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Book chapter excerpt

The founder of Sunai, Indu Khurana, has contributed to a book that explores childhood trauma and how this has manifested physically in some people's bodies, and the story of how they have dealt with this. It is basically an insight into personal stories around the mind-body link. Indu has a personal interest in this area of research and thinking.

We have an excerpt here for you: -

"After reading 'The Journey', I booked myself into Brandon's weekend workshop. I was able to book it for a price I could afford rather than the full price, which felt like a signal that I was headed in the right direction (whilst still not knowing the final destination). In Brandon's workshop she taught us the techniques she had developed and used during her own life-threatening illness and we were able to try them out over the weekend. The exercises were based on visualisation techniques, being in touch with our intuition, and forgiveness. During the first exercise I visualised my internal body as a charred black mass, an empty and desolate place. This was quite a shock, as I'd never imagined my body in this way before. After I'd completed other techniques, confronting my inner-most hurts and the pain that I held in my body, and gone through a process of forgiveness of the people I held responsible for those hurts, I began to see my body as pink, living, vibrant flesh. This also seemed amazing because I had never imagined my body in this way either...

...At first the concept of the mind-body link appalled me, because it meant that somehow I was making myself ill. So for quite a long time I rejected this way of thinking. But as time has gone on, and as I increase my understanding of what 'the mind-body link' actually means, I begin to realise that it makes sense at some deep level. I now realise that it is not about blame (self-blame) but more about the fact that our minds and bodies are inter-connected. If one part of me is hurt, the other will also respond or react to the hurt - just as a bruise spreads outwards from the point of impact. This is because both my mind and my body are parts that make up the whole of me."

If you'd like to purchase a copy of this book, the full title is "Trauma, the body and transformation", edited by Kim Etherington (ISBN 1-84310-106-8); published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, priced £16.95 paperback. Alternatively, email us directly and we will organise it for you. If you would like further information about the subject matter of the mind-body link, or indeed you'd like to pursue a personal exploration in relation to an illness, please

Special offers

From time to time, we have special offers or discounts available. Please enquire by email

We currently have an autumnal offer of reduced-fee supervision. Please call +44(0)7957-248273 or for further details.

Networking Events

Sunai hosts a monthly event where the primary focus is to meet new people.

We have fun and enjoy getting to know new people. Business networking is an organic by-product. The focus is very much on getting to know one another & trust one another. There is no pressure to undertake business networking. We always welcome newcomers.

Such meetings are at present for women only and take place on the 3rd Thursday evening of each month. We plan to start a mixed event on alternate months.

Please for further details on either event.