SOMATIC EXPERIENCING THERAPY

(These should be completed in order, left to right, top down)

BODY SNAPSHOT | BACK-BODY AWARENESS | BODY GROUNDING | SHAKING IT OFF | INTERNAL SUPPORT TEAM

SELF-RESSOURCING | SOMATIC INVENTORY OF BURNOUT SIGNS | OPEN ATTENTION | FOCUSED ATTENTION

MOVING BETWEEN OPEN AND FOCUSED ATTENTION | DIRECT EXPERIENCING | MAKING EMPATHIC STATEMENTS

ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS | GUIDING INTO THE SOMA | WHAT ELSE? | LISTENING TO THE BODY

Mindfulness and Body

INDUCE MINDFULNESS | CULTIVATING SELF | BEFRIENDING THE BODY | RELAXING REST | MOVING BODY SCAN

WALKING MEDITATION | SIMPLE EARTH MINDFULNESS

Body Awareness and Body Reading

GLOBAL AWARENESS OF BODY | BODY AWARENESS INVENTORY | NAMING YOUR PRESENT MOMENT EXPERIENCE IN YOUR BODY

IDENTIFYING BODY THEMES | SOMATIC BELIEFS OF SELF | MAPPING THE BODY | BODY READING FOR YOUR THERAPIST

The Somagram and Body Parts

SOMAGRAM MAPPING | SOMAGRAM FREE CHARTING

LEFT/RIGHT BODY SPLIT | UPPER/LOWER BODY SPLIT | FRONT/BACK BODY SPLITS | BODY SPLITS

Presence, Perception, and Sensations

SOFT VISION | GENTLE HEAD LIFT | HANDS OVER EYE SOCKETS | SENSING YOUR FLUID BRAIN | THE SPACES IN BETWEEN

DUAL AWARENESS | BUMPER STICKERS | SENSING SPACE

Movement Interventions

UNFURLING | WET SANDBAG | MICRO-MOVING IN NECK | OPENING THE HORIZON | WALKING WITH AIM

MIRROR, MIRROR | MOVEMENT PLAY AND BELIEFS | FIGURE 8 RESOURCE MOVEMENT | DEFENDING ARMS | ORIENTING MOVEMENTS

Boundaries

BODY BOUNDARY | EXTENDING A PHYSICAL BOUNDARY | MUSCLE TONE BOUNDARY | WRAPPING YOURSELF INTO YOUR OWN SPACE

PERSONAL SPACE EXPLORATION | BOUNDARY HOMEWORK FOR PERSONAL SPACE | BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS

PERSONAL SPACE IN RELATION | STRING EXERCISE IN RELATIONSHIP

Posture

THE LENGTHY SPINE | GROUNDING THROUGH THE SPINE | INNER ALIGNMENT | SOMATIC STRENGTH POSTURE

POSTURE SNAPSHOT | DRAW YOUR SKELETON

Gesture and Nonverbal Communication

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS CHART | TRACKING THE MEANING OF GESTURES | CENTERED HANDS | MIDLINE GESTURES

Emotions and Self-Regulation

MEANING MAKING – HIGH ROAD VERSUS LOW ROAD | EMOTIONS CHART SELF ASSESSMENT | LEAN BACK TO LEAN IN

MANAGING THE TOO MUCH | SAILING THE MIDLINE | SITTING RUN

Body and Self Image 

INSIDE OUT VERSUS OUTSIDE IN | SHIFTING THE PERCEPTION | BODY DRAWING | BREATHING INTO THE 7 ENERGY CENTERS

Breath Awareness and Techniques

ROUND WAVE BREATH | BREATHING TOWARDS CALM | LATERAL BREATHING SEQUENCE | THREE PART BREATHING SEQUENCE

CELLULAR BREATHING | DEFLATING THE TIRE OF ANXIETY | LUNAR BREATH

Working with Sound and Voice

LISTENING BELL | SOUNDING INTO THE BODY | HMMM SOUND | CORRIDOR OF SOUND

Working with Safe Touch

TAPPING SELF TOUCH | CUEING HANDS | COMPASSIONATE SELF-TOUCH

Trauma and the Body – Polyvagal Theory

TRACKING YOUR OWN NERVOUS SYSTEM | EXPANDED WINDOW OF TOLERANCE CHART | HOW CAN I RESOURCE MYSELF

SCANNING TOWARDS SAFETY | MOVE | IMAGINE RUNNING FASTER THAN THE TIGER | THE CONTAINER PRINCIPLE

TRACKING TRIGGERS CHART | TRAUMA STRESSOR TIMELINE | SHAKING TO SAFETY | ORIENTING GONG AWARENESS

CALLING YOUR EXPERIENCE BY ITS TRUE NAME | RELEASING THE PSOCAS MUSCLE

Somatic Resourcing

FIVE STEP RESOURCING | DUAL AWARENESS PRACTICE | FLAT BACK STRENGTH | EMBODIED SELF AWARENESS AND RESOURCING

NAME YOUR RESSOURCE | REFLECT ON YOUR OWN SOMATIC COHERENCE

Shame and Trauma

INTERVENTION SEQUENCE WITH SHAME | OUTING THE SHAME MONSTER

IDENTIFYING AND REFRAMING SHAME ATTACKS | SUN RAYS INTO YOUR BODY