Working with Stages of Life
Much of Oriental Medicine focuses on working with the Qi, activating and balancing the homeostatic functions of the body. This often means trying to change old patterns that resist change. But there is a deeper way of working that recognises constitutional patterns and loosens them rather than trying to change them. This facilitates archetypal developmental processes, which spontaneously find new ways of being and acting that are consistent your nature.
Human Development progresses through eight recognised stages. In each stage, the person faces an archetypal challenge and meeting it successfully develops a human capacity. So development can be seen as a course where you learn lessons that build on each other. Many long term problems can be caused by being stuck in a developmental stage or by missing out on a lesson which is needed for facing the challenge of a later stage.
Movement Shiatsu gives specific tools for helping people to meet the challenge of their current phase or identifying what has been missed in previous lessons. We work with both of these through drama processes which bring psycho-social issues into the body and then use movement, voice and touch to work with the problems physically.
The course is open to everyone. We will be working with Wolfson voicework, breathwork, movement and touch. It will be fun, challenging, profound and transform the way you work with yourself and others.
The course will include:
– how we can help clients to become aware of their own Qi patterns
– how we can empower clients to experiment with their life patterns and take their healing into their own hands
– how we can perceive the intelligence of the different parts of the body
– how we can incorporate voice work into a Shiatsu session
– how techniques from drama work can be used to help clients feel the connection between mind and body
– how meridians can be used as a guide for archetypal movements
– how guided movement can help people explore ways of dealing with the challenges of their stage of development.