Exploring Somatic Experiencing
Do., 23. Juli
|Selbsthilfezentrum München
For our new community sisters - Let’s come together to learn all about Somatic Experiencing therapy and how its techniques can support our body in its natural regulation of stress.
Time & Location
23. Juli 2026, 18:00 – 19:30
Selbsthilfezentrum München, Westendstraße 68, 80339 München, Germany
Guests
About the event
Lia Feraren, a Somatic experiencing therapist and our community advisor will guide us in this transformative workshop. This workshop is for our new community sisters and sisters who have not attended a Somatic Experiencing workshop before.
We will begin by learning our unique stress response patterns. Together, we will map out the different states we experience when faced with stress, charting the triggers that can cause us to shift between these states, as well as the resources we can draw upon to navigate these transitions.
We will also delve into polyvagal theory, discovering the role of the vagus nerve and its influence on our emotional regulation and sense of safety. We'll examine the various nervous system states, from the ventral vagal (associated with connection and social engagement) to the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and dorsal vagal (freeze) stress responses.
Recognising the impact of trauma on our stress response, we will cultivate …