Healing Resources

“Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” ~ Pema Chödrön

Reading Resources:

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. Jon Kabat-Zinn September 2013

Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment - And Your Life.  Jon Kabat-Zinn January 2012

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Bessel van der Kolk MD 2014

Web Resources:

Restoring the Body: Yoga, EMDR, and Treating Trauma - Interview with Bessel van der Kolk http://www.onbeing.org/program/restoring-the-body-bessel-van-der-kolk-on-yoga-emdr-and-treating-trauma/5801

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: One Method for Processing Traumatic Memory - Pat Ogden, Ph.D. and Kekuni Minton, PhD. https://www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/articles.html

Colorado Resources:

Befriending the Body Yoga - The Center for Trauma & Resilience (formerly Denver Center for Crime Victims)  http://traumahealth.org/programs/befriending-the-body/

The Blue Bench - Group Support & Therapy for Sexual Assault Survivors www.thebluebench.org

The WINGS Foundation - Support Groups for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse www.wingsfound.org