The Satisfaction Cycle with Alicia Patterson

Welcome ! I'm Alicia, so pleased to e-meet you. You can listen to this video in full for an introduction to me and my work and to find the resources that will be most helpful if you want to continue this path. Thank you for visiting!

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The Satisfaction Cycle is a model developed by Susan Aposhyan that relates closely to the Bartenieff Fundamentals. This developmental movement cycle brings us further into the psychological aspect. See The Bartenieff Fundamentals Video to build a foundation for The Satisfaction Cycle:    • Developmental Movement Patterning: Ba...  

The 5 fundamental actions associated with The Satisfaction Cycle (intentionally listed in linear order) are yield, push, reach, grasp, and pull.

This applies to many factors of life in regard to how we surrender, approach, go for, and digest all that we want and experience in life. Use an object available to you to practice this sequence (any object works, this is going to be the object of your desire, set it a few feet out of your reach):

YIELD: Feel into your body. Surrender your weight into the floor (lying or sitting on the floor helps). Get heavy. Let yourself see the object of your desire and let yourself have the experience without moving. Check in with all of your layers: your mind, emotions, body sensations, and breath. Ask yourself:
what is happening in my mind?
what is happening in my emotional world?
what body sensations can I name?
how is my breathing?
where am I holding on that I can let go?

PUSH: Begin to feel your weight become active against the floor. Push against the floor and feel yourself pushing the floor away and pushing yourself up from the heavy grounded place you were just in. Practice lifting and coming back down to the ground a few times. Check in with a breath.

REACH: Only once you feel completely supported by the floor and stable in the action of pushing, begin to reach for the object. Do not grab it yet, just reach and then let your arm pull back into your core a few times. Check in with a breath.

GRASP: once your reach is fully extended and you can almost touch the object, you can reach to the max and grasp onto the object. Experience the object with your hand / eyes before you pull it into yourself. Check in with a breath.

PULL: pull the object into yourself and notice the experience of satisfaction. Experience it fully and notice any senses that are appropriate (if it’s food, smell, taste, and chew slowly before swallowing). Savor this object before you put it down and move onto something new. Fully let go of it before your focus goes elsewhere. Check in with a breath

Alicia wrote a FREE Guide to Embodiment, visit here to view it and practice: https://alicianpatterson.com/2016/09/...

Alicia Patterson, MA, LPC, R-DMT, CYT is a Somatic Psychotherapist, trained in Dance Movement therapy and Body Psychotherapy. She has been working with groups and movement for 7 years and thrives on the group field. She sees private clients in Boulder & Denver. She teaches different forms of yoga in Boulder CO and is also trained as a birth doula and provides pregnancy / birth - focused counseling. Developmental movement work is on of her favorite loves! Visit https://alicianpatterson.com/ for more on Alicia's practice.