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YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

 

 

Getting your body to cooperate - is another  matter

 

 

A.R.T.

is here to help

 

 

When you get stuck:

This can look different from person to person

 

You might:

  • know what you want to say and lose access to your words

  • struggle to get started, even with things you want to do

  • shut down when there is too much demand

  • feel physically unable to move or transition

  • become easily overwhelmed 

  • lose access to clear thinking when you need it most

  • need a long time to recover after ordinary things

  • always feel disconnected from your body

  • find that your reactions happen before you have any say in them

A.R.T. gives you another place to work from

 It's based on the premise that your body is a highly sophisticated, living system - that is running on old patterns

Small, simple movements - pressure - rhythm - pauses - give your nervous system different information to work with

  • You don't need to force anything

  • You don't need to articulate your emotions or access feelings that you don't have

  • You get to find your way  

 

A.R.T. is highly individualised

Discover a whole new way of being in your body

 Be more able to:

  • Say what you want to say

  • Start when you want to start

  • Move when you want to move

  • Have better access to your mind

  • Recover faster

  • Get agency over your life

It not about becoming a different person, it's getting to be the person you actually are

  

 

 

The Polyvagal Theory is an excellent way of understanding what happens to us when our system 'drops out'.

The vagus nerve is responsible for maintaining connection between the brain and body - it lets us have access to locomotion, executive functioning, working memory and social engagement. If, very early in life, there has been a reason (it can be many things) that precipitates the body going into an immobilised state, the body can both learn this as a pattern - and grow around this nervous system response. 

The body learns to withdraw, often with very little stimulus.

This is a very hard place to access by talking therapy, and management tools only go so far. For many people, it feels like there is a part of them that can never quite get accessed by traditional methods.

This is where we work with A.R.T.. Through gentle somatic practices, with a focus on teaching you the how and why all along the way, we make room for the body to learn something new. We teach it to find a state of deep rest - and help it find a place where it can make more efficient decisions, which includes letting you have more say in your day!

I work with a huge variety of people, Some autistic, some with trauma, many with early birth issues, adhd, borderline and bipolar issues, catatonia, cataplexy, narcolepsy, long covid - issues where the body takes control.

 

See below for my online course, or message for more info on sessions, either in person or online - Holly Bridges

 

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 See Testimonials below

A.R.T. EVALUATION

 

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Learn what A.R.T. is, understand your own nervous system, and begin using the practices yourself 

  

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Tim

"I feel now like I can handle things better. The downward spiral doesn’t happen as much, and it doesn't take me to such a dark place. I’m also more aware when it happens and can make different choices."

Scott

"I used to black-out in the shower, and swimming was something I took a long time to recover from.You gave me opportunities, and I got comfortable with what I could do. I can do a lot now that I couldn't before."

Amy

"I noticed my movements were more automatic, my thoughts and movements were more in sync" 

Bronwen

"It’s like the possibility opens. I know myself even more now, and I can observe what’s happening in a different way.” 

Rupert

"I can use the exercises to bring myself back to a good place" 

Anne

"I am grateful I found Holly and I hope a lot more people will discover her. I think she is a special human being, gentle and firm at the same time, super focused and expanded, very inspiring and warm." 

Prefer individual support?

Work one-to-one with A.R.T. to understand your own patterns, work with what is getting in the way, and build more choice in how your mind and body respond.

  

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