From the archives, audio from webinar on Touch is Really Strange on 23 Jun 2022. You can also view as a video podcast

Touch is an under appreciated tool for promoting health. Being touched and engaging with the world through the antennae of our limbs is fundamental to our sense of self.

All our early learning is rooted in touch. We meet a world that pushes back, not alway gently. The ability to contemplate and think develops after our primal experiences of touch and moving to interact with our environment. Thinking is dependant on feeling.

There are two main types of touch - slow touch, quick touch. Slow touch, also know as affective touch or relational touch, is essential to create bonding, to promote safety. Slow touch is a powerful way of conveying emotions and support and promoting health.

This webinar will celebrate the power of 'Relational Touch'. So often in pain, anxiety and trauma there is a sense of fragmentation, disconnection and confusion as to what we feel. We will explore touch as an art to be cultivated.

Skilful slow touch can be used a lever to helps us feel real and whole again.

Steve Haines is author of the best selling Really Strange series. Touch is Really Strange is the latest book in the series and the distillation of decades of experience of being a bodyworker.

The first hour is an interactive talk on touch. It is suitable for people living with pain, anxiety or trauma or therapists who want to develop their touch skills.

The last half hour explores using 'Relational Touch' and embodied approaches to health. This section is aimed at people interested in training with Body College in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy