Considering addiction through a trauma-informed lens, The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps offers an accessible, lyrical, and practical guide to Twelve Step recovery that emphasizes self-compassion, relationship, embodied awareness, and ecological connection.<br/><br/>Whether you're suffering from an active addiction, seeking freedom from self-limiting behaviors, or hoping to establish or grow your spiritual practice, this innovative guide offers a holistic roadmap to navigating the journey of recovery.<br/><br/>Somatic and spiritual counselor, educator, and writer Nina Pick shows how addiction is rooted in survival strategies that protect us from overwhelmingly painful experiences.<br/><br/>Pick draws on attachment theory, polyvagal theory, somatics, mindfulness, trauma therapy, Jewish and integrative spirituality, and her own long-time experience in recovery to expand the Twelve Step practice beyond the conventional cognitive approach into one of ''soul recovery''-a profound and sensuously embodied spiritual path.<br/><br/>With reflections and practices designed to complement the literature and tools offered by your specific Twelve Step program, The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps shows you how to:<br/><br/>  • Explore powerlessness and unmanageability<br/>  • Integrate dance, vocalization, and other creative arts to enhance your recovery<br/><br/>  • Create transformative ritual and ancestral healing practices<br/><br/>  • Expand your ideas of Higher Power and prayer<br/><br/>  • Forgive yourself and others <br/><br/>  • Cultivate daily practices for reflection and meditation<br/><br/>  • Understand the intersections of addiction, developmental trauma, and intergenerational trauma<br/><br/><br/>Drawing on plant medicine, mindfulness, poetry, self-directed touch, ritual, and guided imagery, The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps nurtures a joyful and heart-centered path to recovery and complements the healing work of Peter Levine, Bessel van der Kolk, and Arielle Schwartz.