Dylan Cowie-Haskell

About Me

 The best lesson I have learned in life thus far is that the best experiences come when we’re present in our bodies. There are so many reasons it’s difficult to be present in our bodies: past and present pain, the pressures of daily life, habit and routine, fear of what’s there, and more. 

After working as a social/worker therapist for some years I became dismayed by the lack of empowerment that comes with talk-based healing. I was learning in my own process that the body is site the of healing and we can’t touch the body from the top-down. When I found the Grinberg Method my world was blown open by a body-up approach. One that puts the body at the center and teaches people to trust its intelligence. I fell in love.

Since beginning to work as a Grinberg Practitioner I have been shocked by the rate of change in people when they start to access their bodies and go towards their pain and fear. The best part of it for me is to witness their sense of self-empowerment as they learn they are the only ones who can help themselves.

I stand firmly in the wisdom that our bodies know all. Our only struggle is that we forgot how to listen and allow. I find immense satisfaction in accompanying people through a process of learning to listen and relax into what is. Whether it’s pain, fear, shame, rage, my own experience has taught me it’s not as unbearable as our minds lead us to believe. I love accompany people in their process of transformation using the tools and presence I have accumulated over the years.

When I’m not lying on the floor practicing allowing and letting go, I am often dancing, listening to music, walking in the woods, playing with friends and learning about the mind/body connection. I feel really lucky to be alive in this particular body. It’s a true joy to share my work with you.

Some references I want to share

Books

The Feeling of What Happens- Antonio Damassio

How Emotions are Made - Dr. Lisa Feldman Barret

The Developing Brain- Dr. Dan Siegel

The Boy Who Was Raised By a Dog- Dr. Bruce Perry

The Language of Emotions- Karla McLaren

Joy: Surrender to Life and the Body- Alexander Lowen

How To Be An Adult - David Richo

Becoming Yourself: Body Attention and The Fulfillment of Potential - Avi Grinberg

What it Takes to Heal- Prentiss Hemphill

Thinking in Systems- Donatella Meadows

Sensing, Feeling and Action- Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists - Thomas W. Meyers

Healing Back Pain and The Mind-Body Prescription By Dr. John Sarno

The Myth of Normal, When the Body Says No and Scattered Minds - Gabor Mate

The Body Keeps the Score- Bessel Van Der Kolk

The Heart Atlas- Brene Brown

Attachment Theory in Practice and Hold Me Tight- Dr. Sue Johnson

Focusing - Eugene Gendlin

Youtube