Embodying Emotion (Anger): Session

In one of the sessions, a participant had a similar experience where her controlling, but also fearful mind was afraid to let go. Finding AM as a new somatic approach, she felt self-conscious and uncertain. Unable to relax and trust her soma, she shared the control is within her neck. Her experience really moved me reminding me of my control as a representation of the inner child. From my...

Accessing Control: Session

A participant reminded me a lot of my controlling self. He is a young man from Love & Shakti Centre whom I have known for years. After moving into space, he shared he felt intense sadness in his heart. Later he described: "It feels like a part of me wants to break down and cry while the other one cannot let go of the control. Feels like two parts. The right (the masculine side) one wants to...

The Passive-Aggressive Hurt Self: Session

This is a participant whom I have known all my life and with whom I have had weekly sessions since the end of 2020. This practice focused on her sensations of lack of self-worth in her workspace. It describes the fear of failure, which is rooted in childhood trauma. It shows how a vulnerable child can start seeking revenge or becoming a victim (Kalsched, 2015).  The session began with a...

A Stressed Psyche Needs its Soma: Session

One particular participant reminded me why the connection to the soma is so significantly important to me, especially in stressful situations. This woman had just moved to e different country to start a job. She was dealing with numerous documentation processes concerning her residence in the country, other organizations, and training for a new position at work which made her feel anxious and...