It is through our nervous system that we perceive reality, and that reality might not be one of connection and can instead be one of protection that carries over to our relationships, our working life and our relationship with ourself above all.
The good news is that this can change with somatic awareness and regular work in regulating our emotions by working with the body and not against it. By learning to work with our nervous system's patterns, we learn to regulate emotions and then we can become our own medicine.
In this 8-week program, there will be a combination of theory and practice shared.
- We will do bodywork* and somatic practices each week that you can carry over and use in your daily life.
- You will gain somatic awareness by learning to recognize your nervous system state(s).
- You will discover your survival strategies and why certain tendencies are recurrent.
- You will learn tools for regulating emotions and most of all discover what works best for you!
- You'll learn about your resources and what areas of life could be developed more to better support you.
Place: Shanti Home: Rue Darwin 8; 1190 Brussels
Time: 8 weeks - total of 12 hours
Tuesdays from 7:45 to 9:15 pm
Schedule:
April 23, April 30, May 7, May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25 (excludes May 14 & 21)
What to bring: Wear comfortable clothes for the bodywork and bring a notebook and something to write with for the theoretical parts of the classes.
Price: 185€ or two payments of 92,50€
"Hopefulness lies in knowing that while early experiences shape the nervous system, ongoing experience can reshape it." Deb Danna
A PowerPoint is available each week with the theoretical material taught, so you will receive this if you miss a lesson. This 8 week cycle will be planned online at some point as well so you can make up the missed classes that way, and since the class is repeating in Brussels, you have the chance of making up any missed classes when the cycle runs again. The short answer is, no worries!
Cancellation Policy: A full refund will be given if you cancel minimum 5 days before the start of the cycle, by April 18th at the latest.
*The bodywork will be a combination of active and subtle exercises, group exercises and some exercises done in pairs. The bodywork will be to explore the body, release tensions, gain more somatic awareness and also for connection with others. The bodywork presented is mostly from the technique Bioenergetics from Alexander Lowen but also from other somatic practices such as Somatic Experience (Peter Levin) and TRE (David Berceli).
**This 8 week program will teach you about yourself but it is not a substitute for individual therapy/psychotherapy. If you find it hard to be in groups and/or find it difficult to recover from triggers, then individual therapy might be more useful for you. Get in touch and we can talk more about your individual case.
See event details here: https://www.gettotheorigin.com/8-week-nervous-system-program
Registration and payment details: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoh-rMyiO2Mu5UsDwctpC2JSIOO6OIf7ishuWJnUV_wCJ-pg/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
See you at Shanti Home!
Meghan
meghan@gettotheorigin.com
+32 468 455 273
