Trauma Wisdom Circle · August 2025
The Benefits and Practice of Embodying Emotions, When Words Aren’t Enough
Raja Selvam · PhD
This program has limited CE approval for the live Trauma Expert Teachings Zoom calls on a per-session basis (1.5 CEs per session)
CE Request Deadline
**CES MUST BE REQUESTED NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE LIVE CALL**
- Session 1Aug 8, 20259-10:30 am PDT1.5 CEs
- Session 2Aug 22, 20259-10:30 am PDT1.5 CEs
**FULL ATTENDANCE FOR THE ENTIRE 90-minute DURATION IS REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CES**
August 2025 Calls – Raja Selvam – The Benefits and Practice of Embodying Emotions, When Words Aren’t Enough
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Course Details
Content Description:
Session 1 Overview:There is considerable recent research in neuroscience that shows that emotion determines cognition and behavior in every moment and that emotion needs to be embodied for the brain to be able to optimally process a situation cognitively, emotionally, and behaviorally. Using this research as its scientific basis, the practice of embodying emotions has been developed to teach clinicians how to access and regulate emotions in the body to improve cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in all therapy modalities. In the session, the scientific basis and benefits of embodying emotions for all therapy modalities will be presented first, then clinical examples, followed by a step-by-step description of the four-step practice of embodying emotions. Session 1 Education Goals:
The clinicians will have a greater understanding of what embodying emotions is, its scientific basis, and why it is important for improving treatment times and cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in every therapeutic approach they use in their practice. They will also learn a step-by-step approach for how to implement the practice of embodying emotions in their practice. Session 2 Overview:
In this session, the video of a clinical demonstration session of embodying emotions will be shown and explained, followed by Q&A from the audience. In the video, one can learn how we can efficiently heal emotional wounds from childhood when we use somatic techniques to access, support, and embody emotions. The demonstration session is with a student who was unable to forgive and grieve her mother, who passed away recently. I worked with the unresolved hurt from a representative childhood wound in her relationship with her mother. You’ll see how, in just one session, the client was able to overcome the emotional wound efficiently and forgive her mother once we applied the practice of embodying emotions using physical body and subtle body techniques. It is a great example of how to resolve a deep wound in just one session, leaving the client with an open heart, filled with love, compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude. Session 2 Education Goals:
The clients will, through watching a clinical demonstration session of embodying emotions, get a more nuanced step-by-step, empirical, and practical understanding of how to go about accessing and embodying emotions in their practice and of its benefits.
Course Agenda
The Benefits and Practice of Embodying Emotions, When Words Aren’t Enough
with Raja Selvam, PhD
Live Online Zoom Session 1 – Integrating Embodying Emotion into Your Practice– Friday, August 8th –9-10:30am PDT/12-1:30pm EDT/5-6:30pm BST
Session Agenda
- The science behind the practice of embodying emotions (20 minutes)
- The benefits of embodying emotions with clinical examples (20 minutes)
- The practice of embodying emotions in four steps (20 minutes)
- Q & A (30 minutes)
Live Online Zoom Session 2 – The Clinical Power of Embodying Emotions – Friday, August 22nd – 9-10:30am PDT/12-1:30pm EDT/5-6:30 BST
Session Agenda
- Video of a session of embodying emotions in which a childhood wound in the way of adult grief is resolved in one session through embodying emotions and time for time for explaining the process in the session by stopping the video from time to time (60 minutes)
- Q & A (30 minutes)
The Benefits and Practice of Embodying Emotions, When Words Aren’t Enough
with Raja Selvam, PhD
Learning Objectives
Session 1: Integrating Embodying Emotion into Your Practice
- Describe at least two neuroscientific findings relating to the importance of embodying emotions.
- Explain the four steps of the practice of embodying emotions
- Explain what primary, secondary, and sensorimotor emotions are
Session 2: The Clinical Power of Embodying Emotions
- Describe at least two specific self-touch techniques that clients can use to engage the physiology of the brain for emotional regulation
- Identify and explain three ways a client can use self-touch on their legs to facilitate the embodiment and processing of emotions.
- Articulate the therapeutic rationale for using self-touch on the arms to help clients embody and process emotions, and demonstrate one such technique.
For Beginning/Introductory mental health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, LPCs, and LMFTs.
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