I am pleased to share with you a review of IN SEARCH OF SOMATIC THERAPY (Savant 2017) by Dr. Susan Stuntzner, PhD, Southwestern Oregon Community College that appears in the Journal of Rehabilitation 85(2):58-59 · June 2019. Here's the link: 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331048291_Book_Review_Tsuchiya_S_In_search_of_somatic_therapy_2016


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It's already late fall, and winter is looming. Walking along I observe people, like bears, getting ready to hibernate for the winter by slouching even here in Hawaii. 

In my book IN SEARCH OF SOMATIC THERAPY (Savant 2017), I mention the importance of posture in preventive somatic therapy. In fact, of the ten most important elements of somatic therapy, posture may surprise everyone to hear it is NUMBER ONE! 


In somatic therapy (verses somatic therapy), we recognize that while the body and mind s...
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Happy New Year! Time is going so fast, it’s already 2017 and my book, IN SEARCH OF SOMATIC THERAPY (Savant 2017) will soon go into proofreading. That means about a month to release! I’m satisfied it is coming so well.  

I’m also a bit nervous. What will people think of it? I’m not so concerned about the content. It’s really good. But what will people think of what I have to say about Somatic Therapy?  I wonder.  I’m not a doctor or psychologist. I’m a dancer and massage therapi...

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Yesterday, I went to see the movie, "Dr. Strange," starring Benedict Cummerbach (aka the new Sherlock Holmes). 

It was a fantasy, but I was surprised to see that it involved the body listening to the spirit, exactly what somatic therapy is all about. In my book, IN SEARCH OF SOMATIC THERAPY (Savant, in press), I wanted to expand my search to cover "listening to the soul" but that became such a huge project, I decided to keep my focus on my journey seeking what somatic therapy verses somatic (p...
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