Release Stuck Trauma & Tension With Somatic Movement & Pandiculation

Do you have to navigate chronic tension, stiffness, and stress — no matter what kinds of therapeutic techniques or bodywork practices you try?

According to Martha Peterson, founder of Essential Somatics®, when the stress of daily life takes hold, it can hijack you emotionally, psychologically, and physically.

And if it feels like stress is coming at you from all angles, you’re not alone. In fact, Martha says, there are three universal stress reflexes everyone experiences that can keep you feeling stuck.

When you live in this perpetual state of fight or flight, the tension builds up and chips away at your immune system. It also undermines your ability to listen, move, express yourself, and even plan for the future.

Fortunately, through the power of somatic movement, you can strategically address each of the three universal stress reflexes — and finally experience the relief you’ve been seeking.

Why Attend “Release Stuck Trauma & Tension With Somatic Movement”

You’ll begin by rating your current levels of tension on a scale of 1-10, and then reset yourself from within and ease stress through Martha’s guided movements.

These include an invigorating full-body pandiculation — an organic movement that improves your brain’s ability to sense and move your muscles with ease, as it calms your nervous system and enables deep relaxation.

You’ll learn the elements of the three universal stress reflexes:

• The green light reflex, the sense of fight-or-flight that calls the body to action
• The red light reflex, or startle reflex, which occurs in response to anxiety, apprehension, fear, or perceived threat
• The trauma reflex, which includes avoidance, twisting, and side-bending

… and how they’re each related to certain stressors and past or present traumas in your life. You’ll explore how these full-bodied reflexes show up everywhere — from your feet to your pelvis and up to the ribcage, shoulders, head, and even the eyes.

After a differentiation technique (a practice to adjust how you feel in real time), you’ll once again rate the levels of tension and compare them to your stress levels at the beginning of the hour… so that you can measure and feel the difference.

Class Topics for”Release Stuck Trauma & Tension With Somatic Movement”

Join Martha and learn how stress and trauma manifest in the body, and experience effective ways to address them so you can feel more embodied and at ease in the joyful life you create for yourself.

In this experiential and healing hour-long event, you’ll discover:

• That when vulnerable animals in the wild escape attack by predators, they shake off the resulting stress in the instinctual process of pandiculation to reset their nervous system
• The powerful truth that your response to stress and trauma are equally emotional, psychological, and physical — and how understanding this can help you move forward with a sense of true self-agency and freedom
• The phenomenon of Sensory Motor Amnesia, the state of chronic muscle tension that prevents you from moving freely — and how you can restore brain-to-muscle communication to reduce tension in your muscles and nervous system
• A guided pandiculation practice that serves as a reset to reconnect your brain and muscles — and holds the key to restoring comfort and ease in your body
• A differentiation technique to change how you feel in real time (you’ll assess how you feel before and after)

About Your Teacher – Martha Peterson

Martha Peterson is a Certified Clinical Somatic Educator and leader in the field of Somatic Education. She is the founder and CEO of Essential Somatics® and author of Move Without Pain. Martha heads a growing faculty of Clinical Somatic Educators who present Essential Somatics teacher trainings, retreats, workshops, and seminars around the world. She maintains a private clinical practice in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

Martha’s expertise comes from more than 30 years of working in the field of dance, bodywork, and Somatic Education. As a former professional dancer who suffered chronic hip and knee pain due to injuries, Martha understands the frustration and struggle many people experience when trying to discern between the myriad methods that claim to relieve or “fix” chronic pain. She eventually discovered Clinical Somatic Education, the only method that taught her how to reverse her pain and postural imbalances, regain physical control, and create a life of movement, choice, and joy.

Martha is an experienced hiker, inspired by her mother with whom she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and trekked in Sikkim, Northern India. She has learned that the key to remaining healthy and mobile is daily, vigorous, fun movement, a regular somatic movement routine, a sense of humor, and learning the fine art of relaxation and self-regulation.

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