Also by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body’s Wisdom
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Copyright © 2017 by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Scurlock-Durana, Suzanne, [date]– author.
Title: Reclaiming your body : healing from trauma and awakening to your body’s wisdom / Suzanne Scurlock-Durana.
Description: Novato, California : New World Library, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017000435 (print) | LCCN 2017006593 (ebook) | ISBN 9781608684687 (paperback) | ISBN 9781608684694 (Ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Craniosacral therapy. | Mind and body. | BISAC: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / General. | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General. | PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). | HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies.
Classification: LCC RZ399.C73 S382 2017 (print) | LCC RZ399.C73 (ebook) | DDC 615.8/528—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017000435
First printing, June 2017
ISBN 978-1-60868-468-7
Ebook ISBN 978-1-60868-469-4
Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper
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To my mom, Mary Jane,for her indomitable spirit and her love of life
Contents
Blind Alleys That Throw Us Off Course
The Hallmarks of Optimum Health
CHAPTER 4
Embodying Fully
Practices to Live By
CHAPTER 5
Your Heart
The Gift of Inspiration
CHAPTER 6
Your Gut
The Gift of Instinctual Knowing
CHAPTER 7
Your Pelvis
The Gift of Power
CHAPTER 8
Your Legs and Feet
The Gift of Movement
CHAPTER 9
Your Bones
The Gifts of Clarity and Steadiness
CHAPTER 10
Your Brain
The Gifts of an Integrated System
CHAPTER 11
Living in All Our Cells
Life Is Waiting for You
CHAPTER 12
Opening to Life Intentionally
Action Steps for Twenty-Eight Days
Acknowledgments
Notes
Resources
Index
About the Author
The information in this book was born over three decades ago out of my own healing and my exploration into what was needed to facilitate that healing. In that time I have practiced and taught CranioSacral Therapy (CST), which is a gentle hands-on technique, originally practiced only by osteopaths but now taught and practiced by a wide range of healthcare providers. It utilizes light touch and engages the body’s wisdom and healing potential through a series of physical and emotional releases. During this therapy, you mobilize the bones and