Your body is constantly in motion, but how often do you pay attention to what these movements convey?
Focusing on the way people move their bodies can actually show us a lot about the trauma they’ve experienced.
But how can we help people learn to recognize what their bodies are reflecting about their trauma?
By mastering the art of contact statements, we can let patients interpret their own movements.
In this video, Pat Ogden, PhD explains what contact statements are and the right way to use them to open a critical crack in the door to self-awareness. Check it out – it’s just 4 minutes.
If you want to learn more about how important your voice can be when treating trauma, check our our Rethinking Trauma series.
Do you use body patterns to help people discover new insights about themselves? Please share your experience in the comments below.
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I agree with the previous comments. As a student, I am very grateful NICABM provides free broadcasts but am unable to participate most of the time due to the large time difference. I know Psychotherapy Networker provides a 24 hour free rebroadcast from the time of the original presentation on many of their Webinars. Perhaps that could be applied here to allow the presentations to be truly available world wide.
Thanks again.
I get up at 5 in the morning for this program.
Whenever possible. I’ve learned so much.
Thank you,
Mana
Your cranium must be prneoctitg some very valuable brains.
The timing is perfect for me. I watch the webinars at 10 p.m. in London. As I have now watched two of the series, I am becoming more familiar with the concepts of trauma work, the language of neuroscience and the useful interventions. I especially value the comments from Ron Siegel and Joan Borysenko. I bought some of the guided imagery downloads from Belleruth Naperstek, which I have recommended to clients and found beneficial for myself – I sleep better and wake rested.
Arizona doesn’t go on daylight savings time — so the latest time for me is 3:30 pm — while I’m working. I second Sheelagh’s comments — can’t afford the gold membership, but would love to be able to watch once. In fact — in the last series, I was able to catch Daniel Siegel’s talk — which had a huge impact on me and even impacting how I am with clients. Anyway — thanks for these talks; they are good stuff.
That is such a beautiful aongaly and one that I thoroughly agree with. As an occupational therapist and a yoga instructor, I have worked with many children on the spectrum that have compassionate open hearted parents holding the string. These children seem to flourish with this sense of acceptance, understanding and allowing of the natural flow of energy wit their child. It is this type of connection which I hope to perpetuate for other parents and help them to understand that their child has this beautiful gift of subtle communication to teach them, if they quiet (through meditation) and become fully present.
Following the 2 comments above I assume there has been further discussion re actual timing of webinars, alongside the narrow window, although the 2 options allow me to listen a second time at 11.30 in UK, which somewhat impacts the following day’s functioning!!
I have previously purchased GOLD mem but cannot currently afford to do so. For many an extension of availability would be a wonderful help for us to gain best benefit from the one off listening to which we are now generally confined. Surely those who can pay would still cover the provision of a wider but still limited access on a set day??? Perhaps less of my UK colleagues would be deflected if viewing was possible in a broader window?
In hope of such an extension but also in continuing appreciation of NICABM webinars!
Sheelagh
I agree about broadcasting after the dinner hour.
Wish these were broadcast later in the evening!