An Orientation to Orientation
Early in my teaching and clinical work I realized that directing clients to their somatic experience is more easily disorganizing than helpful. This has become
September 7, 2026 — The OI Coach Certification: From Trauma to Post-Trauma Growth
Early in my teaching and clinical work I realized that directing clients to their somatic experience is more easily disorganizing than helpful. This has become
I am in Louisville, visiting my mom en route to Switzerland. This Saturday morning I’m in my favorite coffee shop and I’m thinking about Aunt
”It’s ethically questionable at this point to use trauma as a focus for work or traumatic sensations or focus on traumatic emotions. There is a
Organic Intelligence® calls for a new and very distinct approach in therapy. Find out how, in a conversation with Serge Prengel. This conversation highlights the key aspects that
“What is it?” The client asked me this as she felt her head, all on its own, turn gently to the right — as if
“When you’re falling — Dive!” —Joseph Campbell “You are here to manifest your innate enlightenment.” —Morihei Ueshiba (Founder of Aikido) “What do you do when
In 1999, months after the birth of my first child Jacob, I boarded a plane to New York to support the first Somatic Experiencing® training
Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. In the world of positive psychology, resilience is the process of adapting well in the face
OI Tenet #2: The importance of somatic psychology for mapping the phases of the nervous system, providing a clinical approach unique to Organic Intelligence. Somatic psychology claims a clinical and
Summary: This article outlines the major themes taught in the Organic Intelligence clinical protocol. Key terms are discussed: complexity, threshold, 3-Phase model, implicit vs explicit,
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