Biodynamic Touch Module 2 – Inner Space with Jean-Manuel Nadeau

My courses are an exploration of consciousness through our body. Our body as a tool of perception and our body has a revelation of who we are. The classes are created for everyone, whether you are just stepping in your healing journey or whether you are an advanced practitioner. We are all equal towards the unknown and each other.

I believe healing is about knowing and accepting who we are. I believe we can reconnect to our body as a tool of perception of our eco-system & an organ of nature, refining our intuition and sensitivity & developing autonomy on our healing journey. 

All this by learning about holding space, boundaries non-invasive touch & ethics of healing, as well as discovering our inner landscape by feeling and communicating with our own physiology.

WHAT IS IT?

Biodynamic Touch is a blend of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, pure biodynamic work and Symbolic Language – a form of symbolic/archetypal psychology. 

“Biodynamic” stands for listening and allowing the natural intelligence of the body to arise. “Touch” represents a conscious meeting of two awareness. Yours and another. Yours and the intelligence of nature. A meeting in the unknown. Touch starts with awareness of someone, listening to the right boundary, then an invitation for contact, communication and non-invasive touch. 

These classes are an immersion and commitment to listen to the forever evolving intelligence of the field of consciousness in and through our bodies and the field uniting us all. It is an exploration of the intelligence within, with the intention to develop our awareness of our sacred space, our fluid body and our physiology. It increases our depth of presence, and it serves as an exploration of our relational dynamics between each of us and within ourselves. 

It is a retreat or a training, depending on how you intend to use and apply this wisdom we will gain together. Either way, what makes a good therapist isn’t what we think we know but the safety and depth of listening we can hold, and this is often a reflection of what our personal journey has taught us. 

We first learn about ourselves. Then we hold a space for others to become who they are.

THERE ARE 3 LEVELS AVAILABLE, AND YOU CAN SEE THEM AS 3 LAYERS OF EXPLORATION UPON OUR BODY-CONSCIOUSNESS

​LEVEL 1 – SACRED SPACE: AWARENESS OF SPACE

I believe the foundation behind any therapies is the relationship between two people. Trust is foundational. Safety is essential. Acceptance is profound. This non-invasive approach is where we meet someone’s true boundary.

At the core of this level 1 is the refinement of our awareness of space and of our listening posture towards another person. We will learn to listen to the unknown, to adopt a posture of listening to nature, to dialogue with the unknown. We will study and observe the beginning of the development of our embryo and its impact on the present. A body is a sacred space of a soul. By recreating conditions as close to the womb as possible, we give a space where the intelligence of the field can arise and unfold. 

Listening starts with healthy boundaries and the integrity of someone’s space. We will learn to develop subtle perception of someone’s space and the power of finding and respecting our true boundaries. Then we will learn some perceptual and relational skills, anchoring our awareness in the biodynamic approach and learning about healing dynamics or our energetic anatomy. 

LEVEL 2: INNER SPACE: AWARENESS OF FLUIDS

We enter the inner fluid space, a world where embryonic forces have shaped our body and our relationship to space, others and expectations of who we should become. The inner fluid is where our impression of the world has been shaped by our immediate environment, experiences, and the memories of those who came before us. We will observe how our body has adapted and where we became who we think we are in response to the expectations of this external world. Who would have I become if free to unfold according to my inner dream? 

Module 2 brings us on a journey through physiology, integrating within ourselves our own inner space through the ventricular space in the brain and the cerebrospinal fluid. We will learn to apply touch and listen to the fluid of the body, through the mid-tide and long-tide. We will cover the foundational principles of Craniosacral therapy. 

LEVEL 3: AS ABOVE SO BELOW: AWARENESS OF STRUCTURES

In Module 3, the focus is on integration. How do we hold ourselves and stand in our own verticality as a choice of being who we are. We will explore the body’s diaphragms & membranes from our feet to the cranium.

Integration is at the heart of this module. How to carry inner changes into our everyday lives? 

​We develop awareness of structures and the language of the body, living anatomy and its symbolism.

Each 7-day class begins with meditations to grounding our awareness, with the intention of creating a sacred space for us to explore the intelligence of our body, to deepen our quality of presence, listening, and stillness. 

All this in a balance of theoretical presentations, practical experiences, group sharing, demonstration sessions, and question and answer sessions.

IS IT FOR ME?

If you have a body, this course is for you. We can only be who we are and that is the only prerequisite – even if you don’t understand any of what is written here. 

​It is about deepening listening, whether you are a therapist, a yogi, or a mother, a lover, a friend, if you work with children, in healthcare, education, social service, wellness or in politics, we can all benefit from more listening to the humans around us, and our eco-system.   

​These classes are meant to be a space where we learn together about the impact of our lives, our memories, our trauma on our bodies and soul. Where we listen to our symptoms as guides towards our destiny.

The intimate field created within the group is of primary importance. Creating a microcosm of the world within a small group of 8-12 people and each workshop journey is unique and cannot be repeated.

​Level I is a requirement for further levels and is an excellent starting point for anyone looking for self-healing as well as for advanced practitioners and those wanting to add skills to their practice. You will benefit from doing this module over and over again, there is nothing like observing the principles of nature with a fresh new outlook !  

​Feel into your heart if this is the class for you.

WE WILL COVER 

PERCEPTUAL SKILLS

The field is highly complex.  We will learn to perceive the body on multiple levels of organization — physical, fluids and energetic. In turn, these skills will become foundational for therapeutic use. We will familiarize ourselves with mid-tide, fulcrums, primal orientation, embryological forces and living anatomy.

​RELATIONAL FIELD

This work is relational in essence and therefore developing the presence we bring into the treatment space is of the utmost importance. We will learn the steps required to deepen our presence, hold space, to listen and to be. 99% of the work happens through the unseen and the unknown. Your ability to remain present while in the unknown is the essence of this work.

​THERAPEUTIC SKILLS

Being a compassionate skilled listener is something we can all develop. We will explore how to respond to the variety of situations arising in a clinical setting, from relational issues between therapist and patient to handling trauma release.

ACCEPTANCE

What is healing? It is often associated with “changing”: “Wanting something we do not have or removing something we do not wish to have”. I suggest a totally different approach, what if healing is a profound acceptance of what is? Accepting what happened to us and more importantly, accepting where it leads us in our future. 

BOUNDARIES​

Meeting proper boundaries is another crucial step and our responsibility as a therapist or as a healthy individual within any given relationship. In these classes we will learn how to create a space where true boundaries can be discovered first, then met. A true connection to self starts with a recognition of our own boundaries. There is no healing without true boundaries. Period. It is impossible to connect to someone if their true boundaries aren’t recognized and honoured.  

THE UNKNOWN

From my experience, what we think we know always end up collapsing one day or another. Knowledge is useful but will never be more important than our ability to listen. You can spend your whole life adding knowledge only to see it disappear one day like a sandcastle on the beach facing an uprising tide. Trying to hold on a sense of self or a body of knowledge as an unchanging truth is bound to fail. We do not know how the universe works, but that doesn’t stop us from creating and maintaining a relationship to it, opening a space to hear it communicate with you. There is a language to this unknown and we can all learn it.