THE HEART OF TRANSFORMATION
A training for Guides in Somatic Assisted Self Discovery
For coaches,
psychedelic guides
psychedelic integration coaches,
facilitators,
teachers,
healers,
practitioners,
body workers,
therapists & clinicians
May 5-7 & May 26-28
2023 Berkshires, MA
Somatic Assisted Self Discovery (SASD) is aimed at developing and deepening an embodied relationship with the felt sense, and adds the dimensions of working with feelings, emotions, sensations and experiences we merge with, supporting us to differentiate from those states, and in developing a relationship with an observer that can support these states.
In this therapeutic approach, there is an ability to focus on where in the body we may experience the residual stress from the original trauma and through a special kind of mindfulness, focusing on releasing the charged energy created by the event or felt experience.
By focusing where in the body the unreleased charge is stored, we allow our autonomic nervous system to complete the natural process of energetic discharge equilibrium and insight.
In somatic assised self discovery, we practice authentic relating and present moment experience for clues about implicit beliefs and the reactions and strategies that influence our Life Experience.
The nature of trauma and healing is to appreciate that unhealed trauma occurs because the whole survival response is not completed.
Many people stay stuck in automatic survival responses and can stay stuck for years.
SASD supports to shift and change even deeply entrenched tenacious states.
In this training we discover nourishing experiences that we are not having in present time due to imprinted belief systems.
Trauma can be defined as any unresolved autonomic nervous system response. It’s about the nervous system’s response to an event, not necessarily the event itself. Events can affect each of us very differently.”
SASD is a gentle and profound inquiry practice that teaches a step by step approach to being with all of our inner states with curiosity and compassion.
Working in this kind of field of inquiry supports coming to know ourselves more deeply, builds our capacities to hold the paradoxes of life and in a more healing way, with an exceptionally attuned way of being with difficult, divided states, including inner critics and restrictions around energy flow.
This is an approach that is important for anyone who is holding space for healing to know about and appreciate.
What is missing in most of our relationships to self other and the world is curiosity over defense and the inner and outer relational conditions that support the emergence of what is unconscious, what is wanting to heal,& meeting those moments with empathy which creates the conditions and right relationship for integration, and the safety required for the needs of these states to support organic change.
We deepen into working with Presence, titration, parts work, gestalt,
with demos and practice experiential exercises
to deepen your embodiment and self knowledge,
and to practice holding space applying SASD inquiry practices in partner work
SASD for Healers and Facilitators
We are Creating the conditions necessary for whats emergent to be met and explored safely for healing to organically happen trusting the wisdom of the body, and flowering of the soul.
To support you as the guide to hold space in a way where you have a good sense of your own maps and internal experience and to be able to communicate from there. You can only take people as far as you've gone yourself.
Supports us to support our clients in healing core wounds, and supporting them in making whats unconscious conscious
To experience visceral self knowledge,
To Strengthen you skills in mapping survival strategies
To build trust in your intuition
How do we do it? Through The Practice of:
Loving Presence, connection and authenticity,
Curiosity over defense
Empathy & contacting statements
Active & generous listening
Exploring interpersonal realms and the soma
Relational exercises & special experiments in action
Meditation & inquiry practices
Movement
& The spiritual support of the group / complex systems consciousness
What's different about this and other trainings for psychedelic guides and integration coaches
This training is highly experiential
We work more with expanded States, direct experience. other trainings focus on ideas and lecture without the experiential and applied practice.
We are learning the language of entheogens
We go deep within ourselves to traverse and learn more about our own inner states of being and perceptions.
We heal as healers, honouring the medicine of the cohort, the emergence of group genius, and healing in relationship.
The Heart Of Transformation will touch the very core of your being and bring soul-utions to areas of imbalance, as well as providing tools you'll work with forever....
First Weekend
May 2023,
Berkshires MA
May 5-7
Friday, Sat, Sun 10-6:30
Principals
Understanding, practicing and mastering mindfulness, awareness, presence
connection and authenticity
Creating a safe container/Agreements
Practicing tracking
Practicing Verbal Prompts
Practicing Accessing
Practicing Experiments in session
Second Weekend
May 2023 datesTBD
Berkshires MA
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 10-6:30
The nature of Trauma and meeting trauma responses
Strong Emotions
Internal Family Systems Parts Work
Taking Over for Parts
Psycho Magic / Psycho Drama / Gestalt
Practicing Experiments in session
After we receive your application, we will reach out to you.
*Organic Vegetarian Lunch Included
*Housing not included
*Places to stay nearby:
Tuition $1350