When Alexander Rosan became a bodyworker, he intuitively saw a connection between emotions and pain. He wasn’t trained to work with emotions, but he instinctively found his way into helping his clients process their emotions by attuning to and working with their bodies.

In this Episode:

🔹 An explanation of bodywork.

🔹 Thinking past traditional training in order to connect mind and body.

🔹 “There’s something beyond just massaging the body.”

🔹 Alexander’s story about “the first time someone started crying underneath my hands.”

🔹 Alexander helps connect the world of neuroplasticity to the world of working with the body as a massage therapist and bodyworker.

🔹 “There is, ultimately and truly, nothing to be afraid of…as scary as that sounds.”

This is a great conversation. It’s an excellent opening to reflect on how you might want to bring your own physical body deeper into your emotional healing process.

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Find Alexander: www.alexanderrosan.com

(In-Person Bodywork in Portland, OR)

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Resources from Today’s Episode:

Somatic IFS by Susan McConnell

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…and you’re listening to Mindbody Medicine for Chronic Pain.

Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional modalities to heal from chronic pain. Common conditions treated: Back Pain, Neck Pain, Hip Pain, Shoulder Pain, Knee Pain, Elbow Pain, Pain from Disc Bulges, Pain from Disc Degeneration, Sciatica, Neuropathy, Chronic Headaches, Migraine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Many Eczema and Skin Conditions, Many Arthritic Presentations, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long Covid, Depression, and Anxiety.

Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr. John Sarno and all who’ve built upon his theories including: Nicole Sachs, Christina Sarno Horner, Dr. Howard Schubiner, Dr. Dan Ratner, Alan Gordon, the ATNS, and so many others.

Join us as we discuss: TMS, pain as a danger signal, the pain/threat cycle, healing through psychological work, healing through emotional work, healing through patiently attuning to your true self, trauma, healing as a work in progress, maddening frustration, glimmers of hope, elating successes... But most of all, join us because you don’t have to be alone in your pain. You don’t have to be alone in the hard work of healing. And you don’t have to be alone as this starts to work for you, and you begin to get better.

We’re all walking this path together. We’re right here with you.

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