Safer Touch

Service Description

Join me somatic distance learning event where we will explore an embodied approach to understanding trauma, how it impacts our clients or partners, how to notice the signs and symptoms of a trauma response, and how to be with a person experiencing them. In this 9 hour interactive training you will learn about: The neurobiology of safety and trauma, through the lens of two main scientific models; Stephen Porges’ Poly Vagal Theory, and Dan Siegel’s Window of Tolerance The benefits and scope of a trauma-informed practice The anatomy of the brain through visual, kinaesthetic and metaphorical learning lenses Consent; moving beyond yes & no, and disclaimers How power dynamics and individual lived experience affect the way we practice our profession The symptoms and signs of nervous system dysregulation The power of co-regulation and coming back to safety together Repairing ruptures in the relationship and gaining clients’ trust and loyalty How you can improve your own nervous system awareness to benefit yourself, your clients and the world.