Where Self - A Grounding Exercise

Deep Brain Reorientating (DBR) is a gentle trauma processing modality that tracks the physiological sequences that occur when a person is first alerted to a threat or attachment disruption. Before connecting to the experience of “shock”, grounding with oneself is crucial.

Below is an exercise integrated used at the beginning of DBR to help the client become present with themselves while also maintaining a sense of awareness to their surroundings.

“Sense into how your body is held by the chair – the points of contact between your body and the chair. Notice the direction your head is facing and how your awareness of all around you has adjusted to this direction. If you think about what is outside the building you can picture what is behind, to the sides, in front of you. Inside the building you can picture the other rooms – behind, to the sides, above, below, in front. And in the room that you are now sitting in you can sense the distance to the walls, the floor, the ceiling. If there are sounds, you can sense the direction they are coming from – mainly into your right ear or left ear. Notice how your body is held by the earth’s gravity – which also gives you a sense of which way is up and which is down. You may have a sense of where your spinal column – the head to-tail axis of your body – is in relation to this line. Notice how your body is positioned – here, now, in this moment.”

To learn more about DBR, feel free to schedule a 15min Discovery Call to see if we might be a good match for therapy.