Module 4
The Autonomic Nervous System: Part 2
Skills of Recognition; ANS (emphasis on Parasympathetic and Freeze States), Layers, RTM & Phase Chart
Module Presentation
HOMEWORK
| Reading |
Required: Sills: Foundations of Craniosacral Biodynamics, Vol 2 – Stress Cascade, Polyvagal, Trauma Resolution For further study: Peter Levine: In an Unspoken Voice; Diane Heller: Crash Course |
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| Drawings | |
| Anatomy Study | Review RTM, Parietal, Temporal anatomy |
| Practices |
- Practice listening to the layers in your clients. Ask the system which layer it wants to show you and see how it responds. - Practice listening for opening and closing in the bones and soft tissue in your practice sessions. - Experiment with using firm pressure to offer containment and using the “VU” sound with clients whose systems feel dense or not present. |
| Writings |
- Write about your experience feeling each of the layers — how do bones, connective tissue, fluid, energy & space feel in your hands and in your body? - Write about your experience of freeze and dissociation in your own body and life. - How do you notice these states arise? When do they arise? How do they feel? - How are you noticing the difference between still, quiet presence and dissociation/freeze? |
| Projects | Tutorial #1 |
| TA Check In |
- Write up 4 practice sessions or call and discuss with your homework TA. - Report includes what you noticed initially, what you did in the session, any results or outcomes observed or reported, and questions that arose for you. - Make arrangements to contact your TA twice between now and the next module. - Please don’t wait until the week before the module. |
Sections in Bold Green are required for BCST practitioner certification and to be able to register with BCTA/NA.