Life is about relationships.
Having a good life is about stable and balanced relationship with our own self and everything around us. Throughout our life we develop and form a personal and unique relationships to people, authority, work, money, our own body, our emotions, needs, wants, food, sexuality, etc.
If the relational process is not supported in a healthy manner from early childhood and instead we experience traumatic events that causes pain, fear, terror, loneliness, rejection, frustration, anger, etc. then we have no choice but to SPLIT in order to survive and to protect from the traumatic feelings.
Such deep wounding results in a distorted image and relationship with the self and the world that we develop throughout life based on the unresolved traumas. We may develop various survival strategies, self-hate, self-rejection and we may feel the loss of safety, connection, authenticity and trust and eventually it may affect our physical and psychological health, as the traumatised parts still exist frozen in the past experience.
IoPT - Identity-oriented Psychotrauma Therapy & Theory is an emerging psychological modality developed by Prof Dr Franz Ruppert and it offers an experiential practice called the Intention Method or Self-Encounter Method which is a safe and effective way of exploring one's psyche in relation to a particular issue. In this therapy the central focus is on a personal life and the existential questions: WHO AM I? and WHAT DO I WANT?
What is identity?
Identity from IoPT perspective is everything that a person experienced from the time of conception until the present moment and the impact of all the experiences on a person's life.
“Healthy identity is the unconditional ‘Yes’ to our own existence” - Franz Ruppert
What is trauma?
Trauma is an experience that we do not have the emotional, physical or psychological resources to manage and resolve, and it causes a feeling of utter overwhelm and a fear that we may die. We are completely helpless in the face of unstoppable forces, and the only option is to dissociate, freeze and fragment in order to survive.
What is relational trauma?
Relational trauma is a result of a harm to the point of traumatisation within human to human relationships, where one person - the perpetrator - holds all the power and the other person - the victim - has none. This causes the person to dissociate and the only survival resource is resignation and splitting. Relational trauma very often has its origins in early childhood and even pre-birth when there is a lack of safety, connection, attunement, love and protection.
Relational trauma is rarely about horrific accidents but rather it is about very subtle and often invisible but deeply felt events. Healing relational trauma is about exploring in depth the victim-perpetrator dynamics that impact our current relationship with oneself and relationships with others around us. It is about touching to the very core the suppressed, forgotten and rejected emotions and feelings of fear, shame, grief, complete powerlessness, helplessness, anger, disconnection, etc. The intention process allows all the parts to be seen, heard and validated thus bringing them step by step to the state of understanding, peace and connection. In other words by exploring what is still unresolved the internal parts come to a resolution, from disconnection, anxiety, fear, anger to calm, stability, safety, trust and connection.
The Intention Method is a process that helps to identify the parts that have been disconnected from the true identity and which the core self wants to retrieve over and over again. The disconnection of the inner parts may be reflected in many survival strategies that are commonly seen in our society, such as: depression, addictions, anxiety, suicidal attempts, loneliness and various physical, emotional and psychological symptoms.
What benefits a person may experience from this work?
- a new and a deeper understanding of one's patterns and difficulties around relating to the self and other people
- an experience of processing intense emotions in a safe space
- increased self-awareness, self-compassion and self-acceptance
- a gradual access to inner autonomy and authenticity
- gaining a more empowered and clearer sense of self that results in an increased self-trust and self-respect
- increased feeling of aliveness, joy and freedom
What happens in a SELF-ENCOUNTER PROCESS ?
Watch this short video explaining what does it mean to resonate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejAgRDK2jvo&t=109s
The Resonance Method was developed by Prof Dr Franz Ruppert and utilised in the practice he named the Intention Method, also called the Self-Encounter. It is a form of therapy that help to integrate deep wounding that often goes back as far as to pre-birth time. The intention method can be done in a group session as well as 1 to 1 session, in person and online. It offers an opportunity to explore one's psychological, emotional and physical state in relation to a particular issue.
In a few words the Self-encounter process is:
- a meeting with your self and exploration of your inner parts
- a unique and gentle way to process trauma
- a practice of self-compassion, self-awareness and deep presence
- an embodied practice of connecting with yourself
- a process and a learning of relating to your self and to others
The first step is that a person formulate his/her intention, it can be a sentence, a question, a drawing or elements from a dream, for example:
' Why I have anxiety / depression / insomnia.'
' I want to have a family / money / loving relationship, etc."
' I want to explore/heal my fear of public speaking/people/making decisions.
" I want to be happy / healthy / wealthy / free from fear / shame, etc.
"I want to heal/ know why / explore my headaches /pains in the chest /allergies / anxiety / depression./etc."
In a Self-encounter process a person encounters his/her internal PARTS. She/he chooses 3 words from an intention and invites 3 people to resonate in his/her self-encounter process. Once the process starts the intention holder is in charge of the direction of his/her own 'self-encounter' process with the guidance of the leading facilitator and will be invited to relate to their inner parts and gently start reconnecting with the disconnected parts. The aim of this work is to experience an emotional release, more somatic awareness, insights, clarity and connection within to an individual system.
The groups usually consist of about 6 -10 people.
“Everything you need to know for your own trauma healing is within you.
You can access it when you are ready to take the risk.”
— Prof. Dr. Franz Ruppert
Start time: 5:00 pm London UK time
Finish time: approximately 8:00 pm
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INVESTMENT:
Self-encounter: £80 - Standard price - Guarantees you a personal exploration of your own self-encounter and other participants take part in your process. This includes pre/post 1 on 1 consultation of approximately 30mins before your process, if you need assistance with forming your intention, or/and after your process to help you integrate the experience. Please contact me in advance if you would like to book it.
Self-encounter: £65 - reduced cost for those on low income.
Participant Place: £15 - You may attend and observe, and also act as a resonator in others' explorations.
Participant place - special offer - attend 3 consecutive dates of the Intention Method workshops for £30 per person.
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Please feel free to contact me beforehand and send a message for any questions or if you prefer 1 on 1 private session.
Email address: prem@befriendingtrauma.com
My website: https://befriendingtrauma.com/
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***** Some additional information about IoPT *****
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf6OikJhCRQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ePDYFoGKw0&t=176s
Franz Rupert on Trauma of Sexuality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owpUwTDGYjs
Franz Rupert on Trauma of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTiPV6rO_FU&t=1s
Introduction to IoPT by Vvian Broughton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrvMV7f8MA8&t=2584s
Ref: Vivian Broughton Book 'Trauma & Identity', 2021
