Rosen Method Bodywork: Accessing the Unconscious Through Touch
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By: Marion Rosen and Sue Brenner
Format: Paperback
From: North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date: March 2003
From: North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date: March 2003
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-04-21
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 125
Ean: 9781556434181
Isbn: 1556434189
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2003-04-21
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 125
Ean: 9781556434181
Isbn: 1556434189
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
In this long-awaited description of the body-centered therapy developed by Marion Rosen, the reader begins to understand how emotional and physical ailments can be addressed through the gentle touch of the Rosen practitioner. Rosen explains how the practitioner identifies tensions in the body that point to the source of a problem and how that awareness guides the healing process. With the help of psychotherapist Susan Brenner, one of Marion's first students and the director of Rosen Center East, she describes the origins of her method; how people reveal their emotions in body postures; barriers they set up to love, self-expression, and intimacy, and how Rosen work enables a client to move beyond these barriers. Treatments for asthma, migraine headaches, heart problems, weak immune systems, and psychosomatic illnesses are chronicled. Essay by doctors, psychologists, and Rosen practitioners describe how this method of touch, words, and acceptance guides their work, and complete this remarkable tribute to a visionary woman.
USER REVIEWS
"Recently, I had become interested in tension spots and holding patterns within the body as a barrier to intimacy. I've dabbled in deep tissue massage, but found the technique to be too demanding and abrasive (both to give and receive), which was probably an indication that I was doing it right. Granted, I'm only at the beginning of my journey, but the Rosen Method really impressed me for what it had to offer.
I figured a book from the author of the Method should be all I need to get underway. However, all I found was a bunch of case studies and testimonials. She makes frequent reference to the diaphragm and breath, but offers no real technique on how to unlock them. I was sold on all the benefits, but I had no idea what to do with that enthusiasm.
When I checked with the corresponding websites, all I saw was a calendar talking about an upcoming workshop. Again, I have yet to find any concrete instructions on the the technique itself. It really seems like the thrust of the book is to get you into a class (and get you for your money).
All in all, I'm pleased for the clients who have had positive experiences, but I did not receive enough information to try this method on myself, let alone my spouse. It was really disappointing, b/c holistic medicine is slowly starting to interest me and I was hoping this book would help me get my feet wet. As I said, this is just the start of the journey for me, so I'm sure I'll find what I'm looking for shortly..."
~ Written on 2008-09-06
I figured a book from the author of the Method should be all I need to get underway. However, all I found was a bunch of case studies and testimonials. She makes frequent reference to the diaphragm and breath, but offers no real technique on how to unlock them. I was sold on all the benefits, but I had no idea what to do with that enthusiasm.
When I checked with the corresponding websites, all I saw was a calendar talking about an upcoming workshop. Again, I have yet to find any concrete instructions on the the technique itself. It really seems like the thrust of the book is to get you into a class (and get you for your money).
All in all, I'm pleased for the clients who have had positive experiences, but I did not receive enough information to try this method on myself, let alone my spouse. It was really disappointing, b/c holistic medicine is slowly starting to interest me and I was hoping this book would help me get my feet wet. As I said, this is just the start of the journey for me, so I'm sure I'll find what I'm looking for shortly..."
~ Written on 2008-09-06
"Marion Rosen writes her first line: "I didn't know what it felt like to be loved until I was seventy years old," which is pretty startling for someone as in touch with feelings as she appeared to be to say, living and working in an intuitive healing art Berkeley, California for a lifetime, receiving recognition and awards.
The book is fairly short; the case studies vague and no particular knowledge was shared. The reader was left with the impression that Marion Rosen is gifted in intuition and that with therapeutic touch, light and empathetic or non-empathetic, as required along with questioning about stress or childhood trauma could not eradicate long standing trauma frozen in the body's musculature. A little like chiropractic or DO stuff. Also a little like the book "Waking the Tiger," in which the author, Peter Levine, tells about his first breakthrough with patient; she went into a panic attack, couldn't breath and he instinctively said "Run, run," while she was still in her panic attack, and she moved her legs and it broke the trauma she froze on years before and was able to end her panic attacks; that was talk therapy, not touch, though. It's all about trauma frozen in the body, but Rosen comes across as intuitively good at this. Through muscle tension the body represses feelings and esperiences that we cannot handle at the time of occurence. While we forget whatever happened, the feelings and experiences are still with us, stored in the body and we use a lot of effort to keep them there. With release, people can live more vibrantly and more originally.
I think that in addition to the effectiveness of touch therapy for unblocking traumas and stresses, the idea of growing trust in yourself was a theme. Practitioners who came to learn this technique moved to other countries by intuition; they decided to study the subject by intuition; they healed by intuition; they learned to losing expectations of others, learning to take their time in life and to be patient. I thought that the intuition and consciousness raised, while not made a point in the book, was quite remarkable.
The method seems to rely on having people talk and then sensing the agitation of their movements when the subject upsets them. Alternatively, they feel for nonmovement. There are little bits of information that might be useful throughout the book, especially if you suspect that something is holding back from new awareness.
Like Alice Miller, she states definitively that the body never lies. Touch is a way to access feelings and experiences through the body. "
~ Written on 2008-08-28
The book is fairly short; the case studies vague and no particular knowledge was shared. The reader was left with the impression that Marion Rosen is gifted in intuition and that with therapeutic touch, light and empathetic or non-empathetic, as required along with questioning about stress or childhood trauma could not eradicate long standing trauma frozen in the body's musculature. A little like chiropractic or DO stuff. Also a little like the book "Waking the Tiger," in which the author, Peter Levine, tells about his first breakthrough with patient; she went into a panic attack, couldn't breath and he instinctively said "Run, run," while she was still in her panic attack, and she moved her legs and it broke the trauma she froze on years before and was able to end her panic attacks; that was talk therapy, not touch, though. It's all about trauma frozen in the body, but Rosen comes across as intuitively good at this. Through muscle tension the body represses feelings and esperiences that we cannot handle at the time of occurence. While we forget whatever happened, the feelings and experiences are still with us, stored in the body and we use a lot of effort to keep them there. With release, people can live more vibrantly and more originally.
I think that in addition to the effectiveness of touch therapy for unblocking traumas and stresses, the idea of growing trust in yourself was a theme. Practitioners who came to learn this technique moved to other countries by intuition; they decided to study the subject by intuition; they healed by intuition; they learned to losing expectations of others, learning to take their time in life and to be patient. I thought that the intuition and consciousness raised, while not made a point in the book, was quite remarkable.
The method seems to rely on having people talk and then sensing the agitation of their movements when the subject upsets them. Alternatively, they feel for nonmovement. There are little bits of information that might be useful throughout the book, especially if you suspect that something is holding back from new awareness.
Like Alice Miller, she states definitively that the body never lies. Touch is a way to access feelings and experiences through the body. "
~ Written on 2008-08-28
"I am a not a professional bodyworker. However, after reading this book I aspire to this profession. Marion's descriptions of her work and method are so simple. Energy work, which resonates with our deepest spiritual selves, generally defies human words. Yet Marion manages to convey her message well. She doesn't always try to attach a meaning to why energy healing works. She readily says, "I don't know why it works, but it does." Being on the table experiencing this work is miraculous! I don't know why it works, but it does!"
~ Written on 2007-08-17
~ Written on 2007-08-17
"The Southwest, and Santa Fe in particular, has long been a mecca for the healing arts. The area seems to produce a kind of mentality and lifestyle for all types of alternative healers, from astrology to hypnosis to massage to Chinese medicine. Rosen Method Bodywork is one of many forms of bodywork to find a foothold in the region.
Marion Rosen, creator and founder of Rosen Method bodywork and movement, penned this in-depth explanation of her bodywork and movement therapy with her longtime collaborator, Sue Brenner. For anyone who has experienced the wonders of Rosen Method (and I count myself among the fortunate), this book is a godsend.
Rosen Method bodywork is distinguished by its gentle, direct touch. Based on Rosen's professional training as a physical therapist and developed experientially over many years, this jewel of discovery and creative expression has been a well-kept secret. Using hands that listen rather than manipulate or massage, the Rosen Method practitioner focuses on chronic muscle tension. When relaxation occurs and the breath deepens, unconscious feelings, attitudes and memories may come to the surface.
In his foreword to the book, Dr. Claudio Naranjo offers that he "considers Rosen a wise woman of the best kind: one who not only understands, but has humanity. She is a first-rate example of those I have over the years called"the new shamans"-those who heal by a combination of direct contagion and very simple facts that our academic world ignores."
Rosen's candid reflections on the surprises and healing that show up routinely in her work with clients and students alike is refreshing. The case studies in the book are a valuable demonstration of the principles behind the Rosen Method. What if enjoyment, satisfaction and full participation in life is actually a function of posture, breathing, digestion, movement and the ongoing regeneration of organs, bones and other body tissues? And, what if you have access to affecting all those living processes?
Whether you want to fully experience Rosen Method bodywork or not, this book offers refreshing, uncomplicated insights into what has made life the way it is for you. For those interested in living life to the fullest, this book offers an understanding of how Rosen creates that possibility through touch.
Rosen Method Bodywork: Accessing the Unconscious through Touch
by Marion Rosen with Susan Brenner; Reviewed by Jeanie C. Williams
"
~ Written on 2005-09-01
Marion Rosen, creator and founder of Rosen Method bodywork and movement, penned this in-depth explanation of her bodywork and movement therapy with her longtime collaborator, Sue Brenner. For anyone who has experienced the wonders of Rosen Method (and I count myself among the fortunate), this book is a godsend.
Rosen Method bodywork is distinguished by its gentle, direct touch. Based on Rosen's professional training as a physical therapist and developed experientially over many years, this jewel of discovery and creative expression has been a well-kept secret. Using hands that listen rather than manipulate or massage, the Rosen Method practitioner focuses on chronic muscle tension. When relaxation occurs and the breath deepens, unconscious feelings, attitudes and memories may come to the surface.
In his foreword to the book, Dr. Claudio Naranjo offers that he "considers Rosen a wise woman of the best kind: one who not only understands, but has humanity. She is a first-rate example of those I have over the years called"the new shamans"-those who heal by a combination of direct contagion and very simple facts that our academic world ignores."
Rosen's candid reflections on the surprises and healing that show up routinely in her work with clients and students alike is refreshing. The case studies in the book are a valuable demonstration of the principles behind the Rosen Method. What if enjoyment, satisfaction and full participation in life is actually a function of posture, breathing, digestion, movement and the ongoing regeneration of organs, bones and other body tissues? And, what if you have access to affecting all those living processes?
Whether you want to fully experience Rosen Method bodywork or not, this book offers refreshing, uncomplicated insights into what has made life the way it is for you. For those interested in living life to the fullest, this book offers an understanding of how Rosen creates that possibility through touch.
Rosen Method Bodywork: Accessing the Unconscious through Touch
by Marion Rosen with Susan Brenner; Reviewed by Jeanie C. Williams
"
~ Written on 2005-09-01