EP59: Christine Caldwell on Bodyfulness, Interconnectedness and Somatics

What Christine Shares:

• Her activism centered around the bodylessness present in our culture
• Translating your physical experience to your social interactions
• How embracing inquiry and challenges can support your well being
• How her understanding of the immune system impacted how she runs her psychotherapy practice

What You'll Hear:

• Incorporating somatic work in your daily life for nervous system health
• Coming to a practice from pressure, pleasure, or inquiry, and how those may affect your practice
• How a practice changes when you come with some form of self-regulation
• Integrating mental and physical processes
• Respecting the 12 different systems in the body as inherently important in their own right
• Learning to listen to all systems in the body so that you get a fuller picture of your self and your health
• Approaching the body from a community organizing standpoint with a non-hierarchical approach
• Creating space for range and nuance rather than a stark dichotomy
• Approaching your body from a lens of curiosity rather than control
• Using physical, mental, and cognitive challenges to promote optimal health
• The immune system learns and becomes toned when it faces challenges
• The universe of experiences available when you learn to really be in your body
• The connection between being bodyful and social awareness and ethics
• Understanding your body from both a physical sense and a poetic sense
• Using your sense of power to relax into the unknown or uncontrollable