this week i'm researching somatic trauma therapies! what methods do you know that use movement/somatic approaches to calm the autonomic nervous system and teach the body-mind that it is safe after trauma
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Replying to @spacecrone
Somatic Experiencing (Peter Levine) & Hakomi Therapy come to mind - both modalities mentioned in passing by Reggie. Van der Kolk is another name I recall, but I think he was the chap whose trauma centre was the source of abuse allegations....so I dunno how useful that is.
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Replying to @misen__ @spacecrone
Personally, I've never worked with those systems, I just use some of the somatic meditation protocols taught by Reggie, in tandem with my standard mediation practice. I hope that helps.
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Replying to @misen__
it does, thank you! i did a few sessions of somatic experiencing with an old therapist and it was really interesting / fruitful. I was thinking about doing Reggie's intro somatic meditation online class in Sept but then the Shambhala news hit and I decided to take a break
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But if it's really useful in this context maybe I should do it anyway? Let me know what you think. I'm really trying to disentangle my own practice from Shambhala influence right now so I might just need a break.
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Replying to @spacecrone
I'm probably not the person to take advice from on this, but my immediate thought was that if you feel like the Shambhala connection is a source of dissonance/tension - if it doesn't feel safe for you - then it's probably better to explore elsewhere.
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Replying to @misen__ @spacecrone
There isn't some magic sauce that Reggie is peddling - he just happens to have worked on this and developed his teaching style and reputation around 'somatic meditation'. Also, for some the language/style of that way of teaching will be a natural barrier to entry anyway.
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The thing is that the Dharma Ocean style frames those practices in a certain way. For some that frame really valuable, for others the language/style won't be helpful. I would imagine one could get very similar results from other modalities/teachers.
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Replying to @misen__
is the language/style reminiscent of Shambhala frameworks?
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I've never studied/practiced in Shambhala, so I don't know, but I know he still maintains Chögyam Trungpa as a central lineage figure, which for some people is inherently troubling.
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