Articles about embodiment, IFS & NVC

Befriending Emotions. What is the beautiful life enriching message that my body speaks in its own tangible language?

I Love my Shame and Anger. These emotions are my faithful guides, offering protection and securing my sense of acceptance in this world.

Polyvagal Theory from a Somatic Perspective. Read about how the evolution of our nervous system impacts our behaviour and how we can be empowered to stay in choice.

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You Tube Resources

Marshall Rosemburg – NVC is an inner process that opens the heart and leads away from “labeling”

Marshall Rosenberg – NVC Introduction Workshop

Marshall Rosenberg – NVC Intermediate Workshop – Making Life More Wonderful

Introduction to IFS – Introduction to IFS and a demonstration of the process by creator Richard Schwartz

Robert Gonzales – Changing my Relationship to what is Arising

Bruce Ecker‘s theory about how some therapy methods can lead to sustainable neurological change – Intrmanyoduction to Memory Reconsolidation.

Gabor Mate has many conversations sharing his life’s work with different psycotherapists freely available on You Tube.

Connect with the wider IFS and NVC community

For information on Internal Family Systems (IFS) in the UK

For information on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in the UK in the UK and worldwide

Suggested Reading

Marshall B. Rosenberg – Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. A clear, concise, insightful overview of NVC by the founder.

Marshall B. Rosenberg – Speak Peace in a World of Conflict.

Richard C. Schwartz – No Bad Parts. An accessible introduction to IFS for those that want to bring it into their lives.

Thomas d’Ansembourg – Being Genuine. An introduction to bringing NVC into life.

Daniel Siegel – Mindsight. An accessable book about how we are influenced by mind and brain.

Bessel van der Kolk – The Body Keeps the Score. A classic overview of the development of complex trauma treatment.

Peter A. Levine – In An Unspoken Voice. Somatic approaches to healing trauma.

Gabor Mate – When the Body Says No, The cost of Hidden Stress. – The Myth of Normal. Recognising the focal role of the mind-body relationship in health.

Iain McGilchrist – The Master and his Emissary. How our changing minds have been at the core of social change.

David Graeber and David Wengrow – The Dawn of Everything, a New History of Humanity. A revolutionary review of human history.

Stephen Jenkinsen – Come of Age. Reviews our cultural wounding and possible steps forward.

Interests

Rik Midgley’s ceramic work in North Wales and the potter’s gallery.

Read some of Rik’s poetry

Are you a VIPASSANA MEDITATOR in the tradition of SN Goenka, U Ba Kin or Ledi Siadaw? We hold regular group sits in the Bangor, North Wales area where we sit together and maybe meet for a chat. If you have sat at least one 10 day course and would like to join us, please send me an email. Find out more about Vipassana Meditation in the UK or worldwide.