Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions, and Equilibrium Responses

with Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad
Jan 10-12, 2025

Friday 18-21
Saturday & Sunday 10-17
PRAXIS Oslo in Hausmania, 34 Hausmans gate
Entrance through then back gate behind Vega Scene

The Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions, and Equilibrium Responses are the fundamental elements, the alphabet, of our movement. Underneath all successful, effortless movement are integrated reflexes, righting reactions and equilibrium responses. The reflexes are the most primitive patterns that occur in response to specific stimuli, and they establish basic survival patterns of function. The righting reactions are important in establishing a vertical or upright posture against gravity and a continuous head-torso axis. The equilibrium responses are patterns which maintain balance of the whole body in the dynamic relationship between the shifting of one’s center of gravity through space and one’s base of support.

This course includes:

• Fundamental building blocks of human movement.
• Postural tone and physiological flexion and extension.
• Differentiating the RRR in relation to the three planes of movement (horizontal, vertical, sagittal).
• The roles of the RRR in readiness for relating to earth and heaven, gathering and reaching, taking hold and letting go, weight bearing, rolling, vertical uprightness, locomotion and equilibrium.

This workshop is for movers, dancers, performers, yoga practitioners, bodyworkers, occupational and physical therapists, somatic psychotherapists, infant/child educators, and those from other body-mind disciplines interested in cellular consciousness, movement, and mindfulness. No prior experience with Body-Mind Centering® is necessary.