Trapped in the
‘tensions of depression’
equals
‘trapped in depression’.
All of them are hunched and curled up.
Can you change the state of your mind
by changing the hidden tensions of the body?
“Through my somatics practice I am able to experience my being more thoroughly. I released the tensions of my deepest sorrows. I have experienced deep sadness in my life and I was resolved to having a veil of depression hang over me forever. In one short session of work with Eric I learned how to isolate and let go of what was tight! For the first time in 15 years it was gone. Wow!”
-R., Children’s Librarian
Depressed chest, rounded shoulders, shallow breathing, and head forward.
It is the posture of depression.
Are you trapped in this posture?
Mostly, it happens outside your awareness.
It’s a well practiced stress response.
Right now, for you, the pattern that creates the posture of depression is involuntary.
Somatics is not psychotherapy.
It addresses an un-addressed piece of the pie.
It is a different approach to the problem.
Reconnect with your ability to be in control
of the tensions of your body.
Learn to take back voluntary control of
the tensions that literally depress you.
Learn a lifelong skill to free yourself from
the tensions of the posture of depression.
-Eric Cooper
Ps. This is personal for me. I had a long history of severe depression for over 35 years of my life. It was always around the corner, waiting for me. Now, when the tension patterns start, I notice it. I pandiculate out of the automatic running of the pattern. I can reliably get unstuck from the tension pattern. I haven’t gotten trapped in depression in since I learned this. -Eric
Four sessions:
“This has made more difference than anything else I have done in terms of the worst of the depression. I’m laughing again!” -C., Teacher
More client feedback from Posture of Depression Sessions.
Printed with permission.
Two days after a session with a Posture of Depression focus:
“I have been doing the movements. Thanks to you, I have been awakened to how often I slip into those harsh positions and I’m so grateful to know how to get out of it. Thanks, so much, Eric. You have enriched my life and helped me to find ways to improve my posture and through that, my frame of mind. It really does work.“ -H.
“I realize now that I’m not really a depressed person. My system is just really good being tight in the Red-Light Pattern.” -L., Dietary Counselor.
One week after a Posture of Depression focused session.
“After attending a session with Eric about the postures of depression and how to get unstuck, I gained an incredible tool. A lot of feelings I had previously been suppressing out of fear and not knowing how to interact with it, shifted for the better.
Eric has helped me release unspeakable amounts of pain from my right shoulder. Once majority of the pain was no longer present, what was left was a lot of voidness of feeling that was contributing to depression. During the session, Eric helped me transition those feelings. I can’t express the gratitude I feel to no longer have this void with me. I feel so much better and more alive. Because the feelings were in essence non-moving or depressed, I never thought going slow would be the solution. I avoided moving slow like the plague because I was afraid of the slow feelings dipping into the void. Eric not only helped me feel into the void but also helped me transition these feelings back to a slow, peaceful rhythm of life.
As usual, after attending a session with Eric, I felt very peaceful and there was certainly an afterglow. Once I got back home I took a nap and during the nap, I had a dream that mirrored a traumatic memory from my past that I never allowed myself to feel into. I woke up sobbing and afterwards, I felt even more at peace and light to finally be able to let these feelings go. This was not a coincidence. From learning how to move more slowly, I am more patient with not only my feelings but in my thoughts as well and this has helped me tremendously already with both depression and anxiety!
I am so blessed to receive treatment from Eric Cooper. I cannot recommend him enough! His techniques are incredibly evolved and are successful!” -C.