Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma is an enlightening book penned by Peter A. Levine. Published in 1997 by North Atlantic Books, U.S., this book falls under the genre of self-help and psychology. Levine, with his extensive knowledge and experience in the field of trauma recovery, offers a unique and compelling insight into the role of the 'inner tiger' in healing trauma. The book presents a new and hopeful vision of trauma, viewing it not as a disorder, but as a body's response to overwhelming experiences. Levine's work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding trauma and its healing process. The book, published by North Atlantic Books, has been instrumental in transforming the way we think about and treat traumatic experiences.

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Nature's Lessons in Healing Trauma...
Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma. It views the human animal as a unique being, endowed with an instinctual capacity. It asks and answers an intriguing question: why are animals in the wild, though threatened routinely, rarely traumatized? By understanding the dynamics that make wild animals virtually immune to traumatic symptoms, the mystery of human trauma is revealed.
Waking the Tiger normalizes the symptoms of trauma and the steps needed to heal them. People are often traumatized by seemingly ordinary experiences. The reader is taken on a guided tour of the subtle, yet powerful impulses that govern our responses to overwhelming life events. To do this, it employs a series of exercises that help us focus on bodily sensations. Through heightened awareness of these sensations trauma can be healed.