'Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar has a deep understanding of the connection between affect, attachment, and attunement. He writes, with many case examples, from a deep knowledge of the philosophical and humanistic roots of body psychotherapy. I recommend his book strongly as an additional theoretical and practical sourcebook on body psychotherapy.'- Dr David Boadella, founder of Biosynthesis'Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar has made a real effort to form his own voice and give credit to those who have either influenced him or given him a connection to a wider world. His writing is inclusive and honouring and I am sure this book will be helpful to a wide range of readers, and add to the humanisation of therapy in bringing to the fore new ways to help.'- Dr Stanley Keleman, founder of Formative Psychology 'Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar is among the most brilliant of the new generation of body psychotherapists, working with his own synthesis of the best elements of the tradition that originates with Wilhelm Reich. He is also a superb writer, and this outline of his perspective on the field is to be treasured.'- Nick Totton, founder of Embodied Relational Therapy'Learning from this rich book emphasised for me the harsh and dissonant consequence of the mind-body split in traditional psychotherapy; a split that Rolef Ben-Shahar describes while grounding it in philosophical, cultural, and theoretical contexts. Touching the Relational Edge is a thorough and educational book about relational and intersubjective psychotherapy, as well as an important document about relational body psychotherapy. The quality of this book rests also in its capacity to cohesively balance the message with the way it is delivered. Parallel to the movement between body and mind that Rolef Ben-Shahar offers regarding body psychotherapy, the book itself dances between grounding in philosophical postulations, historical and sociocultural processes, and therapeutic models and therapeutic skills. I have no doubt that this book, as both a philosophical and clinical text, will contribute to establishing and advancing relational body psychotherapy.'- Dr Sharon Ziv Beiman, clinical psychologist and board member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP).
