The Courage to Rise: Using Movement, Mindfulness, and Healing Foods to Triumph over Trauma
A prescriptive and transformative plan to use yoga to heal pain, anxiety, depression, and other manifestations of unresolved trauma, by an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher.

Whether or not we're consciously aware of it, no one is spared from trauma. From catastrophic events to everyday experiences of traumatic stress, acclaimed yoga teacher Liz Arch is willing to bet that trauma has touched you or someone you love and may be affecting your physical, emotional, and mental health in surprising and devastating ways, causing symptoms such as anxiety, panic, depression, mood swings, fatigue, chronic pain, and digestive issues.

Following her own traumatic experience with domestic violence and an ensuing struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, Liz found her own path to holistic healing and became an advocate for those who have suffered from trauma. In The Courage to Rise, Liz shows how trauma changes your brain and inhabits your body, creating a vicious cycle of physical and psychological distress. She offers an integrated approach to take control of your own healing and reclaim your wholeness through movement, mindfulness, and nutrition.

This hopeful and sensible guide for healing unresolved manifestations of trauma naturally, addresses the three areas where trauma lives:

1) The body. Move stuck emotions out of your muscles and tissues through twelve signature Primal Yoga movement sequences.

2) The brain. A series of meditations and mindfulness practices to rewire your brain and break free from repetitive thought patterns, overwhelming feelings, and painful memories.

3) The gut. Examine foods that may be exacerbating physical and mental dis-ease like caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and gluten; discover the best whole foods to stave off depression and anxiety; learn about mood-boosting supplements for brain and gut health; plus thirty delicious and nutritious recipes.

The Courage to Rise gives invaluable insight into understanding the nature of trauma and shares practical and effective tools you can immediately implement to begin regulating your nervous system, strengthening your emotional resiliency, and transforming pain into your greatest power.

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The Courage to Rise: Using Movement, Mindfulness, and Healing Foods to Triumph over Trauma
A prescriptive and transformative plan to use yoga to heal pain, anxiety, depression, and other manifestations of unresolved trauma, by an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher.

Whether or not we're consciously aware of it, no one is spared from trauma. From catastrophic events to everyday experiences of traumatic stress, acclaimed yoga teacher Liz Arch is willing to bet that trauma has touched you or someone you love and may be affecting your physical, emotional, and mental health in surprising and devastating ways, causing symptoms such as anxiety, panic, depression, mood swings, fatigue, chronic pain, and digestive issues.

Following her own traumatic experience with domestic violence and an ensuing struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, Liz found her own path to holistic healing and became an advocate for those who have suffered from trauma. In The Courage to Rise, Liz shows how trauma changes your brain and inhabits your body, creating a vicious cycle of physical and psychological distress. She offers an integrated approach to take control of your own healing and reclaim your wholeness through movement, mindfulness, and nutrition.

This hopeful and sensible guide for healing unresolved manifestations of trauma naturally, addresses the three areas where trauma lives:

1) The body. Move stuck emotions out of your muscles and tissues through twelve signature Primal Yoga movement sequences.

2) The brain. A series of meditations and mindfulness practices to rewire your brain and break free from repetitive thought patterns, overwhelming feelings, and painful memories.

3) The gut. Examine foods that may be exacerbating physical and mental dis-ease like caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and gluten; discover the best whole foods to stave off depression and anxiety; learn about mood-boosting supplements for brain and gut health; plus thirty delicious and nutritious recipes.

The Courage to Rise gives invaluable insight into understanding the nature of trauma and shares practical and effective tools you can immediately implement to begin regulating your nervous system, strengthening your emotional resiliency, and transforming pain into your greatest power.

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The Courage to Rise: Using Movement, Mindfulness, and Healing Foods to Triumph over Trauma

The Courage to Rise: Using Movement, Mindfulness, and Healing Foods to Triumph over Trauma

by Liz Arch
The Courage to Rise: Using Movement, Mindfulness, and Healing Foods to Triumph over Trauma

The Courage to Rise: Using Movement, Mindfulness, and Healing Foods to Triumph over Trauma

by Liz Arch

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A prescriptive and transformative plan to use yoga to heal pain, anxiety, depression, and other manifestations of unresolved trauma, by an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher.

Whether or not we're consciously aware of it, no one is spared from trauma. From catastrophic events to everyday experiences of traumatic stress, acclaimed yoga teacher Liz Arch is willing to bet that trauma has touched you or someone you love and may be affecting your physical, emotional, and mental health in surprising and devastating ways, causing symptoms such as anxiety, panic, depression, mood swings, fatigue, chronic pain, and digestive issues.

Following her own traumatic experience with domestic violence and an ensuing struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, Liz found her own path to holistic healing and became an advocate for those who have suffered from trauma. In The Courage to Rise, Liz shows how trauma changes your brain and inhabits your body, creating a vicious cycle of physical and psychological distress. She offers an integrated approach to take control of your own healing and reclaim your wholeness through movement, mindfulness, and nutrition.

This hopeful and sensible guide for healing unresolved manifestations of trauma naturally, addresses the three areas where trauma lives:

1) The body. Move stuck emotions out of your muscles and tissues through twelve signature Primal Yoga movement sequences.

2) The brain. A series of meditations and mindfulness practices to rewire your brain and break free from repetitive thought patterns, overwhelming feelings, and painful memories.

3) The gut. Examine foods that may be exacerbating physical and mental dis-ease like caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and gluten; discover the best whole foods to stave off depression and anxiety; learn about mood-boosting supplements for brain and gut health; plus thirty delicious and nutritious recipes.

The Courage to Rise gives invaluable insight into understanding the nature of trauma and shares practical and effective tools you can immediately implement to begin regulating your nervous system, strengthening your emotional resiliency, and transforming pain into your greatest power.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062694232
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 12/24/2018
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 1,012,300
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Liz Arch is an acclaimed yoga teacher, martial artist, and the creator of Primal Yoga, a dynamic fusion of yoga and martial arts focused on empowerment and self-healing. She is a certified Domestic Violence Counselor Advocate and currently serves as the West Coast director of the nonprofit organization Purple Dot Yoga Project, which uses yoga as a healing tool to help individuals overcome the trauma of domestic violence.

Liz has a diverse background in several different martial arts styles including traditional Northern-style Kung Fu, Yang-style Tai Chi, Self-Healing Qigong, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She holds multiple yoga certifications and is trained in trauma-informed yoga and breathwork for trauma release. She is also trained in plant-based nutrition from Cornell's T. Collin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.

Liz has appeared on the covers of international magazines including Yoga Journal, Om Yoga Magazine, Yoga Life Magazine, and Yoga & Wellness Magazine, and leads transformative teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats around the world.

She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her partner, Adam, their son, Skye, and her two rescue dogs, Nalu and Faith.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

A Proper Introduction xiii

Part I Understanding Trauma 1

1 Trauma Is More Common Than You Think 2

2 How Trauma Works 7

3 The Trauma Cycle 17

4 Trauma and Your Brain 24

5 Creating a Healing Path 35

Part II Releasing Trauma From Our Body 43

6 Movement Is Medicine 44

7 The Healing Power of Breath 53

8 Breathing Techniques 60

9 Movement Sequences for Physical and Emotional Healing 82

Depression 84

Anxiety and Stress 93

Fear 101

Anger 111

Grief 119

Self-Worth and Empowerment 125

Sexual Trauma 132

Dissociation 140

Intimacy and Connection 147

Restful Sleep 151

Chronic Pain and Fatigue 157

Digestive Health 166

Part III Using Mindfulness To Rewire Our Brain For Resiliency 173

10 Wired to Wander 174

11 Cultivating a Mindfulness Practice 182

12 Meditations and Mindfulness Practices for Healing 194

Depression 195

Anxiety and Panic 196

Anger 200

Fear 202

Grief 205

Self-Worth and Unconditional Self-Love 206

Dissociation 208

Healing Sexual Trauma 210

Restful Sleep 212

Chronic Pain 215

Digestive Health 218

Part IV Eat to Heal 221

13 All Health Begins in the Gut 222

14 Food Heroes and Zeros 234

15 Feel-Good Recipes for Optimum Gut and Brain Health 258

Acknowledgments 313

Resources 315

Notes 317

Index 321

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