COURSE CONTENT
Module 1
The Back
Opening the Back & Shoulders
In this module we go into the back, exploring it's anatomy, the psychological content and find ways of touching to lighten the load and 'decompress' it.
As the back is behind us, we tend to rely on its strength and support, but forget about it and what we carry until it sends out warning signals.
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Module 2
The Chest
The Chest - and breathing into life
In this module we make our way down through the neck, into the shoulder girdle and into the chest, the diaphragm, the breath. We explore the heart, the pains, longings, dissappointments all of which manifest in the body as tensions, defensive attitudes, shallow breathing ... we get locked in!
Perhaps we can let the heart fly and experience the silences of the heart also.
We look into ways of touching that release neck trauma and allow us to trust and 'fall in', ways that open the throat, help us to find our voice, our expression.
There are always these two aspects which need addressing. Our capacity to touch compassionately, tenderly, spaciously. And the technique ... how to really touch and be present to it? They are intertwined.
Then there is 'Vipasana' and the knack of watching, as the breath flows in and out. Bridging us with existence.
Module 3
The Belly
The Belly and Pelvis.
The Belly is where we sit.... (if we can allow ourselves this luxury!) It is our core, the source of 'gut responses' and a deeper knowing. A place of power, home to the mystery of life and birth.
Touching the belly can become a meditation, a vertical experience of falling into something vast.
Again and again, as you walk, just drop thoughts down into your belly as if you are emptying the mind, and notice how your walking changes. It has another center now that is decisive. This is the belly.
In this module we explore the Psoas muscles, and the muscles lining the inner side of the pelvis. And use interactive methods to release the Hip joint, Rotators, Piriformis and Pelvic floor.
Module 4
The Legs
The body mirrors and reflects our life, our being and our inner world. Feelings, emotions and life experiences express themselves in the body and are memorised in the cells. If not perceived and met, they can become stagnant energy blocks, that can possibly later manifest as physical problems.
Bodyworkers are able to expand their perception of reading a body-mind-system. We do energy readings, structural readings and learn to have a perceptive gaze, reading the undercurrents in the body in a loving and non-judgemental way. We´re allowed, to see, how the physical expresses our psychological. Through this, we are able to help our clients to become aware of -and release - old, unconscious or habitual feelings, thoughts, fears and belief systems.
Recognising and understanding the connection between the inner emotional body and the physical body is part of this training. It is work, that touches us deeply and it is mind-blowing, to watch the puzzle pieces come together. This understanding gives us the awareness and the power to be able to change something in our lives.
As bodyworkers we are generators of body awareness. The body is a pure reflection of our inner world. It shows us and lets us know, where we are and what is going on. It also tells us, what is needed, when we have lost touch with the body.
The wisdom of the body…
Module 5
The Sides
The body mirrors and reflects our life, our being and our inner world. Feelings, emotions and life experiences express themselves in the body and are memorised in the cells. If not perceived and met, they can become stagnant energy blocks, that can possibly later manifest as physical problems.
Bodyworkers are able to expand their perception of reading a body-mind-system. We do energy readings, structural readings and learn to have a perceptive gaze, reading the undercurrents in the body in a loving and non-judgemental way. We´re allowed, to see, how the physical expresses our psychological. Through this, we are able to help our clients to become aware of -and release - old, unconscious or habitual feelings, thoughts, fears and belief systems.
Recognising and understanding the connection between the inner emotional body and the physical body is part of this training. It is work, that touches us deeply and it is mind-blowing, to watch the puzzle pieces come together. This understanding gives us the awareness and the power to be able to change something in our lives.
As bodyworkers we are generators of body awareness. The body is a pure reflection of our inner world. It shows us and lets us know, where we are and what is going on. It also tells us, what is needed, when we have lost touch with the body.
The wisdom of the body…
Module 6
Integration
The body mirrors and reflects our life, our being and our inner world. Feelings, emotions and life experiences express themselves in the body and are memorised in the cells. If not perceived and met, they can become stagnant energy blocks, that can possibly later manifest as physical problems.
Bodyworkers are able to expand their perception of reading a body-mind-system. We do energy readings, structural readings and learn to have a perceptive gaze, reading the undercurrents in the body in a loving and non-judgemental way. We´re allowed, to see, how the physical expresses our psychological. Through this, we are able to help our clients to become aware of -and release - old, unconscious or habitual feelings, thoughts, fears and belief systems.
Recognising and understanding the connection between the inner emotional body and the physical body is part of this training. It is work, that touches us deeply and it is mind-blowing, to watch the puzzle pieces come together. This understanding gives us the awareness and the power to be able to change something in our lives.
As bodyworkers we are generators of body awareness. The body is a pure reflection of our inner world. It shows us and lets us know, where we are and what is going on. It also tells us, what is needed, when we have lost touch with the body.
The wisdom of the body…
Breathing into Life
Some Fresh Air!
Ribs, Sternum, Clavicle, Diaphragm
An awareness of our breathing cycle is essential, because all tension reflects in the breath. Whenever we do anything that requires physical effort, we tend to hold the breath. Patanjali explores it in Yoga and Buddha created the amazing Vipassana Technique, which took many people beyond the known. The breath has much potential and if you observe it in your sessions, it reveals so much!
Breathing is one of the things to be looked after because it is one of the most important things. If you are not breathing fully, you cannot live fully. Then almost everywhere you will be withholding something, even in love. In talking even, you will be withholding. You will not communicate completely; something will always remain incomplete. The breathing passage has a certain musculature around it, and if you have been breathing wrongly – and almost everybody is – then the musculature has become fixed. Now it will take many years to change it by your own effort, and it will be an unnecessary waste of time. Through deep massage, those muscles relax and then you can start again. But once you start breathing well don’t fall into the old habit again.
Holistic Counseling
Learning to Listen
Something essential to learn is the art of listening! I know it seems obvious, but feeling heard is an uncommon experience ... And to listen to another receptively is often difficult as it requires us to be passively present and not reactive.
If you can bring the quality of 'listening' into any conversation, the dynamics change immediately as the underlying tensions evaporate. But it takes practice and understanding.
Amazingly, the same principal is at work in our touch and if you can listen through your hands, be receptive, a certain 'resonance' arises which gives the other the felt sense of being received.
So we include many opportunities of Inquiry, of listening and sharing to expand and enrich your experience of communicating.
Joint Release
There is nothing like playful movement for releasing tension!
Joint Release is an active technique that uses movement to release tension and holding in our bodymind. It induces deep relaxation and increases physical mobility. With Joint Release we can access the joints, nerve paths and corresponding muscles that cannot be touched with our fingers. This is a wonderful technique, that can easily be integrated with any kind of bodywork.
Joint Release is a play of holding on - and letting go! A fluid container to ‘fall’ into. It’s a tease, and an invitation… a context, where we invite fluidness into the fixed. A melt down - which brings held energy into flow. This playful technique is a mix of 'Traggering' and Awareness through Movement. Joint Release is very effective as it takes people directly inwards. It also brings a lot of playfulness, humour and laughter into a session - it certainly moves energy, catches your attention, creating aliveness and expansion.