{"product_id":"book-hisz","title":"The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn embodied, trauma-sensitive companion to the Twelve Steps: body-based exercises for enhancing recovery, preventing relapse, and understanding the root of your addiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eIn the Realm of Hungry Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrauma and the 12 Steps.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidering addiction through a trauma-informed lens, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers an accessible, lyrical, and practical guide to Twelve-Step recovery that elevates a somatic approach rooted in healing, relationship, and Earth connection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomatic and spiritual counselor, educator, and writer Nina Pick shows how addiction is rooted in survival strategies that protect us from overwhelmingly painful experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePick draws on attachment theory, polyvagal theory, somatics, trauma therapy, Jewish and integrative spirituality, and her own long-time experience in recovery to expand Twelve-Step practice beyond the conventional cognitive approach into one that centers relationship, ecological connection, and mind-body healing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith practices designed to complement the literature and tools offered by your specific program, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shows you how to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore powerlessness and unmanageability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop Earth-based and body-centered practices to cultivate self-compassion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore dance, vocalization, and other creative arts to enhance your recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate transformative ritual and ancestral healing practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpand your ideas of Higher Power and prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForgive yourself and others \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate daily practices for reflection and meditation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand the intersections of addiction, developmental trauma, and intergenerational trauma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on plant medicine, mindfulness, poetry, touch, ritual, and guided imagery, the reflections and exercises in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e nurture an embodied and heart-centered path to recovery and healing in the vein of Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, and Arielle Schwartz.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49317911986480,"sku":"BDhisz","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/413211-hisz-Square.jpg?v=1733467027","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hisz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}