Welcome to the Sono-Qui Book Club

"I have long dreamed of having a book club where I can share tips on and insights from books that have been instrumental in my journey." (Matyas Baan)

Winter 2025/2026

Healing, Mind, and the Body

This winter season, Sono-Qui Book Club focuses on three transformative works. Together, these three works provide a rich exploration of trauma, the mind-body connection, and the path toward healing, offering valuable insights for clients, therapists, and anyone on a journey of self-discovery.

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M. D.

Dr. van der Kolk’s seminal work explores how trauma is stored in the body and mind, profoundly affecting behavior, relationships, and physical health. His insights bridge neuroscience and clinical practice, providing readers with both a scientific framework and practical tools for healing. This book is invaluable for anyone seeking to understand how trauma manifests and how it can be resolved through somatic therapies.

While it is not an easy read, the insights it offers into understanding ourselves and those around us are well worth the effort.  If you are keen on the challenge, you can find this incredible book in all four 'Sono-Qui languages', i.e. English, Hungarian, Spanish, and Swedish.

The Embodied Mind by Thomas R. Verny, M. D. 

Verny delves into how our prenatal and early life experiences shape emotional development and mental health. He illustrates how the body and mind are inseparable in shaping personality and resilience. This book offers a fascinating perspective on early development, making it a must-read for those interested in understanding the roots of emotional patterns. 

I positioned this book in the middle because it is an easier read than Dr. van der Kolk's 'masterpiece', but somewhat more challenging than Without Utterance by Codier Resch. I highly recommend it to anyone who is intrigued by challenging traditional Western scientific perspectives on health and human biology. 

Without Utterance by Ruth Codier Resch

Resch emphasizes the subtle, non-verbal ways trauma and emotion are expressed. She presents practical methods for recognizing and working with unspoken emotions in therapy. This book complements the others by highlighting the importance of attuning to what cannot be easily articulated.

Without Utterance was one of the most instrumental books I read about some of the limitations of traditional Western medicine. It is fascinating how a real insider, a Western educated clinical psychologist, reveals the importance of taking individual experiences seriously and defies the odds to make a full recovery from an apparently incurable condition. Despite the seriousness of its topic, this book is an easy, engaging read.