Healing Trauma - Cutting Edge Psychotherapy Technique Soothes Trauma
by Working with Body, Mind and Soul
Internationally applauded author, Somatic Experiencing® therapist
and teacher, Dr. Diane Poole Heller will present “The Web of
Well Being: Body, Mind and Soul: Integrated Healing Techniques” in
an intensive training in Byron Bay, Australia, December 2008.
The workshop is a dynamic combination of approaches
to healing. The comprehensive program brings cutting edge psychology,
solid science, and insightful spirituality together with Dr. Heller’s 30 years
of trauma resolution experience through her artful, approachable
teaching style. This workshop prepares therapists and other healing
arts professionals to approach trauma healing holistically and effectively
by inter-weaving all aspects of the human experience – body,
mind, and spirit – in the healing process. See
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During the intensive course Dr. Heller explains
how the painful effects of trauma can be released through various
avenues including Somatic Experiencing®
techniques (as taught by Peter Levine), current research in the Polyvagal
Theory (psycho-physiology), Attachment Theory Models, and Spiritual
Perspectives.
This unique training teaches therapists how to
address client’s
recovery needs by tapping into their own natural and vast potential
for recovery and growth. The workshop is presented with interactive
lectures, multimedia presentations and live demonstrations of the
therapeutic practices in actual healing sessions. Aspects of trauma
and recovery that will be explored include the complex relationships
that can exist between victims and their perpetrators, the opportunity
that exists between trauma resolution therapy and spiritual transformation,
and clinical foundations that can facilitate the goal of being more
present for spiritual experience and expanded states of consciousness.
Dr. Heller’s approach to healing is a result
of over 30 years of research, teaching, practice and spiritual
disciplines which have lead to her belief that trauma, when supported
with the proper approaches, can be an opportunity of greater spiritual
expansion.
The main focus of her worldwide trainings is
the Somatic Experiencing® (SE)
technique founded by Peter Levine. His theory postulates that symptoms
of trauma are the effect of a dysregulation of the autonomic nervous
system en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system (ANS).
He has shown through his work that, when supported by the procedures
of Somatic Experiencing, the body has an inherent capacity to self-regulate
itself after experiencing trauma. SE sessions are done face to face,
however unlike traditional psycho-therapy, they involve a client
tracking his or her own “felt-sense” experience. This
approach engages the client’s awareness of their own physical
sensations as a partner to their own recovery.
Through a series of techniques that interplay between memories,
body sensations, and dialogue with the therapist, traumatic events
held in the body are discharged, allowing the body to be regulated
and emotional balance to be restored.
Dr. Heller began her work with Peter Levine,
founder of the Somatic Experiencing® method of trauma resolution in 1989. As a Senior
Faculty member for Levine’s Foundation for Human Enrichment
she teaches all levels of SE in the US and abroad, including Denmark,
Italy, Israel and others. Her book Crash Course is an explanation
of how to resolve auto accident trauma. It has been published in
the US and internationally and is used as a guide for healing general
trauma. Her highly successful series of media resources provide insights
and instruction for SE practitioners and others interested in healing.
A dynamic speaker and teacher, Dr. Heller has been featured at prestigious
international seminars and conferences and is the author of numerous
articles in the field, including a CNN video production dealing with
the Columbine High School tragedy.
For information about the workshop and interviews with Dr. Heller:
Contact: Kalakeli GlobalSpirit Events or
visit www.drdianepooleheller.com
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