SPATIAL DESIGN
Our sense of security comes from this belief that we are safe or unsafe in that environment or with that person. This deep knowing can either help us relax in that relational exchange or cause us to tense up, go into protection mode, and loose connection with our true selves.
This new method taps into the unconscious role of our life experiences and interrogates how it’s affecting our current choices. Temporal built interventions are assembled in an open space to create a set of guidelines for interaction. There are no rules, and this allows the placement of these forms to shift and change in real time. An element that may have provided comfort to the client is manipulated by another participant, causing an instantaneous emotional and physical response. During this encounter, the true reaction is known as it bypasses the filters of the logical / analytical brain, and bursts out as the primal response of the body.​
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We use space to define an area and determine where a
person or place begins and the ends.
This dynamic method re-negotiations the terms of our relationship to others. In order to fully shift entrenched reactive patterns in ourselves, we must allow ourselves to experience these sensations and feelings in our whole body, all over again. In a controlled environment we facilitate the untapped and under-resourced areas of the brain, reminding the client that all parts of themselves are valid and serve a purpose.
As we restore this awareness, any relational roadblocks become apparent. These action systems of instinctive defence, such as whether we transgress to fight, flight, freeze or fawn reactions, lead us to get curious and track what is being stirred up.
Participants are encouraged to harness somatic movement and try on different postures to embody an emotional change. Words and connection to the heart is used to empathise with this struggle, helping to shift this stagnant energy once and for all.
By connecting participants back to themselves and choice over their inherent reactions, it empowers them to move forward with new skills. The relationship and experience the client associated with that person or place is no longer distorted- it remains in the past. The energy of this experience ripples outward into their everyday reality, transforming the balance of power between connections, and resurrecting hope for meaningful relationships. ​
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RISK THE UNUSUAL,
OR SETTLE FOR THE ORDINARY
We need a space for critical conversations. We must start by looking for answers in places where other people wouldn’t think of looking. We must begin creating these answers ourselves by communicating in new ways.
The moment lingers as a pause,
In admiration there is total silence.
A marvel cannot be speculated, instead- It is sensed, it is experienced, it is simply known.
INTEGRITY BUILDS EMPATHY
To connect, we must be brave enough to allow our perspective to be continually influenced by another person's point of view.
We are not generally rewarded for good communication skills because often, it brings to light a truth that may be deliberately concealed. The levels of deceit to retain self-preservation can be extraordinary, because avoiding painful feelings means avoiding our unique vulnerabilities.
The means of concealment creates barriers to building trust. As we adjust to this withdrawal from sharing anything meaningful or truly honest with those closest to us, we enhance disconnection from our true essence. When we supress the existence of intense feelings, confusion is created, and we can easily become disoriented. When we loose touch of our authentic selves - we loose touch of our purpose and ability to meaningfully contribute to others.
Living with integrity can inspire others to shift their perspective and understand the true value of being seen and heard from heart-centered connection.