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Somatic Writing: How the Body Knows What to Say

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A guide to somatic writing practice — using body sensation as the entry point for written expression — drawing on Peter Levine's somatic psychology, Bessel van der Kolk's body-based trauma research, Natalie Goldberg's writing practice tradition, and the research on expressive writing and physiological processing.

 

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