Body Aware

Praise

“Insightful and sensitive, this will delight the mindfulness crowd.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“If you have a body, I highly recommend you read this book.”
—REBECCA PACHECO, author of Still Life

“If you are looking to heal, this is the book for you.”
—DR. NICOLE LEPERA, PhD, author of How to Do the Work

“Hornthal … helps us appreciate the intersection of these insights: that changing the activity of the body facilitates larger personal changes…. For practicing mental health practitioners and their clients, this is a game-changer.”
—BRETT N. STEENBARGER, PhD, teaching professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University

“Erica brings a deep knowledge of how we can better listen to what our own bodies—and how movement can change how we feel and experience the world.”
—JENNIFER STAHL, content director for DanceMedia and editor in chief of Dance magazine

“Written in accessible and friendly language, [this book] will help you to see that dance is about much more than dance, and the healing journey involves much more than working with our rational minds.” 
—JAMIEMARICH, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, REAT, RYT-500, author of Trauma and the 12 Steps

“Erica’s dance therapy brings peace and joy to your heart.”
—MARC WEISSBLUTH, MD, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine

“Erica Hornthal brilliantly illustrates that showing up in this life begins by Simply Be-ing in our bodies.”
—JESSICA ZWEIG, CEO of SimplyBe agency and best-selling author

“Full of action-based exercises and scientifically informed strategies for healing both the most subtle and most prominent emotional scars…. A must-read.”
—HELAINA HOVITZ REGAL, journalist and author of After 9/11

“The prescription you need to reset your body’s state of alarm, resolve emotional and physical ‘dis-ease,’ and maintain the healthy synergy between your body and mind.”
—DR. RUSSELL KENNEDY, THE ANXIETY MD, author of The Anxiety Rx

“Pick up Body Aware and … you’ll feel enriched, encouraged, and gently challenged to expand your vitality and creativity with powerfully simple practices that bridge mind and body with new moves.” 
—KATHLYN HENDRICKS, PhD, BC-DMT, best-selling author of Conscious Loving

“This book does not proscribe certain movements—it assists us in finding movements within us and leveraging them for our and the world’s transformation. Well done!” 
—CHRISTINE CALDWELL, PhD, LPC, BC-DMT, Professor Emeritus of Somatic Counseling Psychology, Naropa University, and coauthor of Oppression and the Body

“This [book’s] call inward provides a timely remedy for the soul.”
—SUSAN BAUER, RSME/T, RSDE, MFA, founder of Embodiment in Education™ and author of The Embodied Teen

“For anyone who feels their body has been relegated to the shadows … this book is a must-read.”
—RACHEL COSSAR, CEO at Virtual Sapiens

“A treasure of knowledge and exploration.”
—AZIZI MARSHALL, founder and CEO of the Center for Creative Arts Therapy