Point of Relation with Thomas Huebl

Peter A. Levine, PhD | Healing Through Connection

May 21, 2024

Peter A. Levine, PhD, founder of the Ergos Institute, dives into the intricate ties between trauma and the body, emphasizing how Somatic Experiencing offers a body-first healing approach. He shares captivating stories about intergenerational trauma and stresses the importance of connection in the healing process. Levine highlights the societal impacts of polarization, calling for collective resilience, and discusses the vital role of media in shaping a compassionate future for youth, advocating for responsible storytelling as a path to healing.

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Trauma manifests physically in the body and can affect communities and generations, necessitating a collective approach to healing.

Connection and shared experiences are vital for trauma recovery, fostering empathy and collaboration for broader societal healing.

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Healing Through Collective Trauma Education

An upcoming online event will feature a distinguished lineup of experts, including Dr. Gabor Mate and Alanis Morissette, discussing various integrative practices for personal and collective healing. The 2024 Collective Healing Conference invites participants to engage in healing meditations and explore tools aimed at fostering resilience and growth in a global community. The conference emphasizes the significance of addressing trauma not just on an individual level, but as a collective issue that affects families and communities. This approach aligns with the understanding that healing must consider interconnections among individuals, society, and history to create profound change.

Intro

2min

Healing the Wounds of Trauma

32min

The Importance of Social Connection Amidst Polarization

4min

Healing Through Trauma and Resilience

17min

Responsibility and the Impact of Media on Youth

3min

Media's Role in Promoting Public Health

2min

Thomas is joined by the founder of the Ergos Institute of Somatic Education and the developer of Somatic Experiencing, Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. They discuss how trauma affects our physical bodies, and how the bottom-up approach of Somatic Experiencing helps to heal trauma by addressing the body first.

Peter shares fascinating anecdotes from his own personal and professional history and explains how trauma is transmitted through generations, along with important information about survival and spirituality.

He and Thomas focus on connection as a crucial, if not THE most crucial element of trauma healing, and how grieving and witnessing pain together can bridge massive cultural divides.

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Peter A Levine, Ph.D., is the developer of Somatic Experiencing®, a naturalistic and neurobiological approach to healing trauma. He holds doctorates in both Biophysics and Psychology. He is the Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education and the Founder and Advisor for Somatic Experiencing International. He is the author of several best-selling books on trauma, including Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma. He has received Lifetime Achievement awards from Psychotherapy Networker and from the US Association for Body-Oriented Psychotherapy.

Peter's new book, An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey is available at: Ergos Institute, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Amazon UK, Inner Traditions, Books A Million, and Bookshop.org

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Thomas Hübl, PhD, is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator who works within the complexity of systems and cultural change, integrating the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since the early 2000s, he has led large-scale events and courses on the healing of collective trauma.

In addition to Attuned, he is the author of Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds. He has served as an advisor and guest faculty for universities and organizations, as a coach for CEOs and organizational leaders, and is currently a visiting scholar at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University.

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