EMBODIED BOUNDARIES
Boundaries are important to maintain healthy relationships at work, with family, friends and loved ones and even with ourselves. They can feel intimidating to create, as it can feel like creating walls or being cold with people, shutting down connection. But, in reality, boundaries are a path to healthier connection. Boundaries are a tool to keep us safe in relationships and circumstances, so that we can connect in ways that feel healthy and respectful to ourselves and others.
What are Embodied Boundaries? Well, you might think of boundaries as something you would work on in a talk-therapy session, to express and understand in words. But boundaries are also something that we feel in our bodies. Our bodies tell us when something feels safe and comfortable and when something feels too much, too close, unsafe or overwhelming. Sometimes, when we are trying to solve a problem by talking through it, we can go in circles, but if we listen to our bodily sensations, we might already know what might help us feel safe.
This course will guide you, individually, through a process of discovering and listening to your own embodied boundaries. Once you have this knowledge about yourself, it is easier to navigate your workplace, your relationships, your home and your relationship with yourself and keep your nervous system feeling more safe and your integrity feeling more respected.
Some kinds of boundaries we will explore:
physical space and distance
doors, walls, furniture (nesting and barriers)
directional relationships (front, back, left and right side)
clothing (layers, hats, sunglasses, makeup)
eyelids (opening and closing, covering)
ears (headphones, covering ears, auditory/sound resources)
time boundaries
electronic boundaries (camera on/off, powering down, closing the laptop)
communication boundaries (texting, emailing, to respond or not to respond..)
touch boundaries (feeling and expressing)
There are a million little ways that boundaries can help us feel more safe and comfortable. Simultaneously, there are a million little ways that not understanding, listening to or being able to articulate our boundaries can make us feel unsafe and uncomfortable, or irritated. This course is designed to empower you to understand, support and articulate your own.
Students will work on zoom in the comfort of their own homes. This is a solo process mostly, but there may be time to optionally share experiences in the group or with a partner.
Students will be asked to turn their cameras on for initial introductions at the start of the session, but will be able to turn cameras/microphones off throughout the session if they prefer.
Learn more about my teaching commitments and values in terms of creating a safe, accessible space for all students here:
Course Schedule: Sundays October 23rd, 30th and November 6th from 2:00-3:30PM Eastern
Location: ON ZOOM
Course Fee: $250 USD/ $325 CAD for the full course*
*Please inquire should the fee be a barrier to attendance. Bartering, payment plans and other forms of exchange/negotiation are available.