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Trauma Skills Summit.
August 17–26 2020
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Trauma Skills Summit.
August 17–26 2020
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August 17–26 2020
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August 17–26 2020
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Day 2
Day 2 will be available Tuesday, August 18, 2020.
Trauma and Addiction
Peter A. Levine, PhD
Founder of Somatic Experiencing® trauma recovery
Why do we find that people with trauma histories usually have some level of addiction? So often, trauma leads to states of dysregulation. Without other support, many people turn to substances to address the dysregulation they experience. Unfortunately, this approach offers only a temporary fix, and what’s more, actually increases the dysregulation over time. In this session, Dr. Peter Levine helps us understand the connections between trauma, addiction, and shame, providing tools and body-based practices for breaking the cycles.
Session Highlights:
- An overview of the different types of substances different personalities tend to be drawn to
- The physiology and role of the vagus nerve in our bodies, and what occurs when we experience trauma
- The role of toxic shame in feeding addictive behaviors
- How working with the breath is a powerful way to regulate the nervous system
Peter A. Levine, PhD
Dr. Peter Levine received his doctorate in medical biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and also holds a doctorate in psychology from International University. He has worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years and is the developer of the Somatic Experiencing method. Dr. Levine’s original contribution to the field of body psychotherapy was honored in 2010 when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. That same year, he also received the honorary Reiss-Davis Chair in Child Psychiatry for his innovative contribution to therapy for children and adolescents.
Is Your Brain Stuck in a Chronic Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response?
Annie Hopper
Founder of the Dynamic Neural Retraining System™
Anxiety, chemical sensitivities, exhaustion, and chronic pain syndromes were on the rise before the coronavirus pandemic, but the effects of COVID-19 have led to health challenges beyond the virus itself—leaving many people in a chronic fight, flight, or freeze stress state. When the brain is stuck in this state, we find ourselves looping in the same self-protective thoughts, emotions, and behaviors—creating the very patterns that reinforce the state itself. Join Annie Hopper, founder of the Dynamic Neural Retraining System, as she shares practical information about this self-directed, neuroplasticity-based program to help you get unstuck and improve your health.
Session Highlights:
- The role of the limbic system in the fight, flight, or freeze response
- How the Dynamic Neural Retraining System can help you to get “unstuck”
- How to identify and stop unwanted thoughts, emotions, and behaviors associated with a chronic fight, flight, or freeze response
Annie Hopper
Annie Hopper is a limbic system rehabilitation specialist with a global mission: to take the “mystery” out of “mysterious illness.” Hopper empowers people with the tools that they need to rewire their brains, transform their health, and reclaim their lives. In 2008, after recovering from debilitating chronic illness, Hopper founded the Dynamic Neural Retraining System—a drug-free, neuroplasticity-based approach to rewire neural pathways in the brain that are associated with a maladapted stress response. The program assists in decreasing symptoms associated with many illnesses such as anxiety, chemical sensitivities, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, food sensitivities, Lyme disease, and many other chronic conditions. She has lectured throughout North America and abroad, educating both patients and doctors alike about the connection between environmental toxins, brain trauma, physical health, and self-directed neuroplasticity. Speaking engagements include the Parliament House, Helsinki, Finland; the Brain Injury Association of Canada; the American Academy of Environmental Medicine; the Institute for Functional Medicine; the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association; McMaster University Teaching Hospital; the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health; the Academy of Comprehensive Medicine; the Autism Education Summit; the Forum for Integrative Medicine; and the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illnesses.
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Annie Hopper was awesome.
How inspiring those two days have been!!!
There are many concepts I heard that will inspire me… but I will definitely keep in mind the tradition from Japan… the gold repaired tea cup! Thank you very much!
If you’d like to learn more about it, the Japanese tradition is called “kintsugi.” It is such a beautiful metaphor for healing.
amazing and wonderful visualizations
to be intragrated in my life and my practice. thank you so much
Dear Ones, So far I have listened and practised Day 1 – Deb Dana’s lecture- Oh my Goodness- it was incredibly eye and heart opening as well as Dr Siegel’s and Dr Levine’s this morning. I a so incredibly grateful for this wonderful summit and all its offerings.
Jeffrey would it be possible to share the name of the belly sounding practice that Dr Levine has offered – breathe out with sound from the belly to calm the vagus nerve as I could not catch the name when you mentioned it please? Thank you every so much <3
Hi Gabbie, Peter calls it the Voo Breath. He elongates the sound- vooooooo. So glad you are finding the summit helpful & supportive.
Last night I had the opportunity to practise the Vooo breath with a young friend who was in a state of despair. I was amazing how calming it was for both of us, and I asked her to stand up after doing it. (Peter said our body holds the drama and when she stood up, her thoughts about herself and the situation changed dramatically.)
Previously there had been despair and anger, vooooooooooo, a couple of times, stand up slowly away from the table, arms spread out like she was about to fly, legs grounded shoulder-width apart, and suddenly she is talking about possibilities and understanding that she is responsible for her own negative thoughts. (Then she was scheduled to have a therapy call, and they started to explore abandonment etc.)
I was so so thrilled that I can be in vagal and, with some skills, I can hold the space for someone to challenge their norm and move towards their own vagal.
I am also in love with vagal anchors.
Looking forward to day 3!
Thank you so sincerely for offering this vagal benevolence to mwe.
Cyber hugs from Australia
I have a beautiful image and short story of “kintsugi” that I love sharing with others. Could I email you the jpeg for your review and as an offering to me?
Thank you
Hi Jeffrey. Loving the series of talks!
I thought the use of the Voo sound was quite co-incidental. Dao-ist practices have used this and five other sounds for eons. Their Wu sound, which sounds similar to Peter’s Voo sound, resonates with the same parts of the body that Peter spoke to. I am not sure if these sounds are taught by Ken Cohen on any of his videos etc? Mantax Chia’s group have used these for quite some time. The purpose of the sounds of course is to move energy which is stuck in the body and of course they see an evident link between energy and emotion being stuck in the body in relation to differing organs and emotional states. Importantly, as Peter notes, these sounds are easily taught and can be used in early stages of therapy, giving people quite a grounded thing to do as they engage with deeper emotions. Sat hit ananda!
Hi Jeffrey, i would like to upgrade to lifetime access and would like to ask whether this can have multiple users (with co-workers in the agency i’m working in? Is there a limit? Thank you.
I have really enjoyed and learnt so much from the first three sessions, including Peter’s session. I am so thankful for his generosity and energy, and the work he is doing as a healer especially in CoVid.
The two concepts I will integrate into my own healing is “Vagal breathing”. I love being able to tell my stomach all is well in my world and to give it a gift from me.
Also the quote “An addict needs shame as much as a man dying of thirst needs saltwater.”
Let the healing accelerate, and that I can integrate the two vortexes so I am on a continued path of learning and discovery. Thank you for this wonderful course
Same!!!!
I couldn’t have said it any better.
I am so, so grateful to be able to be part of these experiences. It means such a lot to me and provides true change.