Healing Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine
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The Tiger's Eyes
Nancy saw an image at the far end of the consulting room of a tiger, crouch, getting ready to spring. She locked onto my eyes and said, doctor,. I'm dying, I'm dying. Don't let me die. And so I said, Nancy, there's a tiger, There's a tiger chasing you, run, climb those rocks, and escape. Her legs started to shake and tremble, started to move as though she was laying down, as though she were running. This cycle went on for almost 40 minutes. In a way, I realized that her body had wanted to run and escape for 20 years.
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