Embodied Awareness
Living in this body.
Embodied awareness is simply being aware of the bodily experience- whether with emotions, thoughts, response to others or sensory input.
Activity: Mapping the Embodied Response
Below is a very detailed chart of how our nervous system response to the world around us.
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These are the 3 parts of our Autonomic Nervous System.
Parasympathetic Dorsal---- FREEZE
Sympathetic ----FIGHT FLIGHT
Parasympathetic Ventral---- SAFETY/ SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
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Review this chart and reflect on when you have felt each area of the nervous system activate within you.
Begin with FREEZE and work your way down to SAFETY. Complete the process fully before moving to the next.
1. Create an abstract image in response to the situation that activated this part of your nervous system.
2. Sit with the image and then choose a symbol from the shelf.
3. Notice the responses within your body as you reflect on the symbol and journal key words or phrases in your process journal.
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Upload photos of your art responses here --->
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