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about the event

How do we cultivate those 'breakthrough moments' when embodiment shifts from concept to reality? This 4-hour online/in-person workshop provides a practical framework and experiential techniques to facilitate this profound transition, using the heart as both anatomical anchor and metaphorical center.

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integrative approach

We weave together cutting-edge insights from developmental biology, fascial research, and neuroscience with wisdom from established somatic traditions. By bridging scientific understanding with experiential practices, participants develop a more nuanced capacity for self-perception and client guidance.

 

methodology

Through guided explorations, we'll investigate:

• Heart-centered meditative practices that deepen proprioceptive awareness

• Embryological origins and developmental relationships of cardiac structures

• Hands-on palpation techniques for the pericardium-diaphragm complex

• Movement practices inspired by embryological development patterns

• Postural assessment through the lens of structural pivots and balance points

• Frameworks for cultivating meaningful perceptual experiences with clients

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ideal for

This workshop serves practitioners with diverse motivations--clinical application, artistic expression, movement education, or personal exploration—-by enhancing foundational perceptual skills that transcend specific modalities.

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learning outcomes

Participants will leave with:

• Enhanced capacity to access and interpret subtle body sensations

• Practical techniques for guiding others through embodiment processes

• A deeper understanding of the heart's role in somatic awareness

• Fresh approaches to integrate into existing practice

 

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what is embodiment?

Embodiment is an exciting new field of study, with numerous useful approaches.  For our purposes we define it as “The skill of perceiving, identifying with, and expressing the internal state of the body in the present moment.”

 

To speak in a grounded way about this subject, it helps to develop artful connections between different scientific modes:

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From the perspective of embryology, how did this body form itself in the first place? What are the deep kinships between the body’s various tissues, and can awareness of these kinships instigate a richer experience of them?

 

From the perspective of somatic psychology, embodiment depends on certain conscious and subconscious processes. Are you aware of sensory changes in your body? Do you respond to them as gifts, as nuisances, as threats? Are you able to relate dynamically with other bodies, and with space?

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From the perspective of neuroscience, the key processes are interoception, proprioception, and affective self-regulation.  Where is the body in space? What are its physiologic signals? How does the brain integrate what it feels and how it feels about that information? Under what conditions do these brain systems learn/adapt? There is tremendous complexity in this field, but we can draw some careful inspiration for our daily embodiment practice.

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continuing education certification

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ONLINE OR IN-PERSON

 

This 4-hour Online Continuing Education class is open to all clinicians, movement teachers, somatic educators, and artists, and meets the WA state CE requirements for physical therapy and massage therapy.​

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NOTE: All virtual classes have a 'live' option, or can be viewed on your own time.All attendees will receive pre-class content, live class recording, supplementary materials, and a follow-up quiz for CE credit.

 

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