Touch and Emotions
Emotions are fundamental in the formation of the individual and in the regulation of social groups. It is part of the biological phylogenetic adaptation. They qualify human interaction, from survival to reproduction and socialization.
This happens from the beginning of our existence as babies, and all the way through our psychomotor development in one’s childhood, adolescence, and maturity. This happens from the beginning of our existence as babies, and all the way through our psychomotor development in one’s childhood, adolescence, and maturity. All in all, our emotional patterns are deeply interwoven with our somatic systems.
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Instructors:
Pedro Prado
Founding member of the Brazilian Rolfing Association and the Brazilian Trauma Association, is a Clinical Psychologist and Ph.D. in Psychosomatics from the Pontifical University of Chile. He is currently a faculty member of the Rolf Institute® and the Institute for Trauma®, both based in Boulder, Colorado. Pedro is the author of numerous research articles and his contribution to the field of Structural Integration-Rolfing® is situated in the psychobiological dimension of work.
Paula Mattoli
Comes from the area of Semiotics and the Arts. She has been a Rolfer since 1995 and a teacher at ABR since 2005. Throughout her professional career, she has studied Rolfing® with Robert Schleip, Lael Keen, Pedro Prado, Monica Caspari, Vivian Jaye, Hubert Godard, Jan Sultan, Jeff Maitland, Tessy Brungardt, and Sally Klemm. Paula has also been trained in Visceral Manipulation, CranioSacral Therapy, Matrixworks (group dynamics) and Somatic Experiencing®. She is currently deepening her studies in the Psychobiological dimension of Rolfing®, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorders) and psychomotor developmental psychology through the Bodynamic system.