Challenging the Status Quo: Advancing Trauma Recovery

Around the age of 15, a copy of the late Dr Herbert Benson MD’s book, The Relaxation Response, found its way onto my bookshelf.  The pioneering work of Dr Benson and his colleagues committed to exploring mind-body approaches to counter the stress response in collaboration with Tibetan refugees, paved the way to building an evidence […]

Profile: Somatic Therapy – Manuela Mischke-Reeds

Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT, is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, a licensed Somatic Psychotherapist, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 40823). She trains health professionals in the Hakomi Method in California, Australia and Europe. She recently developed a Hakomi based trauma and attachment training for clinicians in Germany. Manuela specializes in integrating […]