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Words that touch
barbara bates • Mar 23, 2020
I'd like to commend to you a couple of books that you may like, even though at the moment in this pandemic, we have to temporarily reduce touch. These books may be good to read if you are isolating for now.
One is Words That Touch, and it's about the application of Clean Language (more about this another time; for now, think of this as the art of asking very clear, simple questions) to body therapies such as shiatsu, chiropractic and physiotherapy. It is aimed at body work therapists (which I am not) but what fascinated me was how it shows what the body knows. We can even apply it to ourselves, investigating physical symptoms and seeing what they can tell us.
I pulled my back once and had a few physiotherapy sessions during which I mentioned this book; the next thing I knew was that the physios were queuing up to read it! What did the back ache tell me? well, one thing was that I was doing too much. So I made adjustments and soon felt better.
The other book, which I have only just started, is called The Listening Space. It's another Clean Language application, this time with a focus on mindfulness and how these two approaches can work together. It's a delightful book, appropriate to a wide audience, very kind and comforting.
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