Sensobic is a way to learn from within, from your organism, instead of from the outside.
How? By exploring movements and spending some time on sensing how they affect us.
How do my feet rest on the ground when I stand? What if I first massage the sole of my foot with a cork ball, how do I stand then? How do I walk? How does it affect the rest of my body and my breathing?
Awakening the ability to perceive with the whole organism, not just the head, allows us to access our whole self and thus we can feel more alive, more present, more genuine. Our self-knowledge increases and we approach our true nature.
At the same time, we get a deeper contact with the world around us and how we are in relation to other people, gravity, air, etc.
Sensobic is not therapy. The goal is not to make someone healthier. The goal is not to relax or achieve an ideal of how we should be. The goal is to increase awareness and be more in touch with our body and original nature. But the work often has therapeutic effects. To quote Charlotte Selver, the founder of Sensory Awareness:
"The more we arrive at our original nature, the more we discover that
healthier and happier living and relating comes about by itself."
What happens during a class in Sensobic?
What we do in class varies and depends on the participants. In one session we might sense how we use our feet, how we stand and walk, another session we might work with the shoulders. Or perhaps we move our eyes in different directions and sense how it affects us.
It is possible that we use small aids such as balls, cushions and round sticks. Their purpose is to make the work a little clearer. For example, a small ball is very good at pointing out exactly where in your back you are tense.
There is no right or wrong. I never correct anyone. Everyone experiments without comparing themselves to others.
We experiment with things we do in our daily lives, such as sitting, standing and walking. I firmly believe in integrating the work we do into everyday life.
I ask a lot of questions during a a class. They are rhetorical. They help us sense what is happening in us. Words are welcome. If they wish, the participants can put into words their discoveries. There are no requirements.
We work a lot in silence. We sense and allow our autonomic nervous system to think and adapt.
It is important to note that I am not a teacher. I don't teach anything. I help participants discover what is already in them.