Introduction to Somatic Awareness and Relating
Table of contents
This describes the class "Introduction to Somatic Awareness and Relating", offered through the Second Life group Deeper Relating, which was created by Calvino Rabeni and Susan Aloix to popularize body-oriented awareness studies and techniques to a general audience.
Introduction
What is Somatic Awareness?
The word Somatic, as used here, refers to the human body/mind, considered as a whole, and experienced from the first person perspective. This term dates from the 1980's,
Who is this class for?
This class is open to the general public.
What will be covered?
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Are there some followups?
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Basic Awareness
Exercise 1: Body Scan
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Exercise 2: Simple Centers
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Exercise 3: Space and Focus
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Exercise 4: Open Awareness
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Key Ideas
Awareness in Relationship
Exercise 5: Objects
Exercise 6: Others
Exercise 7: A Shared Object
Exercise 8: The Field
Key Ideas
Partner Practices
Exercise 9:
Exercise 10: Reflection
Key Ideas