Neurophysiology

Update and Upgrade

Eleanor Criswell-Hanna 4-23-2021

How do we explain the neurophysiology of Hanna Somatic Education?  What are you confused about?  What are the most salient points to cover with our clients and students in our classes?  Why are we now emphasizing the phrase “motor-sensory” rather than “sensory-motor?”  How do we understand the bigger picture of motor and sensory function and control within the brain and nervous system? This presentation will combine a number of elements including updating you on current research and clarifying answers to your questions.  We all “drift” from our comprehension, absorption, and assimilation of neuro information. Perhaps you'd like to “update” your understandings and explanations.  How does HSE reset the resting tonus of the muscles and how does this relate to overall mobility, pain, stiffness, postural alignment, fascial integration, mental-emotional health, stress, and even specific conditions from arthritis to diagnoses of neurological deficits.  How do we explain these concepts at various levels of complexity? This presentation will include lecture and group interaction.  Come with your questions and concerns.  Elevate your communication and understanding skills.  Remember, this is a life-long area of study and growth.

Eleanor Criswell Hanna, Ed.D., is emeritus professor of psychology and former chair of the psychology department, Sonoma State University. Founding director of the Humanistic Psychology Institute (now Saybrook University, San Francisco), she is editor of Somatics Magazine, the magazine-journal of the mind-body arts and sciences, and director of the Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training. Her books include Biofeedback and Somatics: Toward Personal Evolution, How Yoga Works: An Introduction to Somatic Yoga, and she is editor of Cram’s Introduction to Surface Electromyography. She is past president and board member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association. She is also on the board of the Association for Hanna Somatic Education. She is the originator of Somatic Yoga and Equine Hanna Somatics.

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