Cheryl Pallant, Ph.D., is an award-winning writer and poet, Reiki and Healing Touch practitioner, somatic coach, dancer, meditator, and teacher. She has written several books, including Writing and the Body in Motion and Contact Improvisation: An Introduction to a Vitalizing Dance Form. She teaches at the University of Richmond and leads workshops in the U.S. and internationally. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Introduction
A Shift in Consciousness

1
The Roots of Beliefs
The Value of Being Authentic • It’s a Matter of Perspective • Bias • The Power of Witnessing • Greeting Discomfort • The Safety of Beliefs • How We Continue

2
An Integration of Energy Healing
A Start of Healing • The Power of Touch • Subtle Energy • Expanded Perceptions as Part of Healing • What Is Healing? • Optimal Health • The Opportunity in Unease and Disease • Embracing the Present

3
The Intelligence of Intuitive and Somatic Awareness The Imbalance of Sexism • When a Smile Isn’t Enough • A Dysfunctional Tilt • The Intelligence of Intuition • Integrative Knowing • Somatic Intelligence • Integration through Embodiment • Field Knowing

4
The Ecology of the Self
The Presence of Beauty • The Fear Paradigm • The Pervasiveness of Love • Maturity of the Heart • Interconnection • Resonance • We Space • Life Task

5
The Embodiment of Expanded Perceptions
Direct Experience • Showing Up Responsively • Wholeness Matters • A Mindful Approach • Imaginal Self • Expanding Consciousness

6
A Way Forward
Multiple Perspectives • Embodying Growth • Breaking Through

7
Embodiment Practices
Setting Intentions • Initiating a Practice • Shining a Light for Integration • Transforming Fear and Worry into Love • Embodying through Meditation • Balancing Feminine and Masculine Energies • Healing with Imagery • Developing Intuition • Aligning with Flow through Creative Expression • Establishing a We • Connecting with the Cosmos

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