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The Mind-Body Stress Reset: Somatic Practices to Reduce Overwhelm and Increase Well-Being Paperback – March 1, 2020

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The Mind-Body Stress Reset provides clear theoretical and practical guidance to help people restore their vital capacity for resilience in the aftermath of trauma and toxic stress. It does this through simple, well-conceived tools employing body awareness. This book is equally valuable for new therapists, accomplished ones, and to all of those seeking inner balance and wholeness.”
Peter A. Levine, PhD, founder of Somatic Experiencing®, and author of Waking the Tiger and In an Unspoken Voice

“Like a good friend who knows the territory through hard-won personal experience, Rebekkah LaDyne shows that you have everything you need for well-being right inside of you. Written in an engaging, accessible style,
The Mind-Body Stress Reset offers simple yet profound science-based tools that train you to self-regulate your stress and connect with your optimal self. You don’t have to go down the rabbit hole of your mind. You can learn how to connect with the wisdom of the body that helps you be grounded and not miss the blessing of being alive. A truly excellent contribution.”
James Baraz, MA, cofounding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and coauthor of Awakening Joy

The Mind-Body Stress Reset does just what the title claims. Drawing deeply from the traditions of somatics, yoga, mindfulness, and contemporary research, Rebekkah LaDyne presents a pragmatic and user-friendly approach to addressing stress in a way that is accessible, useful, and effective!”
Mariana Caplan, PhD, MFT, author of Yoga and Psyche and Eyes Wide Open

“I highly recommend Rebekkah LaDyne’s book for anyone who has ever experienced anxiety, worry, and tension. Here is a practical guide for enhancing well-being by building resilience. Her approach is well supported by research on somatic therapies and mind-body medicine. LaDyne shows readers effective skills to ‘reset’ their mind-body baseline. She challenges us to try the skill exercises and achieve a mind-body reset in our lives.”
Donald Moss, PhD, dean of the college of integrative medicine and health sciences at Saybrook University, coauthor of Pathways to Illness and Pathways to Health, and author of Integrative Pathways

“A highly readable manual for life! Offering simple yet effective exercises and surveys to identify and survive modern-day stresses. Creatively written with an excellent mixture of science, research, and self-disclosure, all of which give credibility and depth to Rebekkah LaDyne’s knowledge. I highly recommend.”
Ariel Giarretto, LMFT, SEP, Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute senior faculty, and internationally recognized somatic psychotherapist

“In an accessible and easy-to-follow way, Rebekkah LaDyne has given the lay reader a clear way to understand stress responses and how to manage them with simple, straightforward strategies. With lightly humorous writing, LaDyne provides a researched overview that should capture readers’ creative imaginations to reduce their stress reactions with helpful checklists and exercises that can be done anywhere. The science that supports her writing and ideas is described simply, and will make all readers comfortable in trying the suggestions she offers.”
Dave Berger, MFT, PT, SEP, Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute senior faculty, and internationally recognized somatic psychotherapist

“Rebekkah LaDyne combines three powerful and evocative tools: the mental, emotional, and somatic aspects of the human body as long-lasting, natural defenses against stress in a sometimes-chaotic world. By hacking the mind-body connection in concert, her well-supported methods recognize that the body also needs a voice in maintaining balance. It is with joy and respect that I recommend her book to those of us that need help in remembering that balance.”
Elena Gillespie, PhD, adjunct faculty of mind-body medicine at Saybrook University, and author of The Anatomy of Death

“Rebekkah LaDyne has written a wise, practical, and insightful guide to working with adversity and stress. Weaving relevant theory with evidence-based practice, LaDyne offers a powerful road map for safe and transformative body-based practice. It is clearly written, full of heart, and an outstanding contribution to the field.”
David Treleaven, PhD, author of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

“Somatic intelligence is often a neglected or rather forgotten territory. Rebekkah LaDyne shows us with her remarkable book how much potential for healing opens up once we invite this intelligence into our consciousness, and give it space to balance out the wounds of trauma and neglect. The book is a wonderful blend of scientifically based theory and playful exercises. I wish the whole world would read it—I see it as a guide into health, happiness, and joyful living.”
Urs Honauer, PhD,SEP, Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute senior faculty, and director of the Center for Inner Ecology in Zurich, Switzerland

About the Author

Rebekkah LaDyne, MS, SEP, is a somatic therapist, researcher, mind-body skills educator, and author. She is a member of the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. Based on her extensive research in mind-body medicine at Saybrook University, her comprehensive training with the Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Institute, and her more than two decades of work in the field of embodied well-being, she developed the mind-body reset (MBR) protocol. Rebekkah has supported thousands of people, beginning from within her own wellness center, to groups she taught at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and while traveling to worldwide destinations offering workshops and retreats. She has recorded several wellness CDs, appears on the radio and YouTube, and meets with clients online from all over the globe. She is in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area where she lives with her husband and two daughters. She can be found online at www.rebekkahladyne.com.

Foreword writer
Kathy L. Kain, PhD, has been practicing and teaching bodywork and trauma recovery for more than three decades. A senior trainer in Somatic Experiencing®, she is an expert in integrating touch into the practice of psychotherapy and trauma recovery, as well as in somatic approaches to working with developmental and complex trauma. She is coauthor of Nurturing Resilience.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Harbinger Publications; 1st edition (March 1, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1684034272
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684034277
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.44 x 9 inches
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Rebekkah LaDyne, MS, SEP, member of the US association for Body Psychotherapy is a somatic therapist, researcher, mind-body skills educator, and author. Based on her extensive research in mind-body medicine at Saybrook University, her comprehensive training with the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, and her more than two decades of work in the field of embodied well-being, she developed the Mind-Body Reset protocol. Rebekkah has supported thousands of people in increasing their well-being, beginning from within her own wellness center, to groups she taught at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and while traveling to worldwide destinations offering workshops and retreats. She has recorded several wellness CDs, appears on the radio and YouTube, and meets with clients online from all over the globe. She is in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area where she lives with her husband and two daughters. She can be found at rebekkahladyne.com

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Customers find the book offers a practical approach to better understanding and managing engrained patterns. They find the psychoeducation part accurate and relatable. The systematic exercises are well-explained and helpful for stress relief. Readers describe the book as a great addition to their stress management toolbox, providing clear science and helpful tools to settle a stressed out system. Overall, they consider it valuable and important reading for anyone teaching about taking control of stress.

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I read this book when it first came out, as I had done some somatic therapy sessions with LaDyne that had really changed my understanding of the body's nervous system. In this book, LaDyne introduces some of her groundbreaking concepts, such as that the body moves the mind, rather than the other way around. Her tone is friendly and approachable, while still using real science and hard data. I have recommended this book to my clients who want to learn more about the nervous system, how to calm anxiety and worry, and recovery from trauma. This book is easy to read, engaging and informative. I look forward to more books by Rebekka LaDyne on this topic.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
    I found LaDyne's book really helpful. I teach mindfulness meditation and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and although the Mindfulness practices I teach are incredibly useful for many people, I have as a teacher encountered some folks that find meditation increases rather than decreases their anxiety and stress response. This book is for them and for anyone who teaches meditation practices. Healing is not a one-size-fits-all thing, and LaDyne skillfully shares practices or adaptations to practices that can help support those dealing with a high degree of acute stress (or anyone!).

    She shares the science of the brain and the stress response in a clear, readable way, and intersperses personal stories that helps to make it relatable and relevant.

    I recommend this book for anyone dealing with a high degree of stress and anxiety, especially if you have found that meditation and/or talk therapy have not helped you in the way you had hoped. I think it is also useful and important reading for anyone teaching mindfulness meditation and other healing practices.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
    Great book with several somatic exercises, well explained and how and where to use them. Useful for very stressful situations, traumas flashbacks.
    If you're new to somatic exercises and the nervous system, you may need to read some theory about it to understand some of the concepts in the book.
    I will buy a paper copy. I have the kindle version.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2023
    As an SEP myself, I appreciate having such a clear and simple resource to share with my clients, which reiterates the work we do together in session. This is not necessarily a "how to" book, yet provides clear "practices" to implement daily in a hectic stressful world.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2022
    I purchased this book for some personal learning, as well as to support my clinical work in psychology. Overall it presented a good introduction to somatic practices - essentially retraining the nervous system to more readily navigate towards regulation. I particularly appreciated learning to focus more on my body's sensations associated with safety and regulation, and about stress imprinting.

    In terms of the layout, at times it felt a little clunky and could benefit from being more concise. I thought there was too much time spent discussing why mindfulness and exposure therapy may be unhelpful for those who are particularly stressed. To my mind, somatic practices appear to incorporate elements of both mindfulness and graduated exposure. Maybe the important distinction is that of intensity, which I think the author did a good job of addressing with frequent reminders to take a gentle approach. As a side note, I would like to understand at which point focusing attention toward "safe" parts of the body, in essence becomes a form of avoidance of uncomfortable or distressing sensations. I'm sure there is good rationale; it's just something I would have like to have seen discussed further. Maybe a better distinction between stress and anxiety would have helped also, as they appeared to be used interchangeably at times.

    A final critique, which I admit is more of a personal gripe with modalities of this nature, is they can have a tendency to reduce human suffering to a range of neurological processes, that we can 'hack' or modify to suit our needs. This seems reductive at times, and fails to accomodate the broader systems and narratives that bring life and healing (i.e. families, communities, meaning, purpose). I don't think a book like this is intended to address the 'big picture' concerns, but maybe a little wider scope would help to add value here.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2020
    As a primary care physician caring for people living with chronic stress and overwhelm The Mind-Body Stress Reset is a welcome addition to my clinical toolbox - one that I confidently share with patients and colleagues. Rebekkah brings her personal and professional experience to the conversation in an empathetic, easily relatable and humorous way that engages the reader and offers a very practical approach to better understanding and managing engrained patterns of thinking and feeling. Her explanation about what's happening and why is clear and data driven. The exercises that accompany each chapter offer a tangible way to being to engage in somatic work and move toward healthier stress response patterns and pathways. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling with stress and overwhelm!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2023
    An excellent overview of somatic healing for handling negative behaviors evolved from past experiences which leave a negative footprint within our brains and within the body .
    Somatic Healing therapy will help us become resilient to stresses and triggers as we humans are learning how to overcome negative things from our past which the body never forgets.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2022
    As a therapist and self proclaimed stressed out person, I thought this book gave easy and practical somatic tools to settle a stressed out system. Burn out is real, and everyone needs tools they can use on their own to self regulate. I highly recommend this book!
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2022
    This is among the most valuable books I’ve ever read about taking control of our trauma responses. The psychoeducation part is spot on and the systematic exercises to calm ourselves down are specific and so helpful.
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  • WESTERMAN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Such a lovely summary of the best somatic teachers
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2024
    A lovely, compassionate book with a great overview of mind-body work. Really pleasurable and useful!
  • Leslie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Das beste Buch zur Stressbewältigung
    Reviewed in Germany on February 15, 2023
    Ich befasse mich seit Jahren mit Büchern und Therapiemethoden zur Traumaheilung und Stressbewältigung. Dieses Buch fasst alle guten Bücher, die ich gelesen habe, zusammen, bietet neue tiefere Ansätze und ist dabei Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe. Es ist inzwischen auch auf deutsch erschienen.
  • Helena
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, easy to follow and scientifically underlined
    Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2020
    I just finished reading Rebekkah LaDynes book and I highly recommend it! Anyone interested in a somatic approach for managing stress or overwhelm, this book gives you hands on exercises as well as scientific research in the field. It well illustrates our ability to self regulate with the right support. And one kind of support is adding more tools in our toolbox, which this book is full of. There is so much we can do ourselves!
    As a Holistic Therapist using SE™ on a daily basis, I recommend this book for anyone interested in the subject and would like to grow their own toolbox.
  • Kapil Sakhuja
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle and effective
    Reviewed in India on April 24, 2020
    The book felt like an easy and gentle guide to something very helpful. It never felt heavy. Infact her repeated reminders 'less is more, more is too much' were very helpful for my mind to relax and take it easy.
  • Lulu
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really good advice easy to use solutions
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2021
    Really good awareness and educating great to get what you want for body and mind great read with great techniques to work on