Participant Guide

Workshop Participant Guide

Somatic & Physical Literacy workshops are quiet containers for descriptive
attention. This guide outlines the posture and constraints of the practice so
that participants know how to remain within SPL’s discipline.

1. Posture

Stay close to what appears: breath, weight, pressure, timing, temperature,
micro-movement. Allow description to remain simple, grounded, and literal.

2. Constraints

  • Use short phrases when naming experience.
  • Name only what is perceptible, not what you assume or infer.
  • Avoid “why,” “because,” and causal explanation.
  • If a thought appears, note it as appearance—flicker, interruption, surge,
    blank, distraction—rather than as an argument.

3. Timing

Description follows appearance. Let the order of emergence guide the order
of naming. There is no need to anticipate what comes next or to complete a
story.

4. Boundaries

This workshop is not therapy, processing, storytelling, self-improvement,
analysis, or technique. It is a discipline of attention.

5. Group Conduct

  • Participants do not advise, interpret, or analyze one another.
  • Speech is minimal and descriptive.
  • Silence is part of the practice and is welcome.

6. After the Workshop

No specific integration is required. You may continue noticing or not.
There is nothing to apply, fix, or improve. The practice is complete in the
moment of attention itself.

Thank you for participating in a practice of restraint, attention, and
somatic literacy.

Disclaimer.
This site is for study and reference only. It does not provide training, therapy, or certification.
Nothing on this site constitutes medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice, nor is SPL a substitute
for professional care. All SPL concepts, terms, and materials are original intellectual property and cannot be used to train, instruct, or guide others without formal written permission. This site does not diagnose, assess, or evaluate any condition.