“…the very young and the old have poor memories; they are in a state of flux, the young because of their growth, the old because of their decay. For a similar reason neither the very quick nor the very slow appear to have good memories; the former are moister than they should be, and the latter harder; with the former the picture has no permanence, with the latter it makes no impression…” - Aristotle, De memoria et reminiscentia, 449,31
My work focuses on three levels of attunement to your memory-mind: physical (manual work), emotional (psychotherapy), and creative (aesthetic engagement). See below for modalities I have adopted to work with (see also the Technique page). By aligning the physical, emotional, and aesthetic parts of the psyche, we can stay in the flow.
Listening Touch: Body
I am a healing ground and a meditation teacher of the Realization Process, a body-oriented method of uncovering the non-dual nature of human experience. Currently, I am interning as a practitioner of Rosen bodywork. Rosen bodywork is a light touch and energetic bodywork that focuses on what unfolds instantaneously between the giver and the receiver (rather than using predetermined manipulation recipes as in traditional osteopathy). Rosen is mighty in its health benefits due to its ability — in a very particular and well-traceable way — to maintain a relational symmetry between the bodies of the receiver and the giver. Rosen bodywork helps with:
-Assisted meditation
-Exploration and release of breath
-Exploration of focus
-Emotional release
-Experience of mental imagery
-Experience of “connection” to the whole
-Treatment of anxiety and depression symptoms
-Treatment of pain
-Energy flow along the spine
-Alleviation of autoimmune disease
See evidence: modern page for a list of readings on the impact of touch on self-awareness psychophysiology.
Integral Psychotherapy for all Ages: Emotional
I help people struggling with a variety of mental health symptoms, among them:
Depression, anxiety, OCD, panic attacks, relational trauma, low self-esteem, negative self-image, marital problems, grief, excessive guilt, irritability, impulsivity, mood swings, persistent low mood, procrastination, difficulty concentrating, racing thoughts, memory problems, indecisiveness, preoccupation with death, social withdrawal, anhedonia, aggression, restlessness, risk-taking behaviors, changes in eating habits, sleep disturbances, derealization, hallucinations, etc.
Nonsense Psychotherapy: Aesthetic
“Nonsense Storytherapy” is a methodology I am currently developing with my colleagues from Labs of Awareness that emphasizes the role of unpredictability and uncertainty in personal storytelling. Being trained in traditional psychotherapy left me questioning its effectiveness for types of relationships and states that are not satisfied with culturally conditioned adjustments. The approaches I am exploring aim to traverse (or rather relax into) deeper layers of the psyche to reach the less accessible parts of life. Like with the body-oriented approach described above, nonsense psychotherapy wants to “touch’ you to the core, this time by asking you to immerse yourself in the realm of a story that is unknown, unstructured, and unexperienced as of yet. It provides an opportunity to stay in the imaginal, in the nonlinear, savor details unknown in the world of the so-called “real” and explore one’s cognition beyond its grasp on the “givens” we are so used to. As an extra benefit, nonsense storytherapy teaches you to explore what is individually interesting, research the structure of plots, wonder at unpredictability that makes the story worth existing, and delve into connections between structure and form. It is a form of daydreaming, where purportedly chance encounters with poetic images of the unconscious turn into a magical laboratory overflowing with healing opportunities. As children, we engage in this modality naturally and effortlessly; as adults, a special invitation is needed to engage in a creative healing process.