Finding your Flow with Holistic Pulsing, “Bodywork that Rocks”
As a massage therapist, bodyworker, yoga teacher or dancer do you ever find yourself getting ‘stuck ‘in your work; stuck in the body, stuck in the head, stuck in a particular dynamic? If so, how do you get things moving again?
Both personally and professionally, I know the value of encouraging movement, flow or vibration within my client’s body and acknowledge the healing potential of accessing and honouring these rhythms of the body by letting go of our agenda and trusting in the quiet power of Being.
Holistic Pulsing provides us with a basic framework to access movement in the moment. It offers tools without prescription and enables an effortless releasing of deep-seated tensions, accessing the language of the body without the need to involve the analytical mind.
This simple form of hands-on work uses a core technique and initial protocol to work the back, front and sides of the body, and as we become more adept we can allow this ‘pulse’ or rocking rhythm to come alive in our hands, so that both giver and receiver are able to experience ease, flowing breath, receptive joints and deep connection with themselves. I use it as a therapy in its own right and whenever appropriate, integrate its principles effectively into my Thai Massage, Zero Balancing and my yoga practice.
What is holistic pulsing?
Holistic Pulsing as is experienced today was developed in the 1970 by Curtis Turchin, a postural integration bodyworker inspired by Trager’s rhythmic rocking work. It has its roots in Hawaiian Shamanism and in this country has been developed by facilitators like Silke Zeihl and Guy Gladstone from the Open Centre. It continues as a living, developing modality.
Bodywisdom School’s Power of the Wave workshops are an introduction to the beauty and simplicity of Holistic Pulsing, they serve to give body and energy workers and all movement teachers an experience of accessing and utilising the different rhythms of the body to augment their existing work.
The next introductory day is on Sunday 8 June at Unity Yoga Studio Brighton from 10am-4pm, £45-65 sliding scale. Contact tutor Nicola Smith for more details – Nicola@bodywisdom.org.uk 07930 442639
Nicola Smith is a bodyworker and teacher with over 15 years experience of working with the bodymind. She co-founded Bodywisdom School offering Traditional Thai Massage training and post-graduate workshops in related energy work practices. www.bodywisdom.org.uk
