It is so important in therapy to address not only the mental component of your suffering (thoughts, memories, self-images, beliefs and deficiency stories) but also the energetic component that is stored in the soma (body) as contractions, defences and patterns of energy. Woven together, this mental and somatic material is why we suffer: be it shame, depression, anxiety, addictive compulsions or trauma.
This is why traditional talk therapies can struggle to help resolve things like addiction and trauma, because the somatic 'content' remains unaddressed.
Somatic Inquiry reconnects body and mind, illuminating deep, subtle, and even unconscious layers of suffering, empowering you to bring them to rest. In this way, it is a profound tool for personal discovery, healing and growth
Somatic Inquiry starts and ends in safety, creating a powerful container for depth work to occur. It combines focused awareness with skilful lines of inquiry to unfold what is true for you in any moment: be it addictive compulsion, trauma response, the wounding of the inner child or perhaps something less clear cut.
It holds that in the depths of even the most challenging experiences can be found the medicine you seek. That in the midst of your suffering lies the pathway through. Even your darkest and most unlikeable parts can be tended in this way, with the possibility of discovering that they are rarely what they seem and that at their centre lies a hidden gold.
Once discovered, the doorway of inquiry can open into a journey of life long discovery, even into the sacred (or non-dual) dimensions of Being. This affords the possibility of a spirituality that is both accessed through the body, but also rooted in it. A spirituality that feels tangible, palpable and flesh-and-blood real. One that is dynamic and fully alive, capable of unfolding us ever more deeply and perpetually, into embodied dimensions of Truth.
Founded by Scott Kiloby, the Kiloby Inquiries (KI) are laser-like tools that unearth the deep drivers of our suffering from the unconscious recesses of the mind and body. This includes material that is actively repressed by the ego - such as the memories and body contractions comprising stored trauma, but also positive qualities and attri
Founded by Scott Kiloby, the Kiloby Inquiries (KI) are laser-like tools that unearth the deep drivers of our suffering from the unconscious recesses of the mind and body. This includes material that is actively repressed by the ego - such as the memories and body contractions comprising stored trauma, but also positive qualities and attributes such as our power, agency, innocence or the sense of being good enough.
I trained 1:1 over the course of two years with Scott in private session and am a certified facilitator of the Kiloby Inquiry method. It is the basis of a ground breaking outpatient program in the US to use awareness in treating addiction, trauma, anxiety and depression.
Founded by Eugene Gendlin, Focusing is also described as the art of inner listening. It is a process that first creates safety in the body before gently bringing into focus a type of inner knowing in the body called 'the felt sense': a fuzzy mix of emotion, feeling and sensation that is often hard to describe in words. The felt sense is
Founded by Eugene Gendlin, Focusing is also described as the art of inner listening. It is a process that first creates safety in the body before gently bringing into focus a type of inner knowing in the body called 'the felt sense': a fuzzy mix of emotion, feeling and sensation that is often hard to describe in words. The felt sense is a dynamic reservoir of wisdom that offers the possibility of healing our many wounded inner parts: painful, lonely, angry, ashamed, compulsive, grieving and beyond.
By consciously, gently and compassionately tuning into all of our parts in this way, we give them space to be fully felt and unfold. This not only profoundly soothes them, but also yields insights into their origins and what they mean. Insights that offer new opportunities for healing, transformation, self understanding and growth.
Focusing also often connects us to inner resources of being such as peace, clarity, self love, flow and connectedness, powerfully equipping us on our journey through life and in the depths of any given situation.
Founded by A. H. Almaas, the Diamond Approach is a spiritual school that fuses contemporary psychology with the contemplative practices of eastern wisdom traditions. At its core, the Diamond Approach holds that all inner phenomena (feelings, sensations, body energies) - whether fleeting and subtle or powerful and dynamic - are doorways i
Founded by A. H. Almaas, the Diamond Approach is a spiritual school that fuses contemporary psychology with the contemplative practices of eastern wisdom traditions. At its core, the Diamond Approach holds that all inner phenomena (feelings, sensations, body energies) - whether fleeting and subtle or powerful and dynamic - are doorways into deeper spiritual resources and states of being.
The core practice of the Diamond Approach is self-inquiry, which moves us through these inner doorways to connect with and ultimately embody deeper essential facets of our being: our spiritual inheritance. This includes navigating the many inner obstacles we encounter along the way.
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