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Mindful Somatic Awareness for Anxiety Relief

A Body-Based Approach to Moving Beyond Fear and Worry
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Mindful Somatic Awareness for Anxiety Relief by Michele Blume explores anxiety as a condition rooted not just in the mind but in the body. The book introduces the SOAR model—Sense, Observe, Articulate, Reflect—offering readers practical body-based exercises that help calm the physical symptoms of anxiety and restore resilience. Drawing on psychological expertise and Reiki practice, it guides readers to connect deeply with bodily sensations, which in turn quiet the brain's fear response and foster a regulated reaction to anxiety triggers.
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This book is ideal for readers seeking holistic and science-informed approaches to managing anxiety beyond conventional thought-based methods. It suits individuals experiencing anxiety who are open to mindfulness and somatic practices, as well as practitioners interested in integrating body awareness into therapeutic work.

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Anxiety doesn't start in the mind--it starts in the body. In Mindful Somatic Awareness for Anxiety Relief, a clinical psychologist and Reiki/somatic practitioner offers a unique approach to relieving anxiety, fear, and worry using simple, body-based exercises to quiet the fear in your body before it hijacks the mind--all while restoring resilience and vitality.

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Quiet the fear in your body before it hijacks your mind—all while restoring resilience and vitality!

Anxiety is a modern epidemic, and unfortunately, it just seems to be getting worse. If you're one of the millions of people who suffer from anxiety, you probably already know that trying to control your anxious thoughts and worries won't work. That's because fear doesn't begin with your thoughts. It begins in the body. So, how can you calm your body so your mind will follow?

Written by a psychologist and Reiki practitioner, and based on cutting-edge research, Mindful Somatic Awareness for Anxiety Relief shines a much-needed spotlight on the role our bodies play in generating and perpetuating anxiety. Using the SOAR model—Sense, Observe, Articulate, Reflect—you'll learn to connect more deeply with your body, observe your senses, and articulate and reflect on what you observe. By shifting your attention to bodily sensations, you'll actually reduce activity in the fear-generating parts of your brain.

You'll also find simple body-based exercises that allow you to cultivate insight into your anxiety response, so you can strengthen your relationship with your body and, over time, cultivate a lasting, regulated response to the various anxiety triggers in your environment.

Give yourself the gift of mindful body awareness. It has the power to ease the suffering that comes with chronic anxiety and will help you connect with a deeper sense of self—so you can pursue the pleasures and passions of a truly authentic life!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781684035243

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 November 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: New Harbinger Publications

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 200

About the Author

Michele L. Blume, PsyD, SEP, is a licensed clinical psychologist, somatic experiencing practitioner (SEP), and certified Reiki practitioner. She is also trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Her work focuses on mind-body integration to heal developmental trauma. Blume works in private practice in Redondo Beach, CA. To learn more about her, visit www.drmicheleblume.com.

Foreword writer Arielle Schwartz, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, EMDR therapy consultant, and certified yoga instructor with a private practice in Boulder, CO. She is author of The Complex PTSD Workbook and The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, and coauthor of EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology.

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