The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps

Considering addiction through a trauma-informed lens The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps offers an accessible lyrical and practical guide to Twelve Step recovery that emphasizes self-compassion relationship embodied awareness and ecological connection. Whether you're suffering from an active addiction seeking freedom from self-limiting behaviors or hoping to establish or grow your spiritual practice this innovative guide offers a holistic roadmap to navigating the journey of recovery. Somatic and spiritual counselor educator and writer Nina Pick shows how addiction is rooted in survival strategies that protect us from overwhelmingly painful experiences. Pick draws on attachment theory polyvagal theory somatics mindfulness trauma therapy Jewish and integrative spirituality and her own long-time experience in recovery to expand the Twelve Step practice beyond the conventional cognitive approach into one of ''soul recovery''-a profound and sensuously embodied spiritual path. With reflections and practices designed to complement the literature and tools offered by your specific Twelve Step program The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps shows you how to: • Explore powerlessness and unmanageability • Integrate dance vocalization and other creative arts to enhance your recovery • Create transformative ritual and ancestral healing practices • Expand your ideas of Higher Power and prayer • Forgive yourself and others • Cultivate daily practices for reflection and meditation • Understand the intersections of addiction developmental trauma and intergenerational trauma Drawing on plant medicine mindfulness poetry self-directed touch ritual and guided imagery The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps nurtures a joyful and heart-centered path to recovery and complements the healing work of Peter Levine Bessel van der Kolk and Arielle Schwartz.