Thomas Hübl

A visionary guide for tapping into our collective human consciousness to help heal our traumatized world We are all interconnected―and dependent on each other to shape the world in which we live. Yet even though technology has allowed us to digitally share our lives with more people than ever, the result has been a growing pattern of personal isolation, alienation, and division. Why is this? "We are seeing the manifestation of collective trauma," says luminary Thomas H bl. "The profoundly complex challenges we face demand a new level of human collaboration." In Attuned, H bl shares a visionary guide to healing our struggling world. Attuning to a person, group, or organization means coming into resonance by listening mindfully to the inner sensations, feelings, images, and information that arise. At the core of the book is the "relational field"―a vast matrix of energy through which information is shared within, around, and between us. In each chapter, you'll find insights and practices for perceiving and tuning in to oneself and others, and ultimately contributing to the healing of this field. By embracing our interdependence, we can activate what is needed to respond to and evolve through the challenges of our age. "It may take only a small number of us," explains H bl, "to establish a new level of collective coherence―to share our light, heal our wounds, and realize the unawakened potential of our world."

Acclaimed authors Richard Schwartz and Thomas H bl teach us how healing trauma can empower us to reclaim resilience and transform our world. Too often, we assume that our trauma is an individual wound, and that we can only heal it through individual work. In truth, our trauma is shaped by so much more than our own experience--we're impacted by ancestral trauma from previous generations as well as collective trauma from the world around us. Beloved teachers Thomas H bl and Richard Schwartz bring together their wisdom to chart a new path forward that addresses all of these sources of pain, so we can heal ourselves and also our communities and world. In this powerful collaboration, H bl and Schwartz help us understand why individual trauma cannot be separated from the legacies of shared past and present traumas. Each author offers an overview of their healing modality and how they work together. Schwartz is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic approach that teaches we all contain many parts--and also have an undamaged, healing Self. H bl has done powerful work on trauma healing, particularly collectively and in groups. Together, they teach methods and practices that help us begin to release beliefs and emotions that no longer serve us, break cycles of harm, expand our awareness, and become more compassionate and curious as we heal. Through this work, H bl shares, "we can unload the burden and create a more flourishing world."

This book is based on a compelling notion: that the spiritual principles and practices common to all human cultures are a toolbox for healing the way we relate to each other; that changing consciousness can indeed change the planet; and that we do it by transforming our ability to attune to, communicate with, and be present to each other. We do this through what the author calls the “relational field,” the subtle and yet significant connection with others that we can learn to impact through our attention and presence. The mystical principles and practices covered here are taught in all of Thomas Hübl's sought-after training programs. Now he offers them to anyone seeking an answer to the grief, conflict, and strife meeting us at every turn. These include the core Mystic Principles of stillness, movement, and awareness; the Art of Attunement; his signature work in Transparent Communication; as well as group and individual tools for trauma healing and collective integration, all backed up with the latest multigenerational, collective, and individual trauma research. Heady while still firmly grounded in the body, this book's heartfelt aim is to bring a unique and well-practiced approach to addressing collective and personal trauma to a world in need.

What can you do when you carry scars not on your body but within your soul? And what happens when those spiritual wounds exist not just in you but in everyone in your family, community, and even beyond? Spiritual teacher Thomas Hübl has spent years investigating why it is that old and seemingly disconnected traumas can seed their way through communities and across generations. His work culminates in Healing Collective Trauma, a new perspective on trauma that addresses both its visible effects and its most hidden roots. Thomas combines deep knowledge of mystical traditions with the latest scientific research. “In this way,” writes Thomas, “we are weaving a double helix between ancient wisdom and contemporary understanding.” Thomas details the Collective Trauma Integration Process, a group-based modality for evoking and eventually dissolving stuck traumatic energies. Providing structured practices for both students and group facilitators, Healing Collective Trauma is intended to build a practical tool kit for integration. This paperback edition of Healing Collective Trauma offers not just an advanced look at community trauma but also a hopeful glimpse of the future. As Thomas declares, “Together, I believe we can and must heal the ‘soul wound’ that marks us all. In so doing, we will awaken to the luminous possibility and profound potential of our true, mutual nature as humankind.”

Miten parantua sielun haavoista, jotka ulottuvat vielä paljon syvemmälle kokonaisiin yhteisöihin ja kulttuureihin? Miksi vanhat ja näennäisesti toisiinsa liittymättömät traumat periytyvät sukupolvelta ja yhteisöltä toiseen? Thomas Hübl punoo yhteen muinaisia viisauksia ja modernia tietämystä kiehtovalla tavalla. Hän tutkii puhuttelevassa teoksessaan sekä kollektiivisten traumojen näkyviä oireita että niiden taustalla piileviä perimmäisiä syitä. Käy ilmi, etteivät kielteiset kokemukset vaikuta vain yksilötasolla identiteettiin ja hyvinvointiin vaan koko ihmiskuntaa ravisuttavina kriiseinä ilmastonmuutoksena, globaalina pandemiana, rasismina, ja poliittisena polarisaationa. Teos paljastaa, miten lukemattomin eri tavoin traumat muokkaavat maailmaamme, ja tarjoaa käytännöllisiä työkaluja ja harjoituksia niistä toipumiseen. Thomas Hübl on kirjailija, opettaja ja The Academy of Inner Science -akatemian perustaja. Hänet tunnetaan maailmanlaajuisesti mystisten traditioiden ja tieteen yhdistämisestä teostensa ja opetustyönsä kautta.

What can you do when you carry scars not on your body, but within your soul? And what happens when those spiritual wounds exist not just in you, but in everyone in your life? Whether or not we have experienced personal trauma, we are all - in very real ways - impacted by the legacy of familial and cultural suffering. Recent research has shown that trauma affects groups just as acutely as it does individuals; it bridges families, generations, communities, and borders. “I believe that unresolved systemic traumas delay the development of the human family, harm the natural world, and inhibit the higher evolution of our species,” writes Thomas Hübl. However, just as trauma can be integrated and healed for a single person, groups large and small can also find recovery. With Healing Collective Trauma, this world-renowned spiritual teacher presents a hopeful road map to mending the mind, body, and soul. Here, Hübl explains the most recent science of trauma and shares the principles of his Collective Trauma Integration Process (CTIP), a protocol he has facilitated for groups in the US, Germany, Israel, and elsewhere. He examines collective trauma both from the perspective of the latest research and through a spiritual lens informed by 15 years as a meditation teacher. Including contributions from renowned experts from across the field of trauma treatment, as well as meditative practices to support both counselors and clients, Healing Collective Trauma presents a fresh perspective on trauma integration along with practical tools for beginning the journey to wholeness.

Noted psychotherapist Francis Weller provides an essential guide for navigating the deep waters of sorrow and loss in this lyrical yet practical handbook for mastering the art of grieving. Describing how Western patterns of amnesia and anesthesia affect our capacity to cope with personal and collective sorrows, Weller reveals the new vitality we may encounter when we welcome, rather than fear, the pain of loss. Through moving personal stories, poetry, and insightful reflections he leads us into the central energy of sorrow, and to the profound healing and heightened communion with each other and our planet that reside alongside it. The Wild Edge of Sorrow explains that grief has always been communal and illustrates how we need the healing touch of others, an atmosphere of compassion, and the comfort of ritual in order to fully metabolize our grief. Weller describes how we often hide our pain from the world, wrapping it in a secret mantle of shame. This causes sorrow to linger unexpressed in our bodies, weighing us down and pulling us into the territory of depression and death. We have come to fear grief and feel too alone to face an encounter with the powerful energies of sorrow. Those who work with people in grief, who have experienced the loss of a loved one, who mourn the ongoing destruction of our planet, or who suffer the accumulated traumas of a lifetime will appreciate the discussion of obstacles to successful grief work such as privatized pain, lack of communal rituals, a pervasive feeling of fear, and a culturally restrictive range of emotion. Weller highlights the intimate bond between grief and gratitude, sorrow and intimacy. In addition to showing us that the greatest gifts are often hidden in the things we avoid, he offers powerful tools and rituals and a list of resources to help us transform grief into a force that allows us to live and love more fully.