The Somatics of Recovery: next class starting January 7, 2024
Drawing on my book The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps, this 12-session experiential class offers a mind-body approach to recovery from trauma and addiction. We will explore somatics as a complement to the Twelve Steps, cultivating a felt sense of “God in the body” and taking the Twelve Steps beyond the conventional cognitive approach into one of soul recovery—a profound and sensuously embodied spiritual path.
Whether you are new to the Steps, in long-time recovery, struggling with trauma or addictive behaviors, or simply wishing to apply the wisdom of the Steps to your life, the practices in this class will teach you how to listen to and nurture your body as an essential part of your recovery journey. Incorporating Jewish and integrative spirituality, eco-somatics, self-directed touch, imagery and dreams, mindfulness, and somatic movement, each class will include a presentation, experiential practice, and group discussion.
Throughout the course, you will learn how to:
Support your nervous system to support your recovery
Nurture a felt sense of safety in your body
Incorporate transformative ritual and ancestral healing
Explore an embodied understanding of a Higher Power
Cultivate daily practices for reflection, dreaming, prayer, and meditation
Forgive yourself and others
Understand the intersections of addiction, developmental trauma,
and intergenerational trauma
Location:
We will meet on Zoom on Sundays, starting Jan. 7, 2024, from 7:00-8:15pm EST, for 12 weeks.
Course fee:
$450
The fee is due upon registration and is non-refundable. Please contact me if you would like to join but can’t pay upfront. I’d be happy to discuss a payment plan that works for you.
Recommended reading:
The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps, available for order at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730767/the-mind-body-guide-to-the-twelve-steps-by-nina-pick/
Previous course participants say:
“With safe methods, Somatics of Recovery is a gentle invitation for personalized exploration of trauma and addiction. Nina is wonderful at holding a sacred and safe space. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to deepen their path in recovery or simply wanting to explore trauma's connection to body-mind.”
“This course really changed my relationship to the 12 step model of recovery in a positive way. It has helped me find a way to use the steps with self-compassion, gentleness and understanding, which is something that had been missing in my recovery experience thus far. The trauma-informed framework and attention to embodied experience allows the space to heal, grow and make changes in a way that feels safe and lasting. I encourage anyone who identifies as being in recovery from trauma, whether or not that includes addiction, to take this course—for me, the work we did applies to all the parts and places I am healing.”