Feeling of healing

Beating the Odds with the Help of SE

by Annaliese Train, J.D. January 7, 2013

This is a three-part series from Annaliese Train, J.D. whose career practicing law and working in corporate America took a radical turn when she was diagnosed with MS. She has launched an SE®-based consulting practice called Healing Strategy and is writing her first book. In the following entries, she shares her experience from multiple disheartening [...]

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an eye on mindfulness

Somatic Experiencing and Mindfulness

by Serge Prengel November 20, 2012

For many people, the word ‘mindfulness’ still has a mystical connotation; i.e., something that could not easily enter the daily lives of most Americans. Things are changing, though. As one example, Congressman Tim Ryan has published the book A Mindful Nation extolling the practice of mindfulness. Ryan’s publisher calls him an “all-American guy from the [...]

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A psychoanalyst who uses SE in her practice

Using SE in Psychoanalytic Practice

by Laura Piché November 1, 2012

In this latest installment of SEPtalk, host Serge Prengel (an SE® Practitioner in New York City) speaks with Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD about the benefit of adding the Somatic Experiencing® method to her psychoanalytic practice. As a specialist in treating pain and other mindbody disorders since 1979, Dr. Anderson has fairly recently added SE training [...]

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Seeing and feeling relief

Part 3: The Healing Power of Imagination

by Dennis Moorman October 9, 2012

This is the conclusion of Dennis Moorman’s three-part series on spirituality and SE®. Previously, Dennis discussed trauma and the loss of our lives’ key connections plus how clients’ spiritual perspectives can aid in their own healing process. Jump to: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Imagination is another excellent spiritual resource for healing [...]

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Resources for healing trauma

Part 2: Using Spirituality as a Resource

by Dennis Moorman October 2, 2012

This is the second in a three-part series on spirituality and SE®. Dennis Moorman’s first entry discussed how trauma may result in dissociation, a loss of the key connections that define and enrich our lives. Jump to: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Just one month after the earthquake in Haiti, a very thin woman, approximately [...]

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