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on a similar topic, people might like The Body Keeps The Score, by Bessel van der Kolk. although it's written at a high level for both practitioners and well-ed
by RockyMcNuts 4y ago
on a similar topic, people might like The Body Keeps The Score, by Bessel van der Kolk. although it's written at a high level for both practitioners and well-educated normies which might fit HN.
- voisin 4y ago+1 for The Body Keeps The Score. This book had a big impact on me and led me to focus on the physical components of past trauma. I started doing yoga daily and after a few months suddenly started having a huge release of emotions during the session. It only lasted for maybe 6-7 consecutive sessions, but left me with less daily anxiety and my panic attacks essentially disappeared. I highly recommend this book.
- andrei_says_ 4y agoDid you experience a permanent shift in body posture, alignment, or chronic tension?
- voisin 4y agoNo I wouldn’t say so. I got stronger but as I started running daily my flexibility has reduced again (lots of hamstring and hip flexor tightness!). I would say it was a permanent shift in that I haven’t had a panic attack since.
- andrei_says_ 4y agoMy experience also with Yoga - it’s a daily practice. An interesting thought passed onto my by my teacher - all body tensions are tensions of the mind. Hatha Ying’s reaches to the mind through the body. With practice you learn to release faster. With regular practice your baseline changes. The habit of letting go, continuously, in the body, brings up the possibility to release aspects that are seen as mind based. Also, the mind insists that body and mind are separate but in practice they are not.