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Existence
Survival, safety, stability, grounding and our right to exist.
The Eight-Layer Body Framework
The Body Says
What the Mind Can't
Learning to Read the Messages Hidden in Tension, Sensation, Pain, and Emotion Through the Eight Layers of the Body
What if your body has been communicating something you have never learned to understand? Explore the relationship between your physical experiences, your nervous system and the life you live.
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A different way of understanding yourself
Your Body Is More Than What You See
We spend years learning about the world around us, but very little time learning how to understand the body we live in.
We learn to recognise physical symptoms, identify problems and look for ways to make discomfort disappear. But we are rarely taught to explore the relationship between our physical experiences, our emotions, our nervous system and the way we experience life.
The body is involved in everything we do. It responds to our surroundings, our experiences, our relationships and the ways we have learned to protect ourselves.
This book invites you to look beyond the physical sensation and explore the wider experience behind it.
“Your body is not separate from who you are. It is an essential part of your entire human experience.”
The framework at the heart of the book
Discover the Eight Layers
The Eight-Layer Body Framework offers eight interconnected perspectives on how we experience and respond to life. Each layer explores a different dimension of human experience.
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Flow
Desire, choice, consent, movement and allowing life to flow.
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Power
Action, control, personal capacity, boundaries and moving forward.
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Heart
Connection, openness, vulnerability, protection and emotional experience.
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Interaction
Reaching out, giving, receiving, carrying, supporting and engaging with others.
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Identity
Voice, expression, authenticity and communicating who we are.
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Perception
Observation, interpretation, awareness and how we understand the world.
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Consciousness
Awareness, integration and the broader functioning of our system.
Inside the book
What You Will Discover
A journey from understanding how the body works to learning how to listen to what it may be communicating.
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How the Body Remembers
Explore how experiences can shape bodily responses, how patterns develop and why reactions can continue even when an experience has passed.
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The Role of the Nervous System
Understand how the nervous system influences physical and emotional responses and how it adapts to the environment.
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Trauma Beyond the Mind
Explore why understanding what happened does not always mean the body has finished responding to it.
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The Eight-Layer Framework
Discover a structured way to explore different dimensions of human experience through the body.
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The Developmental Dimensions
Explore how development relates to the way we experience ourselves, others and the world around us.
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The Details of Sensation
Learn to observe location, quality, intensity, duration and context when exploring physical experiences.
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Bringing the Layers Together
Explore how the layers interact and why the body is best approached as a whole.
A look inside the book
From Understanding the Body to Learning to Listen
This book takes you step by step through the relationship between the body, the mind, the nervous system and human experience.
You begin by exploring how the body responds to experiences and how the nervous system influences those responses. From there, you are introduced to the Eight-Layer Body Framework and learn to look at physical sensations from a broader psychosomatic perspective.
As you move through the book, you are invited to observe the body more closely, recognise possible connections and develop a deeper understanding of what your physical experiences may be communicating.
It is a journey from learning how the body responds to developing a new way of understanding and listening to it.
A deeper understanding of the body begins when we look beyond the physical sensation and consider the whole human experience.
The Body Says What the Mind Can't
Who is this book for?
This Book Is for You If...
You want to understand the connection between your body and your lived experiences.
You experience recurring tension or physical sensations and want to explore their possible psychosomatic significance.
You are curious about the relationship between trauma, the nervous system and bodily responses.
You want to understand why your body sometimes reacts differently from what you consciously think or feel.
You want to develop greater body awareness and recognise your physical responses.
You are interested in psychosomatics and want a structured framework for understanding the body.
You work with people and want to deepen your understanding of physical and emotional experiences.
You want to explore a new perspective on how the body and human experience are connected.
The Body Says What the Mind Can't
It Is Time to Understand the Body
We Live In.
Explore the Eight-Layer Body Framework and begin developing a deeper understanding of your body's responses and your human experience.
440 pagesEight-layer frameworkBy Tessa Mahieu
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