 Feeling the edges of my capacity this evening after facilitating this NdC training twice in one day (& dealing with a few curve balls)
It's been a while since I've felt this level of stretch in my nervous system & over extension of my window of tolerance. Grateful to have the nervous system education & felt sense embodied connection to recognise the amber light. We need to normalise & prioritise talking about bodies & embed the language of the nervous system into education, health services & businesses (everywhere actually) to safeguard against burnout but crucially to cultivate a hospitable & sustainable world for humanity. Body first. Bottom up. #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing
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 Third in the series : Neurodivergence, Trauma and Recovery (Part 3/3) - Connecting Back to Community
"And here is the double (or triple) bind, in which we can find ourselves as Neurodivergent people. Within interpersonal relationships and community, we can experience a lack of connection and harm is a frequent occurrence for Neurodivergent individuals. This leads to trauma. Trauma leads to not feeling safe and difficulty trusting people, leading to a lack of connection. We need co-regulation and connection with others to heal from trauma, so we seek connection and community, but in doing some previous trauma is triggered or more trauma ensues and we are re-traumatised. Recovery is impeded. So, what can we do?" Full blog below, where I discuss what we can do & the importance of connecting to communities which are: * #Nervoussystem and #traumainformed * Focused on #culturalchange * Understand #intersectionality & are #antiracist #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing #trauma #neurodivergence #recovery #connection #community  Second in a series : Neurodivergence, Trauma & Recovery (Part 2/3) - Connecting back to Embodiment
"It is vital for recovery that all individuals reconnect with embodiment to make sense and find meaning and belonging in being alive in the body they have. This is especially important for Neurodivergent individuals and their regulation, who have unique and often amplified sensory and emotional processing differences. It is important to remind ourselves here that, as Nick Walker writes, the ‘mind is an embodied phenomenon’ and that Neurodivergence is a difference in embodiment. So, when I say that neurodiversity is the diversity among minds, I’m really saying that it’s the diversity among bodyminds’." #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing #trauma #neurodivergence #recovery #connection #embodiment #bodymind  In case you missed this last week : Neurodivergent, Trauma & Recovery (Part 1/3) Connecting Back to Nature & Cyclical Living
"Whatever our rhythms, connecting to nature shows us that just as the seasons turn and the trees bud, bloom, shed and rest, and the sun rises, shines, sets and disappears, and the moon waxes to fullness, and wanes to darkness, so do we need to find our unique rhythm, which is our best season and do our utmost to find out which environments echo that to support us be most regulated."  "A lived experience deep recognition that environments, attitudes & organisational cultures either enable or disable"
Bonus September Newsletter. Join the mailing list below #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing #livedexperience #disability #education  It's been a transformative first half of September, presenting on Embodied Education at two major conferences, one at Oxford University @oxford_uni (@aleftrust & @eurotas.world Creative Bridges 2024 see previous posts) & then yesterday at York St John University @yorkstjohn (at #NDinHE2)
My message : we are bodyminds & therefore need to create hospitable environments for all bodies, all sensory profiles & nervous systems, in educational, learning & sharing spaces, to improve accessibility, service provision (the quality & outcomes of teaching & learning), student & staff engagement, health & wellbeing. And this requires a paradigm shift from top down - mind dominant to bottom up - body first design, & relational approaches, which centre self, co- & collective regulation.  Still processing this affirming & pioneering #NDinHE2 @yorkstjohn Spectrum First conference which I facilitated a creative workshop on Embodied Education at yesterday.
An exemplary model of #neuroinclusive #conference design, participation, #coproduction & #collaboration Thank you everyone again. #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing #education #philosophy #theory #bodyfirst #sensoryfriendly #neurodiversity #nervoussystemfriendly This is without doubt the most pleasant and sensory friendly environment I have ever facilitated or taught in!
Here I am, this morning, in the gorgeous Creative Centre of @yorkstjohn University delivering a creative workshop on Embodied Education: Creating Safe Space for Learning Facilitating and Sharing to a multidisciplinary audience of academics & practitioners as part of the Neurodiversity in Higher Education 2 #NDinHE2 Conference. Happy & breathing - staying regulated & present 👌 Embodied Education: Creating Safe Space for Learning Facilitating and Sharing coauthored by @kaylouisealdred & Dan Aldred was published in May 2023 by @girlgodbooks #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing #education #philosophy #theory #bodyfirst #sensoryfriendly #neuroinclusive #nervoussystemfriendly  Today @yorkstjohn #Neurodiversity in #HigherEducation 2 Conference #NDinHE2 Prof Lorna Hamilton & Jamie Williams spoke about the #Inclusive #Neurodiverse #Campuses Project which I had the pleasure of being involved with as co-production group member & briefly as Research Associate during the last academic year.
The findings centre the importance of #collaborative & active practices of inclusive #BELONGING. Has been an honour to be a small part of this. #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing #education #neuroinclusion  Super excited to be at York St John University @yorkstjohn today at the #Neurodiversity in #HigherEducation 2 #Conference #NDinHE2 representing Neurodiverse Connection & the #Neurodivergent #Wellbeing Approach #Training we offer.
Great to have a poster as part of the display about this training. #educateevolveembody #embodiededucation #embodimentspirituality #inandthrough #fleshyknowing #education #bodyfirst #bottomup #neuroinclusion |
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