Feeling safe
Modern life
In the last 200 years, the Western world has changed beyond recognition, yet our nervous systems haven’t had time to evolve to cope with increased, prolonged stress. The pace of life is faster, we’re surrounded by noise and stimulation, subject to man-made electro-magnetic influences, often living in crowded cities among strangers who might turn on us at any moment, and far removed from nature. As a species, we’re not used to living like this, so it’s no wonder that we often feel jittery, unhappy, fearful or ungrounded.
Fight or flight
William Bloom’s core energy management techniques can help. In ‘Feeling Safe’, William explores the effect of modern day stresses on our body’s tissues, explains why telling yourself to ‘pull yourself together’ simply won’t work, and provides exercises and tips that we can all use to take ourselves out of potentially harmful longterm ‘flight or fight’ body chemistry.
Drawing on observations of how wild animals respond to stress, and touching on taoist principles that he calls ‘holism’, William’s book is a guide to managing the stress and anxiety of modern day living.
Easy to read
William’s a gifted group facilitator and teacher (I was lucky enough to join his group for a New Year’s retreat a couple of years ago), and the book is written in William’s accessible style.
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