Week 14 - Emotional release pt. 2

Last week we had a look at how emotions may become lodged in the body, this week we'll consider what you should do if your client has an emotional release while you're working with them.

It's good to see there's been some work done on Feelings and their physical expression. Please continue to work on this. I have not been able to find any quality information on this, so what we're doing here is creating a resource which all of us can use in the future. It's good to realise that there is not a correct answer here. Different people are likely to experience emotions somewhat differently.

Hopefully you've completed the exercise in Box 6.2 from the second reading for last week, and you now have some level of self-awareness around how you are likely to cope with clients who present with different types of emotions. If you haven't please make this a priority for the week ahead.

Tasks for the week

Complete reading Emotional release from The psychology of the body, Greene & Goodrich-Dunn. I emailed you the files for this last week.

Mid-block tutorial - In the mid-block tutorial this week we'll talk about dealing with emotional release.

More reading - Sometime early this week I'll email you some reading material relating to the psycho-social management of stress. This is to give you an idea of some of the methods which counsellors and psychotherapists use, and will inform next week's work.

Week 13 - Emotional release pt. 1

Over the next two weeks in Stress management we'll be exploring emotional release. You'll find out how emotions become stored in the body, how these emotions can be released by massage and bodywork, and how to deal with an emotional release.

Tasks for this week

Please continue the email discussion around relaxation methods

I notice that no-one has yet contributed to the Google document- Feelings and their physical expression. Please take the time to notice how your body responds to emotions through this week and next week, and record your findings in this document.

You have two readings from the week. These will be emailed to you.

1. Emotional responses & Tissue memory from Outcome-based massage (2nd ed), Andrade & Clifford
   
2. Emotional release (p 1-7) from The psychology of the body, Greene & Goodrich-Dunn

After reading through these documents, please take some time to complete the exercise in the second reading which is in Box 6.2 - Exploring how you respond to client's emotions and behaviours. The purpose of this exercise is to prepare you for a client's emotional release.

Week 12 - Bodymind

This week in Stress management we'll be considering the body-mind concept.


Assessment
Remember that your clinical assessments are coming up this term. When scheduling assessment times, I've decided that letting you choose your own time is not going to work, so I've scheduled you all a time to sit this assessment. Please make sure that you have a look at the clinic schedule to see when you are on.

Also, your case study is coming up. Make sure that you're applying the stress management process in your work with clients so that you'll have enough clinical experiences to write about.


Tasks for the week

Continuing from our exploration of meditation, please

• Read this article on the place of meditation & sprituality in medicine.
• Watch this video - Jill Bolte, neuroscientist - My stroke of insight.
• Join in the discussion on the use of meditation and other relaxation techniques in massage practice

Read these articles on body-mind

• Mapping body into motion - Keith Grant
• Bodymaps part 1 & part 2

Real-world observation

• Over the next three weeks note how your body responds to different emotions, and record this here.