A Heart-Centered Approach To Healing Trauma

— "Who speaks for the wisdom that comes from the heart?  Can people be taught to listen to what the heart does when top-down and bottom-up information is fed to the center of the person listening? Yes, they can. Many excellent therapists do this automatically, their knowledge coming through the compassion and connection felt in their own hearts. We sometimes see this as working with the countertransference. That sounds professional, and very important. It's also something that many therapists struggle to understand. When that dynamic is translated into 'hear what's being said, notice how you feel, body and mind, and let your heart speak the truth that emerges from that', it becomes organic, and much simpler to understand and use constructively with clients. Our hearts connect with each other. The mind and body help the heart remain grounded and centered, freeing it to share in powerful ways beyond just top down or bottom up only approaches." Valeria Teles interviews Lisa Danylchuk — the author of "How You Can Heal: A Strength-Based Guide to Trauma Recovery." Lisa Danylchuk, LMFT, E-RYT is an author, licensed psychotherapist, and founder of the Center for Yoga and Trauma Recovery. A graduate of UCLA and Harvard University, her work has pioneered the field of trauma-informed yoga and transformed our understanding of embodiment practices in therapeutic work. More than 300 providers from 25+ countries have completed Lisa's Yoga for Trauma (Y4T) Online Training Program, the first virtual program to train providers offering yoga for trauma recovery. She serves on the Board and as UN Committee Co-Chair for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, was elected to the role of Secretary in 2018 and was nominated President-Elect in 2020. She's written for publications like Good Therapy and the American Psychological Association and was named one of the top 20 Inspirational Yoga Teachers To Follow in 2016. Honored as one Luluemon's first US ambassadors, her blog has also been recognized as a Top 25 Yoga Blog. To learn more about Lisa Danylchuk and her work, please visit: https://www.howwecanheal.com/     — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.