"While we have learned during the past few decades the importance of emotions and beliefs in health, the body has too often been neglected, or regarded as a mechanical object that sooner or later is doomed to fail. In A Guide to Body Wisdom, Ann Brode gives the body its due by showing how it can function as a source of wisdom and strength in total harmony with the mind. Brode's perspective is long overdue, offering a holistic, balanced view of what it means to be human."—Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind

"This book includes a myriad of everyday ways to awaken and experience the body's innate intelligence. It is full of interesting facts, intriguing exercises, and useful strategies."—Risa Kaparo, PhD, somatic psychotherapist, creator of Somatic Learning, and author of Awakening Somatic Intelligence

"Read [this book] with an open mind and your intelligent body will sigh with relief."—Guy Claxton, PhD, professor emeritus, University of Winchester, author of Intelligence in the Flesh

"Through Ann Brode's vast knowledge and hands-on experience, we learn how to touch base with the infinite wisdom of our bodies. This book is a jewel that can be referred to throughout a lifetime."—Dr. Jennifer Freed, PhD, MFT, author of Peace Q

"Filled with a bounty of stories, lessons, and secrets, A Guide to Body Wisdom opens the floodgates to a more vibrant and responsive understanding of how to really inhabit and celebrate this journey of life in the body."—Ilene Segalove, artist, editor, and author of List Your Self

"[This is] must reading for every person who has ever felt sick and tired and doesn't know how to reboot and refuel. Rooted in compassion, rich with solid self-care, and written by someone who has heard every body's story, A Guide to Body Wisdom is a true treasure of life-changing information that will assist anyone in healing their body and their life."—John La Puma, MD, New York Times bestselling author of iChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicineand The RealAge Diet

"[Brode] brilliantly distills all of her breadth and depth of experience in this surprisingly practical book. Readers will be richly rewarded with accessible counsel on how to tap into the wisdom of the body to enhance health and well-being."—Michael Seabaugh, PhD, clinical psychologist

"In Ann Todhunter Brode's new book A Guide to Body Wisdom, there's room for curiosity and satisfaction, space to expand and contract as one sees fit. The book invites us to be present in each moment as we notice with awareness our bodily sensations and our thoughts and then consciously decide how we want to think, feel, and react."—Nancy Eichhorn, PhD, founding editor-in-chief of Somatic Psychotherapy Today

Praise:

"While we have learned during the past few decades the importance of emotions and beliefs in health, the body has too often been neglected, or regarded as a mechanical object that sooner or later is doomed to fail. In A Guide to Body Wisdom, Ann Brode gives the body its due by showing how it can function as a source of wisdom and strength in total harmony with the mind. Brode's perspective is long overdue, offering a holistic, balanced view of what it means to be human."—Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind

"This book includes a myriad of everyday ways to awaken and experience the body's innate intelligence. It is full of interesting facts, intriguing exercises, and useful strategies."—Risa Kaparo, PhD, somatic psychotherapist, creator of Somatic Learning, and author of Awakening Somatic Intelligence

"Read [this book] with an open mind and your intelligent body will sigh with relief."—Guy Claxton, PhD, professor emeritus, University of Winchester, author of Intelligence in the Flesh

"Through Ann Brode's vast knowledge and hands-on experience, we learn how to touch base with the infinite wisdom of our bodies. This book is a jewel that can be referred to throughout a lifetime."—Dr. Jennifer Freed, PhD, MFT, author of Peace Q

"Filled with a bounty of stories, lessons, and secrets, A Guide to Body Wisdom opens the floodgates to a more vibrant and responsive understanding of how to really inhabit and celebrate this journey of life in the body."—Ilene Segalove, artist, editor, and author of List Your Self

"[This is] must reading for every person who has ever felt sick and tired and doesn't know how to reboot and refuel. Rooted in compassion, rich with solid self-care, and written by someone who has heard every body's story, A Guide to Body Wisdom is a true treasure of life-changing information that will assist anyone in healing their body and their life."—John La Puma, MD, New York Times bestselling author of <iChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicineand The RealAge Diet

"[Brode] brilliantly distills all of her breadth and depth of experience in this surprisingly practical book. Readers will be richly rewarded with accessible counsel on how to tap into the wisdom of the body to enhance health and well-being."—Michael Seabaugh, PhD, clinical psychologist

"In Ann Todhunter Brode's new book A Guide to Body Wisdom, there's room for curiosity and satisfaction, space to expand and contract as one sees fit. The book invites us to be present in each moment as we notice with awareness our bodily sensations and our thoughts and then consciously decide how we want to think, feel, and react."—Nancy Eichhorn, PhD, founding editor-in-chief of Somatic Psychotherapy Today