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Bereavement Companionship and Somatic Group Work
Bereavement companionship circles offer a safe haven for the bereft to share vulnerable grief stories associated with a significant loss of a loved one. The collective wisdom of the group springs forth from the tapestry of interweaving grief stories. Connections are deeply cultivated in group storytelling and leave participants feeling less isolated along their grief journey.
Holiday Stress: 5 Ways to Stay True to You When Visiting Family
Are you feeling the stress of the holidays? You’re not alone. The holidays can be the most stressful time of year for many if not most of us: in the U.S., a whopping 89% of adults say that anticipating family conflict, among other factors, causes them stress at this time of year.
If you’re choosing to spend your holidays with family, here are some somatic and cognitive practices to support you as you navigate the joys and challenges of the season.
Human Harmonies
Awareness of both our own and another’s pain is a way into more transformative tenderness. Conditions of claiming and care can be crafted: to claim how trauma has shaped each of us and to care about the impact of trauma on other people. This dual capacity of attunement in activism is alchemical, potent, and preserving of liberatory community. The space between—the field—is a web that is both hurt and informed by trauma.
Jealousy and the Radical Path of Non-Abandonment of Self
At its core, jealousy reflects a very important set of needs and wishes. Jealousy is simply a response to life experiences. An adaptive strategy to the underlying need for safety, love, and connection.
Reigniting the “Spark” Through Intimacy Coaching
As partners become more familiar and comfortable with each other, it is natural to begin moving from the “honeymoon phase” into a more mature type of love. Some couples may choose to throw the towel; however, with a commitment to growth, couples can continue to deepen their connection far beyond the initial rush of new love. Intimacy coaching is one tool that can help couples accomplish just that.
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for Anxiety, Depression, and Couples Therapy
By embracing emotions as valuable sources of information and guidance, EFT helps individuals develop deeper self-awareness, cultivate healthier emotional responses, and empower them with the necessary resources to confront challenging situations with resilience and strength.
Embodied Conflict Resolution - A Somatic Approach to Processing Conflict
The physical experiences of conflict are often overlooked but can be incredibly painful and stress-inducing. Working with the bodily responses that can come up during conflict allows us to access a deeper perspective around processing the conflict in a healthy way.
SALVE – A Somatic Approach to Self-soothing for Internal and External Conflict with Kai Cheng Thom (Part 2)
Part Two of Kai Cheng Thom’s explorative and empathic approach on the topic of Embodied Conflict Resolution.
SALVE – A Somatic Approach to Self-soothing for Internal and External Conflict with Kai Cheng Thom (Part 1)
We cannot practice embodiment without practicing awareness of who we are and where we come from, and we cannot practice conflict resolution without being aware of the metaphorical water in which we swim.
- Kai Cheng Thom
What is Social Field Sensing and Why is it Crucial to Social Justice Work?
The beauty of Social Presencing Theatre is that it offers work in the personal body that helps us metabolize and develop stamina for the difficult feelings we experience once we allow inequities within the social body into our consciousness.
Why is Somatic Coaching such a powerful approach for transformation?
We recently caught up with the some of the faculty from our Mind-Body Coaching Certificate and asked them “Why is Somatic Coaching such a powerful approach for transformation?”
Find out what they had to say….
How to Build an Abundant Mindset
Love fills in the gap of loneliness and generates a euphoric sense of belonging, creating one of the strongest, naturally produced pain relievers. As humans, we are also hardwired to seek out and maintain these social bonds as a means of preservation. The irony for many of us is that just because we desire to be loved and have a biological drive for it does not mean that we can receive it—or for that matter—even tolerate the presence of it.
Attachment, Sex and Intimacy with Kai Cheng Thom and Dr Scott Lyons
We recently caught up with the Co-Directors of our Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate - Kai Cheng Thom and Dr Scott Lyons - to discuss how we’ll explore sex and intimacy in our upcoming Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate.
What is Somatic Attachment Therapy?
Somatic Attachment Therapy is a holistic, body-centered approach to attachment based therapy, including a deeper understanding of the body’s relationship with developmental and relational wounding and healing. Learn more about how Somatic Attachment Therapy can help and what to expect in a session with a Somatic Attachment focused therapist.
Creating Conscious Love with Sheleana Aiyana
We recently caught up with Rising Woman founder and author of “Being the One”, Sheleana Aiyana to talk about Creating Conscious Love.
Explore the power of Somatic Attachment Therapy to heal relational wounds and deepen connection
Starting on January 30th, The Embody Lab presents the first-of-its-kind 60hr Somatic AttachmentTherapy Certificate., bringing together world renowned Somatic Attachment Therapy teachers into one program. We caught up recently with Dr. Scott Lyons and discussed some commonly asked questions about the program.
Healing relational wounds and deepen connection with Somatic Attachment Therapy
Relationships can inspire our deepest sense of connection, joy and belonging - both to ourselves and others however they can also provoke our deepest insecurities, pains, and disconnection. Learn more about the power of Somatic Attachment Therapy to heal relational wounds and deepen connection.
The power of Somatic Attachment Therapy with Dr Scott Lyons
“Our basic blueprint as humans is connection and bonding- sometimes we just need the right support at the right time to find our way back home.” Dr Scott Lyons. Learn more about the Somatic Attachment Certificate starting early 2022.