The Secret Language of the Body

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Inspiring, refreshing and practical' Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score. This essential self-healing guide offers a revolutionary approach to regulating your nervous system, curing chronic pain, and healing from trauma. Our autonomic nervous system facilitates constant, often subconscious communication between the brain and body, a language most people have yet to understand but urgently need. When stress, anxiety, and trauma overwhelm us, our nervous system adapts to keep us alive, often trapping us in survival mode due to exposure to unsafe environments, relationships, and thought patterns. This dysregulation can lead to chronic mental and physical pain, leaving individuals unable to cope with life's challenges. The book teaches how to exit survival mode and regain control of your nervous system through three key elements: 1. Awareness of its functioning, 2. Interrupting its patterns, and 3. Redesigning responses to dysregulating inputs. It provides practical tools for immediate positive change and encourages exploration of the complexities that shape your identity for lasting transformation. Additionally, it introduces the Nervous System Codes—practical sequences designed to foster resilience and flexibility. Through physical practices and accessible explanations of nervous system science, you will learn to communicate with your body effectively, elevating your journey from mere stress management to pr