Body Oriented Experiential Awareness Practices

The Before and After…

Sometimes we are not ready for a meditation or growth/awareness practice. There is not enough room in the head to sit and meditate or be aware of anything. Things are too unsettled. This is the time for Homeopathy. Homeopathy creates space for calm and more clear thinking.

Did you know there are 52 kinds of meditation?

Choosing a path can be confusing and there are many ungrounded, out of body experiences to be had. I am trained and have alot of experience in a variety of meditation and grounding practices and the ones that I prefer are body oriented. The body is a trustworthy guide; I use body oriented experiential awareness practices. Homeopathy itself is an body awareness practice.

Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP)

Some of us have coping that we learned when we were young which puts us in uncomfortable places even when the stress is in fact very small, but feels like a perceived life or death situation. As adults, old ways of relating, family rules, limiting belief patterns that no longer serve us cause discomfort and stress. I work with my patients using Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) and homeopathy to create change. Clients begin to sleep better, their adrenals begin to work better. They become less exhausted and less emotionally reactive. Relationships improve, life gets better. Clients build awareness, understanding and compassion and begin to feel more comfortable in their body and in their relationships.

Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP) is an internal mapping system that helps us to get back home when we have lost our way.  ‘Home’ is described as a embodied place inside ourselves that has a distinctive feel: calm and comfortable. When we lose our way, it can feel scary and overwhelming. and can come with a sense of feeling hopeless, anxious and depressed. This is a way to reconnect back to your innate internal guidance system and an embodied core sense of self.  Even knowing there is a way home can bring relief.

IBP sessions can be online or in person

Sessions are 60 minutes long and during our sessions I will help you to start to learn your patterns and the lock and key system that can bring you back from feelings of anxiety and depression.  We talk, and we may do some breathing or boundary work together.  There is a movement component:  a series of movements called the sustaining integration series which is either done sitting up or on a table to shift your energy and bring a felt sense of wellbeing.

I have some patients who have worked with me in this way for years and their rich work continues to deepen their felt sense of self. 

IBP is an awareness tool, and like any skill the more you work with it, the more you get out of it.  If you want to try this work, I would suggest you give yourself at least six sessions to try it out. This would be enough to know if you resonate with the work or not.

If you experience….                                    You can…..

Physical pain and chronic stress       Learn tools to be present, grounded and centred

Anxiety or panic attacks                                                      Learn to differentiate between what is happening on the outside vs the inside

You are dealing with an addiction                                               Come home to yourself and heal

Depression and low energy                                      Raise your energy and your self-worth

Not all stress is bad. But chronic stress can have a long term impact on your health and well being.

Exploring Intergenerational Themes

Hahnemann, the father of homeopathy, was the first to introduce the concept of miasm, or intergenerational energy patterns or themes. A miasm is an energy pattern which is passed along through the generations. You have inherited not only the colour of your eyes from a parent or grandparent, but there are other things passed down to you, some less desirous than others.

One of the ways we explore intergenerational themes is with a Primary Scenario or family mapping chart. We use a Primary scenario in IBP as well as homeopathic work. You can learn more about the primary scenario here.

If you are looking for more than quick fixes and surface work and are ready for a deeper dive into exploring the rich tapestry of who you are with a deeper more profound experience, I’m here to walk with you on your journey.