Table of Contents
Contents Introduction: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Holistic Healing and the Emotional Muscle Body | 1
Part I: The Connection between Emotions and Our Muscles Chapter 1: Muscles, Memory, Emotions, and the Link | 15 Chapter 2: The Emotional, Mental, and Energetic Body | 29 Chapter 3: Emotional Release and Energy Work | 47
Part II: Emotional Component for Each Muscle Group Chapter 4: The Back—Your Storehouse for Betrayal, Protection, and Support | 67 Chapter 5: The Glutes—Your Storehouse for Aggravation and Suppression | 85 Chapter 6: The Legs—Your Storehouse for Moving Forward or Staying Stuck | 93 Chapter 7: The Abdominal Muscles, Diaphragm, and the Psoas—Your Storehouse for Where the Real Vulnerability Lives | 123 Chapter 8: The Arms, Shoulders, and Hands—Your Storehouse for Embracing Love and Claiming Vitality | 137 Chapter 9: The Chest—Your Storehouse for What’s at the Heart of the Matter | 155 Chapter 10: The Head, Face, and Jaws—Your Storehouse for Gaining Clarity and a Wider Vision | 163 Chapter 11: The Neck—Your Storehouse for Stress, Flexibility, Awareness, and Claiming Your Life | 175 Chapter 12: Putting It All Together to Unlock Your Healing Potential | 191
Appendix A: Additional Tools to Try: Cleanse, Release, Ground, and Empower | 203 Appendix B: Additional Modalities to Try: Various Offerings on Avenues to Healing | 219 Appendix C: Collective Responses from a Survey of Other Health and Bodywork Professionals | 241 Glossary: Terms and Healing Modalities | 245 Bibliography | 253 Index | 255