Power, Vulnerability and Grace
A Psychomotor Approach for Integrating the Internal Feminine and Masculine

An important, little known and underused gem of Psychomotor theory is the need for the polarities of our being, power and vulnerability, to be integrated and unified. Being able to assert ourselves: to be powerful; being able to receive: to be vulnerable--these are critical issues for men and women. Impairments of these abilities are pervasive and limiting.

Personal Power is our fundamental means of relating in an assertive, dynamic, influential and impactful way. In an unitegrated state, there is a difficulty managing assertive feelings and focused actions. The result is either being overly passive and pleasing or overly aggressive, insensitive and controlling.

Vulnerability is our need to experience and be open to and impacted by life and relationships. In a unitegrated state, there is the tendency to be too receptive and invaded by external stimuli. The result is being either codependent in terms of not being able to keep others feelings and needs out or being calloused, oblivious or prickly.

The symbolic and stereotypical form of these polarities is our masculine and feminine energies and they need certain basic developmental interactions in childhood. This leads to an integration of our power and vulnerability. When we can own both sides of these polarities, we experience grace, the ability to be powerful with sensitivity and to be open from a place of strength.

Psychomotor has explicit, useful clinical observations and theory illuminating how these aspects are injured developmentally and remedies. The workshop will review and demonstrate Psychomotor theory and exercises you can use with your clients to help them own these major life energies.

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