EP59: Christine Caldwell on Bodyfulness, Interconnectedness and Somatics

What Christine Shares:

•      Her activism centered around the bodylessness present in our culture
•      Translating your physical experience to your social interactions
•      How embracing inquiry and challenges can support your well being
•      How her understanding of the immune system impacted how she runs her psychotherapy practice

What You’ll Hear:

•      Incorporating somatic work in your daily life for nervous system health
•      Coming to a practice from pressure, pleasure, or inquiry, and how those may affect your practice
•      How a practice changes when you come with some form of self-regulation
•      Integrating mental and physical processes
•      Respecting the 12 different systems in the body as inherently important in their own right
•      Learning to listen to all systems in the body so that you get a fuller picture of your self and your health
•      Approaching the body from a community organizing standpoint with a non-hierarchical approach
•      Creating space for range and nuance rather than a stark dichotomy
•      Approaching your body from a lens of curiosity rather than control
•      Using physical, mental, and cognitive challenges to promote optimal health
•      The immune system learns and becomes toned when it faces challenges
•      The universe of experiences available when you learn to really be in your body
•      The connection between being bodyful and social awareness and ethics
•      Understanding your body from both a physical sense and a poetic sense
•      Using your sense of power to relax into the unknown or uncontrollable