#4 Biodynamics, Trauma and Touch - Jane Shaw
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‘I would describe Jungian psychology very simply as making the unconscious conscious, which I think we do through the body. So Jung had a quote that I often use, he said ‘The symbols of the self arise from deep within the body’. We talk about orienting to wholeness in biodynamic craniosacral therapy. So that's the whole body, or the whole person, or wholeness as a concept, I really like. It means that everything is connected. Everything is talking to each other. Everything is in relationship.’
‘I think the unconscious can be scary. And I think that that's okay. There's a practice of being okay with the unknown and uncertainty. That can be really, really hard. That can be really tough because we want certainty mostly in life. But I think my practice is being okay with not knowing and being okay with the uncertainty. Jung spoke about the individual unconscious and the collective unconscious and for me, that's what's most exciting about it. It really speaks to a great mystery.’
Why biodynamic craniosacral therapy?
How do you define biodynamics?
Can you talk about how you use touch to work with trauma?
You have a masters in Psychology and are deeply interested in the work of Jung. Can you talk about how that informs your BCST practice and teaching?
In the last few years you I noticed you have run some wonderful workshops on death, relationships plus an upcoming workshop on intergenerational trauma. The topics are novel in my experience of observing BCST post grads. Can you me more about how you approach post grads?