Trauma

The recognition and treatment of trauma is something I'm really into at the moment. Its effects on the mind and in the body can be long-lasting, surprising, diverse, disruptive, confusing.

Here are a couple of links to get you going:
Peter Levine on YouTube
Interview with Peter Levine
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I did some sessions of Peter Levine's therapy, Somatic Experiencing, in the last few weeks, and will be starting the three year training in May 2010.

Meditation

Meditation's a funny old thing. So many different ways to do it, and so many people assuming that their way is the only way. Not true! Most people seem to claim to have tried it, however half-heartedly, but few persevere.

I've several times been told that being on my massage table gives a client their first experience of what it's like to be without thoughts. That they've tried meditating, and failed; the monkey mind continues to trouble them and does not relent.

Is that the point, though? Here's a great brief guide to, and advertisement for, meditation: http://www.mentalworkout.com/guides/guide-to-meditation. I think it's great, and I'm very happy to pass it on as a reference. When I read the list of benefits to meditation, it's hard for me to see why people don't want to try it.

Another bit of advice I found useful early on in my own practice was that people have to find their own way into meditation. This was stated in a book, and it immediately made sense to me.

So, why not give it a try? If you live locally to me and would like to join a meditation group, please get in touch, as I've been hoping to get a small group together for some time and it would be a delight to get started.