In this PowerPoint lecture Dr. Schore will discuss his recent work on the right brain emotional, relational, and neurobiological change mechanisms that operate at the core
of the co-created therapeutic relationship, especially during heightened affective moments of treatment. He will contend that our conception of the expert psychotherapist has changed, from one who offers left brain explicit verbal insight-oriented interpretations in order make the unconscious conscious, to a
psychobiologically attuned empathic clinician whose right brain synchronizes with, optimally processes, and implicitly regulates the patient’s unconsciously communicated nonverbal affective-autonomic states. Clinical skill is expressed not so much in the
application of various therapeutic techniques but in an ability to intuitively monitor the patient’s emotional arousal and form a nonverbal working relationship with various attachment styles, personalities, and psychopathologies. He will also discuss how
recent groundbreaking hyperscanning studies of the brains of both the patient and the therapist in a psychotherapy session confirm his evidence-based model of right brain-to-right brain nonverbal emotional communication of attachment dynamics. Offering both new clinical data and recent interdisciplinary research Dr. Schore will suggest that neurobiologically-informed, somatic, bodily-based, emotionally-focused treatment facilitates therapeutic changes in the connectivity of the “emotional” “social” right brain, and that the incorporation of current studies of brain laterality research into models of
the therapeutic relationship allows for a deeper understanding of not only why but how psychotherapy works, “beneath the words” of the patient and therapist.

"The literal meaning of the Hebrew word mitzvah is commandment, but the generally accepted sense is that of a good deed. The emphasis is on deeds—not on positive thoughts or wishes, but on conscious acts of empathy and kindness."

In her 15 year career as a professional dancer, Rita had the great fortune of being exposed to the Alexander Method, Feldenkrais, various forms of yoga, authentic movement, contact improv, Tai Chi, Chi Kung and a Pilates mat practice geared to her the specific way her body moves. For her entire life, movement has been central to her well-being, personally and professionally. Since retiring from dance 25 years ago, she is has kept central to her life the practice of listening, writing, creating, facilitating, teaching, communicating and connecting through the body. In this 2 hour workshop she will offer good deeds through physical exploration that start from the ground up; kind practices starting with self and moving into group experiential practices. No movement training is required for this - practices will be trauma and Polyvagal-informed, accessible to all body types with focus on subtle movement from your cells.