The body is the way we enter into relationship. The body begins our entry into relationship with others and at death ends relationships with others. With our bodies we can come together or walk away. With our bodies we can go or retreat. We can make choices, we can materialize thoughts, we can come to …
Starting this February, The Whole Movement Center, in partnership with Mark Taylor, will be offering an intensive, comprehensive course on Embodied Early Developmental Movement and Attachment Therapy. This course will be essential for those who work in movement-therapy-related fields, including yoga, dance, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, psychotherapy or early childhood development. The modules for the …
Before we even learn how to speak, we are absorbing everything that is occurring around us. Everything we take in through our senses (taste, sight, touch, smell, sound and, according to the latest neuroscience, about 14 other special senses) builds patterns of feeling and action in our bodies that we can carry with us throughout …
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Developmental Movement Therapy is revolutionary. This isn’t a boast or an idle thought; it’s entirely true. Our understanding of how children develop has been turned on its head over the last few years. Sadly, many medical quarters still dismiss all of the research and potential benefits that developmental movement therapy can provide to children, and …
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From the moment our children are born, we want nothing more than to keep them safe. But no matter how hard we try, we parents cannot control every little thing. Sometimes children get injured or experience loss. In these times, it’s not uncommon for children to witness frightening events. There are several outside factors which …
Last week, we took a look at a principle of developmental movement called yielding. It can be a remarkable way to process stress and gather our mental, physical, and emotional resources. Essentially, you are yielding to the support of the earth. You are laying down on your belly and feeling that support beneath you, giving …
FEEL THE SUPPORT OF THE EARTH WITH A SOMATIC MOVEMENT YIELDING EXERCISE – PART TWO Read More »
In my experience, the more embodied a practitioner becomes, the more they can assess what’s truly going on with their clients. That’s why, starting February 21, you can join Mark Taylor and me as we lead an intimate training intensive in Austin, Texas. The Whole Person: Embodied Early Developmental Movement and Attachment Therapy incorporates somatic …
Ever feel like the weight of the entire world is on your shoulders? It’s like there is so much pressure on you that you want to, well, crawl into bed? I think we’ve all been there. What makes it even worse is when someone tells us to “just relax” because “being that tense isn’t useful.” …
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One of the nicest things about reaching the end of a journey is that it’s just the beginning of another! In the seventh module of the Embodied Early Developmental Movement and Attachment Therapy program, we’re going to be looking at everything we learned in the previous six modules, working to incorporate those lessons and powerful …
Nobody likes being nervous. When you’re nervous, your pulse starts to race; you get sweaty hands; your mouth goes dry. These symptoms are our bodies preparing us for imminent disaster, telling us to either flee the scene or fight. They’re clues that something is happening in the present that needs your full attention. It might …
