Session 1: Introduction to Radix Body PsychotherapyTuesday, 15 March 2022 (09:00am – 12:00pm AEDT) or On-DemandGain knowledge of the long-standing history of somatic work in the therapeutic setting.Given the historical context, understand how Radix work relates to other somatic theories and applications.Be able to define the basic principles underpinning mind-body therapeutic work.Gain some understanding of their own relationship to their bodies based on this theory.Understand the complexity of embodiment and its relationship to presence.Recognise the physical signs of dissociation or lack of embodiment.Develop preliminary skills in how to observe the body.Learn how to identify signs of disembodiment at both the energetic and body structure levels.Session 2 : Exploring ‘Pulsation’ and it’s significance in somatic workTuesday, 22 March 2022 (09:00am – 12:00pm AEDT) or On-DemandUnderstand the significance of pulsation or oscillation of energy when working somatically.Develop an understanding of how pulsation relates to the functioning of the ANS.Learn how to identify the presence or absence of pulsations in the body.Discover the relationship between respiration and pulsation.Identify their own patterns of pulsation and those of their clients.Session 3: Working with arousal and windows of toleranceTuesday, 29 March 2022 (09:00am – 12:00pm AEDT) or On-DemandUnderstand how levels of arousal and the capacity to contain, build and tolerate them, impact clients’ capacity for awareness and contact with self and other.Develop skills in working to build these levels in clients, as appropriate.Recognise physical signs of low levels of arousal, hyper- and hypo- arousal in the body.Increase understanding of the relationship between levels of arousal and capacity for emotional experience and expression.Explore and understand their own Windows of Tolerance / Capacity for arousal.Session 4: Working ‘functionally’ and ‘structurally’Tuesday, 3 May 2022 (09:00am – 12:00pm AEDT) or On-DemandLearn the difference between working with the body functionally and structurally and the interdependence of these two approaches.Understand the Reichian segmental approach.Identify signs of blocks in the oscillation of these segments.Understand how these blocks or interruptions affect clients’ therapeutic healing.Identify and understand the significance of working with the ocular segment, especially with clients with a history of developmental trauma.Session 5: Exploring ‘grounding’ and ‘centering’ as therapeutic interventionsTuesday, 10 May 2022 (09:00am – 12:00pm AEDT) or On-DemandUnderstand the Radix definition of grounding and centering and how this applies to the body.Learn some interventions that assist clients to ground and centre.Understand the difference between centering and awareness and the implications this has for their practices.Practice the application of grounding and centering activities on themselves and on others.Discover their own capacity to stay grounded and centred. Identify factors that contribute to their ungrounding or scattering.Session 6: Working effectively with boundaries and emotional containmentTuesday, 17 May 2022 (09:00am – 12:00pm AEDT) or On-DemandUnderstand how boundaries are connected to arousal levels on the periphery.Identify the absence of physical and energetic boundaries in self and others.Discover the relationship between capacity for physical boundaries and emotional containment.Unpack the relationship between boundaries and surrender.Identify their own capacity to keep out and invite in and the factors affecting this.Understand the difference between containment and rigidity.