In this masterclass I cover the how, what & why of pandiculation & outline why in my opinion it generally offers a far more efficient & effective way to prepare the body for autogenic movement than the traditional TRE exercises.
Pandiculation is far more than passive lengthening or ‘fascial stretching’ — it's the body’s innate strategy for resetting neuromuscular tone, restoring functional range, and enlivening our movement system through tension generation & ‘lengthening under load.
By the end of the Masterclass you will not only have a deeper understanding of the role of tension in TRE but also know how to use volitional pandiculation to deepen the TRE process.
The Masterclass recording is broken into 4 sections:
- Part 1 – What is Pandiculation?
- Part 2 – Volitional Pandiculation
- Part 3 – Practical & Demonstration
- Part 4 – Pandiculation & TRE
Teaching people how to pandiculate before, during or after TRE is empowering for a number of reasons:
- pandiculation is completely individualised as people follow their own body & strengthen their relationship with it
- there is no need to learn an exercise sequence & it only takes about 1 minute to learn volitional pandiculation
- pandiculation engages the sensory-motor cortex to integrate both top-down & bottom-up movement (rather than only the spontaneous sub-cortical movement alone)
- pandiculation bypasses the protective responses of the stretch reflex & the golgi-tendon reflex that limit the effectiveness of traditional stretching exercises
- pandiculation invokes greater variability & pulsation between the SNS & PNS than isometric holding exercises
- pandiculation appears to be more effective at resetting the neuromuscular system & training new movement patterns than autogenic movement alone
- pandiculation builds upon a natural body-lead process that invokes greater dynamic core stability & even better quality of movement during TRE
- understanding pandiculation opens up a dual perspective of TRE across the past & future, release & reawakening, & the letting go & strengthening divides...
This masterclass is not just about letting go or releasing tension from the past – it’s about allowing the body to generate strength & bring itself alive (& us along with it!) through the natural power of pandiculation.
If you feel called I am confident you will find the integration of pandiculation into your personal & professional TRE practices will provide immense benefits for both you & your clients.