Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma

Waking the Tiger

Healing Trauma Through the Wisdom of the Body
By Peter A. Levine

A groundbreaking and compassionate exploration of trauma and recovery, Waking the Tiger offers a hopeful new understanding of how trauma affects the body — and how healing is possible.

Description

In this influential work, Peter A. Levine draws on his study of animal behaviour, neuroscience, and human physiology to explore a compelling question: why do wild animals, despite frequent threats to survival, rarely remain traumatised?

Through this lens, the book reveals how trauma is not simply a psychological issue, but a deeply physical response held within the nervous system. Waking the Tiger explains how overwhelming experiences can become trapped in the body and how, through awareness and gentle reconnection with bodily sensations, these patterns can begin to resolve.

The book normalises trauma responses and offers practical exercises designed to support healing, self-awareness, and nervous system regulation.

Key Themes

• Understanding trauma as a physiological response
• The body’s innate capacity for healing
• Lessons from the animal world and survival instincts
• Reconnecting with bodily sensations to release trauma
• Restoring balance and resilience within the nervous system

What You’ll Discover

• Why trauma symptoms occur
• How seemingly ordinary experiences can create lasting stress responses
• Gentle practices for developing body awareness and safety
• A new perspective on healing and recovery

Product Features

• Groundbreaking exploration of trauma and nervous system healing
• Written by renowned trauma specialist Peter A. Levine
• Blends neuroscience, psychology, and embodied awareness
• Includes practical exercises and self-awareness techniques
• Widely regarded as a foundational text in trauma healing
• Suitable for personal growth, practitioners, and wellness collections
• Paperback edition
• Approximate dimensions: 21.6 cm x 14 cm x 1.5 cm
• 288 pages
• ISBN: 9781556432330

Why You’ll Love It

• Accessible, compassionate, and deeply insightful
• Offers practical tools for understanding and healing trauma
• Blends science, psychology, and embodied awareness
• Widely regarded as a foundational text in trauma healing

A transformative guide that helps illuminate the body’s natural wisdom and capacity to heal from overwhelming experiences.