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
Author Bio:
Peter A Levine, PhD is the originator and developer of Somatic Experiencing® and the Director of The Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute. During his thirty five-year study of stress and trauma, Dr. Levine has contributed to a variety of scientific and popular publications. He holds doctorate degrees in Medical Biophysics and in Psychology. He is Senior Clinical Fellow and Advisor, The Meadows Addiction Treatment Center
