THE POSITIVE GAINS PROGRAM
The Somatic Method (TSM) offers you two portable mirrors to help optimize your awareness on both a personal - SIMPLES and social level - PROFILING. Everyone wants an edge, right? What we do in The Positive Gains Program is take the guesswork out of natural health and provide you with a system to adopt these practices at a pace that suits your needs. What is unique about Positive Gains though is that you are shifting from awareness through repetition to awareness through reflection. This tuning in to the relationship of self and surroundings is cultivated by refining your powers of observation through experiential learning. It's in this way that you 're-member' clearly and unwind the 'knots' in your perception. Behaviors that used too seem complex to break down and part of only what 'the doctor knows', now become more noticeable and self-evident. Positive Gains is like a driver's ed for TSM.
Take A Positive Gains Test Drive - Your personal experience of TSM is a function of how self-aware you are of the signatures of each positive gain in the moment and over time. A signature is a cue or signal that allows you to think, feel or act freely. This is where the movement-based aspects of TSM help reveal what you need to remember in order to raise that awareness. Try this fast experiment. All we're going to do is nod yes six times. Each one will have an added wrinkle that will require a subtle shift of attention.
1) Nod yes and pay attention to when you are breathing in and breathing out.
2) Nod yes and pay attention to when you are contracting and relaxing your neck.
3) Nod yes and pay attention to when you are about to breathe in and breathe out
4) Nod yes and pay attention to when you are about to contract and relax your neck.
5) Nod yes and pay attention to when you are aware of both breathing and moving.
6) Nod yes and pay attention to when you are about to breathe and move.
These nods are examples of each phase of the program. They encompass the six ways we can relate self and surroundings, which is the essence of somatics. By utilizing the combination of SIMPLES as your physical template and PROFILING as your social guide, you can deepen your awareness of each Positive Gain and move towards being an independently healthy individual. Below we break down the nuts and bolts of how we can partner to make TSM something you live everyday, rather than something you learn & forget!
Each session, whether on the phone, a live chat or here at Soma Space itself, centers your attention on one of the six interfaces you see here that comprise the Spectrum of Positive Gains. As you advance in your awareness, these rhythms become a more integrated whole. You can get a more general overview of this in my 2004 e-book The YES Factors, which features 12 Blissful Practices that comprise the experiential archive of what is now Positive Gains.
Dr. Mark's Positive Gains Consulting Services
1) All private clients complete an intake evaluation, either on-site or via phone - $150.00
This includes an e-mail summary and a set of preliminary recommendations & resources.
2) Based on that session, we design a 30-Day Rejuvenation Protocol - $250.00
a) Local clients pursue an emphasis on live sessions. TSM is combined with my
background in pioneering behavioral chiropractic, as well as any supportive web services.
b) Virtual clients pursue an emphasis on phone sessions. TSM is combined with my
background in applying neuro-linguistic programming, as well as any supportive web services.
3) Once completed, we can advance to a 90-Day Rejuvenation Protocol - $600.00
a) Local clients pursue an emphasis on live sessions. TSM is combined with my
background in prehabilitation protocols, as well as any supportive web services.
b) Virtual clients pursue an emphasis on phone sessions. TSM is combined with my
background in life transition management , as well as any supportive web services.
***Not every private client chooses to use this protocol. I always offer an ala carte menu here***
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