Book Review: Meet your Body by Noah Karrasch

” Many of us hold on to old fears, traumas and stresses and allow them to define and frame our lives. This book shows how to relieve these problems and help you look and feel better on a profound level. Based on the idea that the body is composed of twenty-one important hinges. Meet Your Body shows how we can ‘oil’ and free these hinges, stretching the body out so we can feel healthy and happy more of the time”.

I really enjoyed this book it had great practical tips and exercises combined with a very readable and personable approach.

The author has been a body worker for over 20 years and also teaches. His approach to disease really resonated with me and my own experiences. Noah sees dis-ease  as the slow down of energy and invites the reader to slow down and really get to know their body.

” I often tell my patients we have 4 sides: Physical, Emotional, Intellectual and Spiritual. An event will impact on all 4 sides e.g. flu – when you have a temperature of 104 degrees, every bone and every muscle aches. It is a  physical illness but intellectually is this  the time to make a detailed financial analysis? No! Is it a time for deep emotional discussion with a loved one? No! Spiritually few people get passed “Oh God help!” What call a physical illness afects all aspects of our being.”

I really love the way Noah can convey quite complex theories in a way which is really accessible for all to understand. One that springs to mind is the way he explains the Spine being like wooden building blocks you played with as a child. If one block is out of place the whole thing can come tumbling down.

I would highly recommend this book and know that I will return to it again and again over time. I have used some of the exercises and definately feel the benefit.

If you are interested in your own health or are a therapist looking for new exercises to use with clients, this book will definately give you inspiration. 

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