A brief talk by Peter Levine on healing trauma and the spiritual journey.\u00a0 From\u00a0the increased aliveness and embodiment we attain through working through trauma, we become able to\u00a0give to others from a place of love and goodness.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Levine, trauma can be a portal to transformation if we learn how to work with it properly.\u00a0 This\u00a0will include learning how to surrender in a safe way and at the right time.<\/p>\n
Surrender for this purpose is the willingness to experience whatever we are experiencing without judgment, without seeking to grasp at peak experiences or quick fixes. These principles are also part of Somatic Experiencing\u00ae, the modality of trauma healing\u00a0taught by Dr. Levine.<\/p>\n
In Elizabeth Bader’s view,\u00a0releasing trauma becomes more and more important as one progresses along the\u00a0spiritual journey.\u00a0 For example, the kind of “splitting” and us-versus-them thinking seen in cults and other destructive groups is characteristic of unresolved trauma.\u00a0 Additionally, on a personal level, traumatic residues tend to exist at very deep layers in our psychological structure.\u00a0 If we wish to experience more openness, we need to integrate trauma resolution into our practice.<\/p>\n
Elizabeth has completed the third year of a three-year trauma program in Dr. Levine’s school, and now holds a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner’s certificate.<\/p>\n
Dr. Levine’s work can also be\u00a0helpful\u00a0for mediators considering how to deal with clients who are experiencing difficulty or psychological activation in mediation. This topic will covered in greater detail in later\u00a0posts.<\/p>\n
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