{"product_id":"neuroaffective-somatics-katherine-zitterbart-ma-9798992646207","title":"Neuroaffective Somatics: A New Framework for Nervous System Resonance: Chinese Medicine, Neuroscience, and Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeuroaffective Somatics\u003c\/b\u003e is a living framework designed to support nervous system health, emotional resilience, and embodied transformation. It grew out of 45 years of direct contemplation and practice - and took three focused years of structural design to fully map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is rooted in \u003ci\u003eNeidan\u003c\/i\u003e (Taoist Internal Alchemy), \u003cb\u003eTraditional Chinese Medicine, \u003c\/b\u003e somatic intelligence, and\u003cb\u003e Nonlinear Physics\u003c\/b\u003e. This is not a conceptual overlay. It's an embodied system. It does not require belief - it invites perception.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat It Works With\u003cp\u003eNeuroaffective Somatics was developed inside systems where clarity is essential: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemory loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrauma and PTSD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychiatric recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePost-accident rehabilitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnd-of-life care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural repair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quiet, invisible rituals of daily embodiment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not impose a fixed outcome. It tracks the body's real-time intelligence - through structure, through sensation, through change.\u003c\/p\u003eCore Principles\u003cbr\u003eResonance Over Regulation\u003cp\u003eRather than forcing the nervous system into predefined \"states,\" this work follows the movement of \u003cb\u003eShen\u003c\/b\u003e - the organizing intelligence that gives shape to experience. Healing is not about returning to a baseline. It's about increasing coherence across time, lineage, and space.\u003c\/p\u003eThe Soma is the Portal\u003cp\u003eChange begins in the tissues. The Soma leads - not the mind, not the theory. This system works through \u003cb\u003ebreath, position, timing, fascia, orientation, and the deep geometries of movement\u003c\/b\u003e. From the Soma → to the Self → to the Field.\u003c\/p\u003eStructure as Relationship\u003cp\u003eDrawing on \u003cb\u003ebiotensegrity\u003c\/b\u003e, meridian logic, and gravitational forces, Neuroaffective Somatics sees the body as a living field of adaptive relationships. Everything is connected: fascia, force, form, and feeling.\u003c\/p\u003eShen as Intelligence\u003cp\u003eThe five Shen - and the eight Immortals - are mapped onto cranial nerves, fascial planes, and perceptual loops. These are not metaphors. They are mechanics. They organize how we orient, relate, and regulate.\u003c\/p\u003eThe Body Bagua\u003cp\u003eThe system includes the \u003cb\u003eBody Bagua\u003c\/b\u003e - a three-dimensional map that aligns the Eight Extraordinary Vessels with anatomical and cosmological logic. It offers a practical bridge between myth, motion, and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat This Work Is\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA synthesis of Chinese medicine, trauma theory, and nonlinear systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA direct response to the limitations of DSM-based psychiatric models and Western \"regulation\" frameworks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cosmologically grounded somatic system, fully mapped to lived experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA design built in pattern, tested in practice, and offered in service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat You'll Find in the Book\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed mappings of the Shen and their somatic functions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Neijing Tu as a living nervous system map\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-spectrum postural practices, flashcards, QR-linked media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheoretical grounding in Taoism, neuroscience, tensegrity, and symbolic cognition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo paywalls. No compliance. Just access.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not an introduction. This is the work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Zitterbart Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992646207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zitterbartescherbach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Katherine Zitterbart Ma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203195191551,"sku":"9798992646207","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7227a0a-91c8-4e8a-8090-3ac31268c849.jpg?v=1756834629","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/neuroaffective-somatics-katherine-zitterbart-ma-9798992646207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}