Somatic Approach for Re-coupling

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Somatic Approach to Re-coupling
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Index
1. Down-regulate
2. Somatic Mapping
3. Somatic Resourcing
4. Exploration of distorted coupling
5. Somatic Transformation
6. Integration
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1. Down-regulate
When we turn down the nervous system from a high
tone activation, there is more space for
information to be processed. The more the level
of danger is decreased, the more clear or neutral
our experience becomes. There are many ways to
down-regulate. In the clinic environment we work
with gentle touch therapies such as craniosacral
therapy, somatic awareness and full body
presence, breath and most importantly, developing
safe and connected client/therapist interactions.
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2. Somatic Mapping
Before we can work to uncouple or recouple, we
must first understand the somatic experience and
the link to the mental/emotional experience.
Through a process of sensing and inquiring we
work to find the places where distorted coupling
has occurred.
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3. Somatic Resourcing
Before we try to uncouple, we work with somatic
resourcing to build a sense of safety in the
body. Often building and anchoring a place of
resource supports further down-regulation and the
ability to stay with the more uncomfortable
sensations in the body. When there is a safe
place to return to, the fear of exploration may
be decreased.
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4. Exploration of distorted coupling
Once a certain level of safety is achieved, the
client may be able to explore the qualities of
their somatic experience without the lens of
fear. By being able to stay with the sensations
that were previously linked with danger, the
client is able to start to experience in a new
way. The uncoupling process starts with
re-identifying the visceral qualities that
present and re-categorise them without the lens
of danger.
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5. Somatic Transformation
Once it becomes safe to explore and relabel the
somatic experience, the client can explore what
may be helpful to change or support their
experience. Transformation can occur through may
ways from using breath to, visualisation,
grounding, movement, touch and more. Once the
client has a felt sense of change, the level of
safety increases and a sense of empowerment and
hope is accessed. They may feel that change is
now possible.
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6. Integration
To integrate the uncoupling/recoupling process,
further down-regulation may be supportive as well
as the use of gentle positive suggestion and
anchoring to allow the client to stay within the
space of positive change. When we have been
operating in survival physiology for some time,
it is our nature to return to it, rather than
stay with positive change. In order to integrate
the experience, it may be helpful to hold the
client with the positive sensations in order to
allow the nervous system and subconscious to
reorganize and safely categorise the experience
and feeling of safety.
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