Welcome to Episode 20 of STiLL, "Ishtara". Join your hosts Stacè and Jill as they engage in a conversation with a special guest, Tracy Harward. Tracy shares her journey of healing and self-discovery that led to the creation of Ishtara.
Tracy delves into her personal experiences of childhood trauma, exploring how she found solace and healing through moving meditation and listening to her body's wisdom. She discusses the birth of Ishtara, a practice that promotes building a relationship with all aspects of oneself, rather than trying to alter or suppress them.
Listen as we explore the core aspects of Ishtara, a practice that encourages seeing, naming, and loving each part of ourselves, fostering healing of relational wounds.
Find out more about how to connect with Tracy below, and of course, if you are craving more STiLL come join our community at stilloriginalpodcast.com
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Meet Tracy Harward, Creator of Ishtara.
Tracy is the creator of Ishtara, a method for transforming from the body up with movement. Ishtara is the result of her 20 year search to heal herself from childhood trauma. Tracy measures a 9 out of 10 on the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) score - having experienced most types of childhood trauma from 7 to 15 years of age.
Tracy found the answer in her body. She learned a practice of moving meditation at a retreat that she continued at home on her own. As she continued to listen to and follow her body in movement, she became able to feel her emotions, her patterns, and her trauma simply as energy in her body.
Because she was able to feel her psychology in her body, she was able to work with it directly. In her daily practice over years, she discovered new ways to heal with movement. She began to heal in ways that were real and lasting and passionately sharing her method.
Tracy created Ishtara from her own lived experience combined with 10 years in high practice in moving meditation and 20 years of study and training in somatic psychology, spiritual psychology, gestalt psychology, trauma psychology, attachment psychology, and transpersonal psychology.
Tracy has studied with masters in somatic psychology, including in-person study with Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk (Body Keeps the Score) and online trainings with Dr. Peter Levine, Dr. Stephen Porges, and Dr. Pat Ogden.
Tracy is the author of Ishtara Body Alchemy - a guide to transforming your past and your patterns with movement. She teaches hundreds of students, including therapists and coaches, around the world. She has also trained 30 teachers in the Ishtara method.
Tracy is devoted to showing people how to become free by following their own body as their teacher, healer, and guide.
Connect with Tracy:
Website: https://www.ishtarabody.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ishtarabody/
Have questions about Ishtara? info@ishtarabody.com
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