Explore the senses (movement, touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision) through a guided, experiential approach. The course includes a basic introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the senses, within an experiential and developmental movement framework.
Our senses begin as potential and develop in response to stimulation and experience. The senses of touch and movement are the first to develop and are located throughout the body — in every cell; they support the development of all the other senses.
How we filter, modify, distort, accept, reject, and use sensory information is part of the act of perceiving. Perception is a global experience. It is the psychophysical process of interpreting information based on past experience, present circumstances and future expectations. When we choose to absorb information, we bond to that aspect of our environment. When we block out information, we defend against that aspect. Learning is the process by which we vary our responses to information based on the context of each situation.
This course includes:
Exploration of the six senses (movement, touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision).
Analysis of the perceptual-response cycle as the process of perception.
Bonding, defending and learning as psychophysical processes based on your perceptions.
Spending time with the senses and rhythms of perception can help open up new ways of perceiving and being with our internal and external ecosystems.
This course is part of a 500-hour Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator program and can also be taken as a stand-alone workshop.
