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There’s a big difference between behaving calm… and actually being physiologically calm.
Building upon the concepts of IQ & EQ in this conversation with Merry Brown on the Conflict Managed Podcast I introduced the concept of PQ – physiological intelligence – a measure our nervous system’s capacity to be in enough of a grounded & engaged state to actually allow us to resolve conflict in a relatively calm & grounded way – & how TRE & the use of neurogenic movement helps cultiavate the conditions for conflict resolution both within ours own body & from there, in relationship with others.
Here’s what we cover as summarised by Merry (the host):
- TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises)
- Shaking and trembling as a natural selfcare technique
- “Have you had your career defining moment yet?”
- How old is your nervous system?
- How is your nervous system responding in the moment?
- PQ: Physiological intelligence
- Being truly calm and relaxed vs. trying to clamp down and masking/pretending to be calm and relaxed
- Unfreezing and thawing the body to let your body unwind
- External conflict ends with the dawn of internal peace
