SomaHut workshop: Brain Levels and the Evolution of Movement with Thomas Greil
22/01/2022
5-7 PM
online
17.00 – 19.00 (CET) on Zoom
An online workshop based on Body-Mind Centering® (BMC®)
with Thomas Greil
January 22, 2022 organised by SomaHut
How we respond and adapt to different environments, how we move and
act in different circumstances depends on cellular and neural structures, which are very old
and date back to the early days in our phylogenetic history.
We share with other mammals, with reptiles and even more primitive organism
certain functions and circuits which are meant to facilitate the relationship
with and adaptation to a hostile environment. These processes include
keeping oneself and the community safe, searching for food
and allowing reproduction.
These evolutionary processes are still reflected in our brains. The oldest part, sometimes called the reptilian brain controls more instinctual behaviors and habits like movement patterns; the limbic system facilitates social behavior; and the neo-cortex cognition, reasoning and planning. Learning means to let new information enter the brain, making new connections, allowing a different response to a stimulus. For effective learning we need to include and integrate all the evolutionary layers. Easy flow between the different levels of integration of the body and the brain guarantees that we are functioning well. The idea of somatic learning is to provide stimulation through touch and movement, to allow new pathways to open.