INTRODUCTION TO S.I.M.P.L.E. LISTENING
WITH JANE SHAW
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“The Storyteller” Trauma and the Soul, Kalsched, D. (2013)
BODY SCAN
The Polyvagal Theory
Safe Social Engagement Danger Flight/ Flight
Life threat
Safety Social Engagement system
VentralVagal, Oxytocin (Cranial nerves V,VII, IX, X, XI)
• Vocalization, intonation, expression
• Facial expression
• Easeful smile (& with the eyes)
• Eye contact
• Optimal relaxation and activation
• Present and engaged
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Danger Sympathetic nervous system
Mobilization/ fight or flight
Adrenaline then cortisol
Stereotypical Imprecise action patterns
Muscle tension up
Libido, Growth Immune system
Repair all down
• Dry mouth
Digestion down
• Narrow focus
• fixed thinking • going quickly
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Breathing up
Heart rate up
Cold hands and feet
Life Threat Shutdown/ Freeze Dorsal Vagal
Little facial expression
Lose voice
Voice one tone
Dissociation – spin off
Sense of Floating
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Numbing Feeling of collapse Feeling of not being able to move
Startle response –rabbit in headlights
What is SIMPLE Listening ?
S
omatic awareness Intuitive Inquiry Mindful movement
Play and creative practice
Listening with whole body Effortless Action
“When we feel safe and connected, we embody a deep security that allows us to respond from a deeper place of knowing, of ease, and of understanding.”
SHAW, J. (2024)
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At birth the human nervous system needs a caregiver to survive so it signals to the caregiver via the muscles of the face and head.
“Human survival is dependent on coregulating our neurophysiological state via social interaction”
PORGES, S. (2020)
“The way never acts yet nothing is left undone”
Lao Tzu
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3 MORNING PRACTICES
IN MOMENTS OF OVERWHELM
Orient
Move
Ground
