Suzanne Scurlock – Advanced Core Embodiment Process™ & Practices

The gift of the heart is that it connects you to your deepest inspirations — what you came here to do at a soul level. The paradox is that you may find yourself doing things — pursuing careers, getting into relationships, conducting your daily life — based on pleasing others. For many people, this survival pattern arose in childhood.

You may tell yourself that if you can please everyone around you, they’ll love and cherish you. Yet, you’re not pleasing the most important person… and acting from that deep soul quality of who you are. If you feel a constant background ache or anxiety, making you more vulnerable to addictions and generally dulling your existence, it’s time to get in touch with the wisdom of your heart.

When we truly embody at a heart level, this wisdom comes shining through. The quiet voice of the soul gets heard and we begin to change our life in ways that truly feed us, energize us, and thus ultimately lead to a happier life for everyone who loves us and is touched by our gifts and talents.

Most teachings talk about the heart as the locus of love and compassion — and certainly we can find these qualities there. However, the true gift of the heart is in how it manifests the inspiration of the soul. Love and compassion live in and catalyze health and wellbeing in every cell in the body, not just the heart.

In this module, which will span two sessions, you will work with your heart — experientially and through journaling — at deeper and deeper levels until you’ve released whatever has been blocking you from manifesting your soul’s purpose.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• What you are personally inspired to create in your life right now from that soul level of who you are
• How to nurture a template for your inspiration, which may change over time as it develops
• What signals to listen to for staying present in your heart as you meet challenges
• Refinements of your healthy boundaries for living from your soul’s inspirations
• How to rest back into the deep well of the heart for self-love and nurturing
• How to honor the wellspring of the well of the deep heart
• Practice habits that feed your deepest inspirations so you consistently follow through on them

An informed, embodied gut is a finely tuned navigational tool. It helps you become much clearer about what is yours to do, how you can take “right action,” and what you can delegate.

This instinctual wisdom can steer you towards what’s right for you, and away from what doesn’t serve you. When you second-guess your gut, or are locked out of it due to trauma, stress, or health challenges, it’s like being in a boat without a rudder, bobbing along with no capacity to direct where you’re going.

In these two sessions, you’ll discover how to truly listen to your gut. You’ll learn how to read all the signals it gives you — when to make a decision and when to put it off, how to discern between old fears and current challenges, and what to do about them.

Healthy boundaries are a key part of the Core Embodiment Process, especially in the gut and belly area. You’ll fully explore what to look for — and how to recognize the signals when your boundaries are being violated. That’s a vital skill for thriving in today’s world.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• How to recognize your unique signals when your gut is “talking” to you
• How the intelligence of the gut supports all the systems of the body — healthy brain function, a resilient immune system, and a relaxed nervous system
• How to use your gut instincts in wise decision making
• When to hold off on making a decision — in a way that is not procrastinating!
• How to stop second-guessing your gut instincts
• Auspicious partnerships between your gut wisdom and the rest of the wisdom areas of the body

While Suzanne is traveling in January, you’ll receive one pre-recorded class session with her. This session will give you an opportunity to dive more deeply into your own process — shifting, exploring what connects with you at the soul level, then discovering how to work with it when resistance shows up. Suzanne advises: pay attention to nature and what inspires you, and don’t beat yourself up for being imperfect.

The Q&A will be led by Healing From the Core (HFC) advanced practitioners. These practitioners of Suzanne’s work will be available LIVE to answer your emerging questions about the course material. You’ll also have an opportunity to join a small group discussion following the Q&A. This session will enhance Suzanne’s preceding course sessions, contributing to deeper integration of the course material.

The Core Embodiment Process that’s focused on the pelvis gives you access to your power. You’ll get a clear sense of whether you’re energized enough to jump into a project, or whether you should slow down, regroup, and look at the situation again in the future when you have more energy.

The pelvis is the metaphoric “engine” of the body. It includes the reproductive system, our creative “womb” area, and the actual anatomical contents of the pelvic bowl. If there are physical or emotional traumas held in this area, it leaves us handicapped — with limited access to the energy that helps us thrive in the world. Our only choice is to run on will power alone, which is a recipe for burnout and compassion fatigue.

This wisdom center is the proverbial “black sheep” in our culture — demonized by some and holding major shadow material for most of us. We’ll uncover our personal taboos, triggers, and other body myths that may originate here and constantly drain us if not pulled out of the shadows and transformed.

The pelvis is also foundational to the health of our whole system. If we ignore it, we’ll pay a high price. Yet, if we can heal, embrace, and embody this wisdom area, which is essentially the deep energy well of who we are, life takes on an ease and flow that allows us to thrive and our soul to shine.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• What hidden body myths may be keeping you from fully embodying in your pelvis
• How family, cultural, and religious messages can lock us out of this wisdom area
• How physical and emotional trauma can cause energy challenges in this area
• The energy anatomy of the pelvis and how you can facilitate its opening and returning to optimal functioning
• Explorations to connect this wisdom area with the rest of the navigational system of your body for maximal health and wellbeing

The legs and feet get us moving, activating what the other wisdom areas of the body want to make manifest, and bringing our soul’s inspirations into form. This vital component, which takes us forward or gives us the power to run away, is only partially understood by most.

There is the activation side to this wisdom area, and then there is its deeper function — that of assisting us in “digesting” life in all of its complexity. It helps us make simple what is confusing at times. When there are many options and no clear answer, this wisdom center helps us activate the conversation between the right and left hemispheres of the brain. It also helps integrate the messages from the other five wisdom centers.

Oftentimes we procrastinate or put off making decisions when we most need to move forward in our lives. Or, we make decisions based solely on what will make others happy, but not on what our own inner wisdom is whispering to us.

When our embodiment is present here, it frees up our inspiration, guides our steps, and allows us to make positive decisions and grow.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• Deeper listening skills for this area and how its wisdom emerges
• How to partner this wisdom area with all the others for maximum effect
• Practices that give you the ability to walk with, be with, and metabolize what is confusing and perhaps challenging in your life, so you can stay creative, energized, and move through it much more quickly
• Habits that bring this wisdom area on board for regular “digestion” time

The gift of your bones is the sense of steadiness and clarity they bring. That’s not surprising because the bones are the sturdiest form of connective tissue in the body. They are the scaffolding that everything else rests upon or is protected within. Yet for most of us that gift is hidden away and not recognized for their unique role in the whole human navigational system.

In this module, we’ll experientially explore the strength and steadying effects to be found here when we’re in turbulent situations or in times of emotional overwhelm. Your bones offer an inner sanctum to rest in so that clarity can emerge when you need it most.

Like trees, our bones stand strong in the winds of change. They help us see more clearly what is best for us, particularly what is ours to do at a soul level. Honoring and respecting the inner stillness this wisdom area offers is vital if we wish to hear its deep informing.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• Experiential explorations that deepen your ability to hear the wisdom in your bones
• Advanced practices that combine breath and the Core Embodiment Process in the bones for maximum clarity
• How this conscious awareness offers information that no other wisdom areas can offer in quite the same way

This wisdom area has been previously and falsely elevated to the position of “Boss/King/Queen” when it is fundamentally meant to be a receiving station and repository for the input from all the other wisdom areas of the body.

When a person has an integrated brain, there’s a flow of information pouring in constantly from the gut, the heart, the pelvis, the bones, the legs and feet, and all our other cells… igniting the intelligence of our whole system. When this occurs, the brain can create wise strategies to navigate life.

When we understand that a balanced, integrated brain is a vital part of our whole navigational team, it’s easier to trust what we know, what we perceive, and how we can thrive — especially in challenging times.

In these two sessions, we’ll explore how the prefrontal cortex mediates and calms trauma responses when supported by the rest of the body. And how it helps us step back into the driver’s seat of our conscious awareness when challenging traumatic memories arise or when current events trigger old unprocessed trauma.

When the integrated brain is partnered with other key wisdom areas, the fight-flight-freeze response to trauma or challenge can be gently held in a loving, healing way that allows for integration and transformation to take place. This allows a deep relaxation to return to a system often hungry for a sense of peace and joy.

When your integrated brain is fully on board, your creativity functions optimally and your soul’s purpose can manifest. The mapmaker and strategic planning function of this area is no longer trying to control things from a top-down, disconnected perspective, but is now in service to the soul quality of who you are.

The perceptual lens is wide open when this wisdom area is engaged, offering a more expansive view of yourself and the world. By definition, the integrated brain’s role is one of helping us integrate it all — from a feeling of safety to a sense of joy, freedom, and wholeness.

In this module, you’ll discover:

• The anatomy of the brain when it functions optimally
• The structures that are overactive in current trauma situations or during traumatic memory recall
• How to repair and rewire your nervous system for healing and growth
• Advanced protocols for encouraging growth and healing after trauma
• How to connect your brain to the wisdom areas elsewhere in the body for maximal balance, joy, creativity, and a deeper sense of pleasure in being alive
• How to live from a fully integrated brain, which means deeply connected to the rest of the wisdom areas

We’re excited to bring you the world’s leading experts in this emerging field to help you make powerful changes and access your body’s wisdom, enabling you to live more fully in the present moment and make your greatest contribution to the world. Whatever your level of Body Intelligence (“BQ”), the speakers in The Body Intelligence Summit series can help you go to go further — drawing from neurobiology, breathwork, dance, and transformational healing modalities — to unleash your undiscovered potential.

Featured experts include Katie and Gay Hendricks, Amara Pagano, Banafsheh Sayyad, Russ Hudson, and many more!

In this podcast with host Haley Winter, Suzanne dives into the world of trauma. How can massage therapists work with it in a safe way for their client? What are some common mistakes massage therapists make when confronted with trauma? Haley asks these questions and many more of Suzanne who’s been working in the field of bodywork and trauma for almost 40 years. This recording speaks to an audience of professional massage therapists. Whether or not you’re a professional, you’re bound to find this information from the perspective of a body worker insightful.

Haley Winter has been practicing massage for almost a decade. He started out working in spas and then moved to private practice. He currently runs “The Winter Method,” a massage clinic in Oakland, California.

Suzanne visits Chris Grosso’s show for a conversation around trauma and Healing From the Core. The two discuss the impact of traumatic events in our lives, big and small. This includes the kind of trauma that comes from things that should have happened for us and never did. When approaching trauma, it is easy to focus primarily on what is going on in the mind. Suzanne explores why it is just as important to focus on healing the heart and opening ourselves fully to its tenderness. One of Suzanne’s points is that it’s our birthright to know how to consciously move back to our bodies and the tremendous amount of wisdom and gifts they have for us. The inspiration of the heart when it wakes up is just exquisite.

Chris Grosso is a youth mental health group facilitator with Newport Academy, public speaker, writer, and author ofIndie Spiritualist, Everything Mind, and Dead Set On Living. Chris is passionate about his work with people who are in the process of healing or struggling with addictions of all kinds. He speaks and leads groups in detoxes, yoga studios, rehabs, youth centers, hospitals, conferences, and festivals worldwide. He’s a member of the advisory board for Drugs over Dinner, hosts The Indie Spiritualist Podcast on Ram Dass’s esteemed Be Here Now Network and is a member of the Evolutionary Leaders. He writes for Revolver Magazine, ORIGIN Magazine, and Huffington Post, and has spoken and performed at Wanderlust Festival, Celebrate Your Life, Yoga Journal Conference, Sedona World Wisdom Days, Kripalu, Sun Valley Wellness Festival, and more.

Many teachers stress the importance of living in the present moment. Few give the actual practices to make it attainable. This ebook teaches you how to return to the incredible navigational system of the body and more fully inhabit each moment. The practices help you find a deeper awareness in the moment, even in the midst of chaos, family and work demands, or the pressure to perform. This deeper awareness also brings a fuller sense of trust and confidence in yourself and in the world. Full Body Presence is filled with concrete, life-friendly explorations and instruction clearly presented in both the book and the free accompanying downloadable audio files.