Therapeutic Presence, Rhythm, and Connection

SOSI is delighted to present this 2-day masterclass with Dr. Peter A Levine, the developer of Somatic Experiencing.

Therapeutic Presence, Rhythm, and Connection explores the vital practice of holding space for your clients.

In each session, one guides a client through multiple phases of activation, pendulation, titration, release, orientation, and settling. During these phases:

• What does it mean to be present with a client?

• How does one connect?

• How can one know when a cycle has completed?

• How does one know when to rest, when to move deeper, and when to return to orientation to review the session together?

• How can one gracefully recover from mis-attunement or a wrong turn?

• Finally, how can one be vulnerable while authentically establishing oneself as a committed partner in healing?

These questions will animate this uniquely engaging Master Class, in which you will dive deeper into your SE practice by exploring the intrinsic rhythms of an SE session.

This class will be led by Dr. Levine who will illustrate a variety of ways to facilitate presence, rhythm, and connection with clients. Theoretical lectures, demo video review, live demos, and practice exercises will be interwoven throughout this 2-day program designed to deepen your SE skills.

Please join us in this wonderful opportunity to dive deeper into the understanding of Somatic Experiencing from the developer himself.

Cost: The cost of the 2-day workshop is £450.

SEP’s and students please note that this workshop does not confer supervision (case consult) credits.

Learning Objectives

• Develop and refine perceptual skills and practical tools to create more presence, rhythm, and connection

• Demonstrate how feedback, and support for interrupted defensive responses, can assist in creating empowered, patient-focused intervention strategies

• Practice how to track autonomic nervous system shifts more precisely while incorporating in specialized containment and engagement tools

Schedule & Content: Daily 10:30am – 5:30pm with 90 min lunch break

Day One

10:30am – 11:15am Lecture

11:15am – 11:30am Q & A

11:30am – 11:45am 15-min Tea Break
11:45am – 1:00pm Demonstration Session

1:00pm – 2:30pm 90-min Lunch
2:30pm – 2:45pm Q & A
2:45pm – 3:00pm Practice Overview

3:00pm – 4:15pm Breakout Practice Groups with SE Assistants
4:15pm – 4:30pm 15-min Tea Break
4:30pm – 4:45pm Q & A

4:45pm – 5:30pm Demo Montage Review

Day Two

10:30am – 10:45am Q & A

10:45am – 11:15am Demo Montage Review

11:15am – 11:45am Q & A

11:30am – 11:45am 15-min Tea Break
11:45am – 1:00pm Demonstration Session

1:00pm – 2:30pm 90-min Lunch
2:30pm – 2:45pm Q & A

2:45pm – 3:00pm Practice Overview

3:00pm – 4:15pm Breakout Practice Groups
4:15pm – 4:30pm 15-min Tea Break
4:30pm – 4:45pm Q & A

4:45pm – 5:15pm Lecture

5:15pm – 5:30pm Q & A

Demos: Students and Assistants are invited to submit their case to work with Dr. Levine during this in-person course. Demos are an integral way to learn. All demos must follow-up with their personal practitioner after their demo. Please email info@somaticexperiencing.com for the demo form.

Prerequisite:    Participants need to have completed an Introduction to Somatic Experiencing weekend

Please note that this Master Class is for your continuing education.  it does not confer supervision credits.