Somatics

Developmental Movement

From conception to the end of the first year of our lives as humans we go

through extraordinary sensory- motor changes which lay the foundations for

moving and perceiving throughout the rest of our lives.

The process of our movement development underlies how we express

ourselves in the world. Skipping , interupting ,or failing to complete a stage of

development can lead to issues such as alignment and movement problems

problems in sequencing, organisation, perception, memory , creativity and

communication.

Body- Mind Centering includes detailed assessment and facilitation of these

developmental milestones. It can be done at any age and can enhance

sensory-motor integration at all stages of our lives.

Touch and Bodywork

In hands-on work, through touching in different rhythms, through placing

attention of within specific places and tissues of the body, through following

existing lines of force and suggesting new ones, and through changes in the

pressure and quality of our touch, we come into relationship and ease with the

different tissues and their associated qualities of mind.

Body Mind Centering includes ways of being in contact with the body systems

and layers of tissue through intuitive and informed hands-on bodywork. It can

also mean touch as a way to facilitate developmental repatterning

Experiential Anatomy

Through our awareness we can enter the cells and all of the body system

whether it be muscles, nervous system, skeletal, endocrine, circulatory,

ligamentous and fascia with the intention of getting to know its qualities,

function and how it expresses itself in this body.

Senses and Perception:

Through our senses we receive information about ourselves and our

environment. What we do with this information, how we filter, accept or reject

it is part of the act of perception. If we choose to receive information we bond

with that aspect of our environment and if we block it out we defend against

that aspect. Learning is the process by which we vary our responses based

on each situation.

In order to perceive clearly we need our attention, concentration, motivation

and desire to actively focus on whatever it is that we are perceiving. It patterns

our interpretation of sensory information and without this active focusing our

perception remains poorly organised.

Touch and Movement:

Touch and movement are the first of the senses to develop and establish the

baseline for future perception through taste, smell, hearing and vision.

Exploring our senses and perception can help us understand ourselves better

and find balance within our sensory system.

Creativity

Exploring art forms from an embodied perspective in a playful, creative way

can help us to gain insights about ourselves.

In Body mind centering we use the maps of Western Medicine and Science - anatomy

physiology , kinesiology as well as being influenced by the philosophies of the East. - If

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Psychomotor Integration

Through movement, touch , voice and the creative process Body Mind

Centering explores how the mind is expressed through the body. This cultivates a greater sense of ease, a deeper understanding of the relationship between mind and body and the potential of transformation by

making one’s physical and mental processes more conscious.