In general, and particularly in this Lesson Three session, I find Somatics to be a profound, embodied mindfulness practice to feel into and reawaken places in my very body, in my very being itself, where my deeper self has lost awareness, has lost awakens. It could be said that the Nervous System has lost “control” or “function,” and is regaining these, and that’s true on the physical plane, but I am sure it goes much deeper than this and that’s what interests me most in this work. Awareness has lost an aspect of itself, and in finding it again, is bringing that life force back into active engagement. 

Going further to go deeper

And I think my experience with Lesson Three really speaks to the importance of continuing beyond just one or two sessions in Somatics. At first, in the first session, it’s a kind of shock to the mental discursive conceptual mind to learn that it has hidden itself from itself. And it takes a bit of re-arranging to accept that tools and ways and methods are being offered to this mind to do the work of re-finding its own connections to its true being. There is a surprising situation one has just been made aware of.

Rememberance

This is very similar to meditation processes, but unfolding in a very interesting caring, mutual environment. Eric’s steady support presents a warmth that allows the work to reveal itself. With his firm but gentle directions and his caring neutrality of presence and guidance, much becomes possible. I experienced an upwelling of memories, arising anew in awareness, with all of their emotions. All that the memories and their associated body patterns want in order to become more fluid and shift is in fact just my remembrance, just my awareness, at this very specific neuro-muscular level. Somatics is working at a fascinating interface of the nervous system and the deep, subtle layers of our true being.” –M. 5/2019