The 5 Personality Patterns — Steven Kessler
Kessler identifies five somatic and psychological patterns that develop in response to early experience and shape how a person moves, breathes, relates, and holds stress in the body. These are not personality types in the abstract sense. They are living patterns you can feel in posture, breath, and nervous system tone. This book is directly relevant to the assessment work done in this practice. When you understand your dominant pattern, you begin to see why certain symptoms keep returning, why certain life situations feel hard, and what your body has been trying to protect. Practical, grounded, and genuinely useful for anyone committed to lasting change.