Course Overview

This two explores the first dimension of psychospiritual development primarily relating to meeting survival needs, self-regulation, safety and bodily awareness. Components including neuroception and the nervous and autonomic nervous systems responses to safety and fear, how modern perspectives such as polyvagal theory inform this dimension, and how early life and significant life experiences such as trauma can become somatocized into and affect the physical body are explored. Acupuncture approaches, exercises, and lifestyle suggestions to support or work with imbalances within this dimension are explored.

Course Objectives

• Learn about the first dimenesion of psychospiritual development
• Understand the role the body has in integrating experiences
• Learn clinical approaches to working with the first dimension of psychospiritual development

Course Outline

0 hrs - 30 minOverview of dimension 1 and imprinting

30 min - 45 minCo-regulation and development of self regulation

45 min - 1 hrsAdverse Child Events (ACE) impacts on the psyche and body

1 hrs - 1.25 hrsNeuroception and polyvagal theory

1.25 hrs - 1.5 hrsAttachment theory

1.5 hrs - 2 hrsDimension 1 qualities and activating activities

2 hrs - 2.5 hrsThe role of the first body region and chakra

2.5 hrs - 3 hrsEastern psychology types

3 hrs - 3.5 hrsIndividual acupuncture point considerations

3.5 hrs - 4 hrsPoint combinations, bioenergetic, movement and yoga approaches to the first dimension of psychospiritual development