Dr. Peter A. Levine: A Guide to Smovey Rings in Somatic Experiencing® Practice

This video is based on an interview with Dr. Peter A. Levine (May 2019) by Ilene Blaisch, SEP, LCSW and Laura Melton, SEP, LMT intended for continuing education for Somatic Experiencing Practitioners. Others are welcome to view, but please be aware it's not designed as a self-help video for trauma healing. If you are interested in Somatic Experiencing therapy, please see the SE Practitioner Directory (www.traumahealing.org) and if there is a mental health emergency, please contact your local hospital ER dept. Dr Levine developed the trauma healing theory and methodology known as Somatic Experiencing®. In this video he discusses various tools he uses with clients, including the Smovey Rings, which can help facilitate a gradual pendulation between a positive body sensation with the more unpleasant arousal of a sympathetic charge of energy (often locked and stored within the body). The Smovey Rings, in their original intention, were designed as an exercise device by an Austrian athlete to help with symptoms of his Parkinson's Disease. Dr. Levine discusses how they are a useful tool in Somatic Experiencing work. For any further information please contact: Ilene Blaisch, LCSW, SEP at [email protected] or see website: www.healwithvibration.com (Member of smoveynorthamerica.com team)
September 2019