last article in this anthology.

That's the meat. And the many qualifiers are nice but not gravy so much as dressing. Just do that.

The other aspects while intriguing are presented in academic English and kind of basic and commonsensical.

The technique can be summarised in a single page, really. So it's best to do that imho.

[Chris Hardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!

This is a totally brilliant overview of the nuanced leading edge of trauma healing and developmental psychology. A number of convergent fields are expertly reviewed with recent research helping ground the academic principles in genuine test cases.

A totally fantastic read making great sense of an emerging field where there is very little other research or overlap.

[Tina McCallum · Rating 1 out of 5]

As others have mentioned its of information but no semblance or “meat”.
I found it to be a collection of academic articles on the subject matter expressed in the title - breath, body, somatics.
A bit of a let down for me.