Somatic+ SSP Circle

Program Details and Who Will Benefit

The Somatic+ SSP Circle is uniquely supportive and transformative.

The Safe and Sound Protocol amplifies the healing process and reveals patterns that keep us stuck. It helps connect us deeply to our essential Self so that we can bring gentle support for early misattunement from caregivers and to the aspects of ourselves that have been left behind, forgotten, and remain hyper-vigilant or frozen. Hidden patterns, sense memories, and painful experiences are revealed and processed during the guided SSP process. With the SSP and the other somatic skills I provide, my clients have processed and integrated painful early imprints and traumas.

During each SSP round, some clients may experience very subtle changes. Others will encounter a particular experience or ‘theme’ that is ready to be worked with. The client always has the choice of whether to work with and process what is coming up. For example, a client may have had a surgery or have sustained some type of injury (minor or traumatic) or there may be a particular and problematic attachment pattern that developed in their childhood. As the client progresses through each hour of the protocol, different aspects of the pattern will arise and the opportunity is there to meet it and work with it so it can be integrated. Processing and Integration is where healing happens.

Who can be supported by the SSP?

• Those with ancestral, in utero, baby, toddler, school age, teenage, or any other time of life experiences covering a wide range that can include difficult or traumatic birth, stressful or traumatic family life, injuries, surgeries. Basically, the symptoms and unwanted patterns that develop as a result of stressful events. An important note is that while two people can share the same or a similar life experience; one person may be harmed by it while the other is not. What matters is what happened to You and how you were affected by it.

Before the Group Classes begin, you’ll receive access to the Somatic+ SSP course

The self-paced Somatic+ Course will be released to you prior to the start of program. In the course and in our group classes, you’ll learn somatic healing basics such as:

• Healing in community. Understanding your patterns around attunement & connection with others.
• Important Keys: the Autonomic Nervous System and it’s role in your life and experiences.
• The science of safety: SSP and Polyvagal Theory developed by Dr Stephen Porges.
• How to regulate and stay present in the face of life’s challenges.
• Connecting with your authentic self and how to support the parts of you left behind.
• Somatic tools and practices that support shifting from stuck-ness to embodied agency.

The Group Classes

Within this small group, you’ll listen to the Safe and Sound Protocol with your own over-ear headphones and smart device (phone or tablet) while we are all together in a private Zoom meeting. You’ll have the choice of 5 playlists, although I recommend one of the 3 options that are instrumental (without lyrics). Each listening session will begin with a guided practice to support your connection to the present moment. The timing of all will be guided and supported by me and will ensure that you are not taken beyond your capacity at any point. The SSP music is designed to bring a sense of safety and comfort and can also reveal past experiences that are ready to be healed. With your consent, I’ll gently support you in processing these memories, emotions, and sensations using SE, TIST-Parts Work, and Intentional Touch. Throughout the class experience, there will be many opportunities to deepen your somatic connection to yourself while experiencing various somatic tools.

Benefits:

The combination of somatic learning and the SSP is powerful. Clients will have a wide range of experiences, however typical results with the Safe and Sound Protocol are listed below. Please remember when reading this list that your results may vary:

• New or increased sense of feeling grounded, present, and/or embodied
• Increased desire and comfort with social connection
• Connection with the: observer self / wise mind / adult self / current age self / higher self… which results in the ability to really notice, ‘unblend’, and be compassionate with wounded parts inside of you
• Painful experiences/memories/parts of self arise from recent or distant past to be understood and gently processed
• Reduced symptoms of anxiety, worry, depression
• Improvement in sensory issues
• Improvements in sleep, body awareness, emotions and sensations.

This Program is For You if

• You are interested and willing to be vulnerable and supportive in a community healing environment
• You are committed and active in creating change in your health and well-being
• You are eager to develop and deepen your somatic skills and may already have some experience
• You’re actively working to increase your capacity and resilience
• You’d like to learn tracking of sensations and/or to work with patterns of activation/dysregulation
• You have at least one safe-enough human or animal as emotional support in your life
• You live in a safe-enough (non-dangerous) environment
• You have participated in group classes or other group experiences in the past
• You’re not actively struggling with an addiction(s), DID, Bipolar, BPD or other serious mental health issues

What’s Included + What’s Required

• Access to the 3 pathways of the Safe and Sound Protocol music before, during, and for 1 month after the program ends. Music will be released to you on a specific schedule.
• Access during the program to an online companion Somatic+ SSP program with detailed information and exercises to support you throughout your experience and beyond.
• Co-regulation from myself and your group-mates. Somatic Experiencing, TIST-Parts Work, and Intentional Touch support from me as needed.
• TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT: For the online group, you must be able to attend live meetings via Zoom on a laptop or desktop computer. In addition, you’ll need to download the SSP app onto your smartphone or tablet device so you can listen to the SSP during our meetings. Both a computer and a smart device are required. Strong wifi and a quiet place to participate is highly recommended.

Optional:

• Individual one-on-one session(s): Extra support during or after completing the Somatic+ SSP Circle. $200.00 per session with me. Timing for one-on-one sessions depends on my availability and yours.