THE BODY AS TEACHER
Reverance, Resonance & Relationship
With Dr. Cacky Mellor

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Dr. Cacky Mellor her pedagogical approach to learning is one of humanistic, person centred, and relational character.

Her quote above is one that showcases her embodied approach to learning, it's not about being right all the time. About knowledge. About power. About hierarchy.

As a facilitator and guide in the learning space Cacky strives to:

• Support connection as a classroom community

• Create a welcoming space where every body is seen, heard and with a sense of belonging

But her main emphasis is to get students to be curious & comfortable enough to learn as learning is by definition a disruptive process. And what that means from a Nervous system perspective Cacky illustrates with the metaphors of tuning forks, super essential for us educators to realize and to start ’tuning into’ ;)

Learning from Empaths

We didn't prepare our conversation, and got to reveal our personal experiences as empaths in a very busy educational system. This conversation is not just interesting if you're an empath. You might catch a new insight or practical tip how to approach and take care of the learning track for more sensitive students.

Come and join us to learn

• Check in - internal weather report

• importance of titration

• The power of learning Names

• What's mine what's not mine (I wish I'd learned that earlier in life!)

#CollectiveEffort

" I have zero interest in you agreeing with me. "

#Titration

#Self Care

#Community Care

#Hidden Powers of Empathy

"   Say Yes"

When two violins are placed in a room,
if a cord on one violin is struck
the other violin will sound that same note ...

~ Andrea Gibson (1975 - 2025) ~

Embodied Learning As A Life Skill! Cacky beautifully illustrates this with a poem of the late Andrea Gibson, called "Say yes". And the first lines are saying it all: RESONANCE it's such a real power showed by science and not some woo-woo element.

How powerful to teach our children, our students to sense into their embodied YES! When to say YES, when to say NO, when to say MAYBE.

UNGRADING

I'm not giving the whole conversation away, yet there's one more element worth mentioning to help flip the classroom on a deeper level, so we can create true change in education that supports real growth for our learners.

UNGRADING:
How do you celebrate growth with your student?
Do you engage in uplifting feedback?

Join us and learn from Cacky talks about

• Uplifting feedback - Shaping Model

• Small Rituals of Celebration

• How feedback can shut learning down!

#SayYes

" It's so important to celebrate the small steps that help on a life skill level. It's not about the 7/8/A/E."

#Ungrading

#Ritual Of Celebration

#Shaping Model

Dr. Cacky Mellor, Ph.D., MSMT/E, SEP is Visiting Assistant Professor at Lesley University’s Mental Health & Wellbeing department and has a remote somatic private practice, Somatic Reclamation, working with individuals around the world. In undergrad, Dr. Cacky studied art therapy and holistic psychology at Lesley University, where her passion for somatics began to grow. After which she received her Masters of Education in art-based activism and social entrepreneurship.

She earned her Ph.D. in Depth Psychology with an emphasis in Somatic Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Cacky was awarded the Peter A. Levine Research Award in Dissertation Leadership by Somatic Experiencing International in 2022 for her dissertation, “Somatic Reclamation: Exploring the Lived Experience of Words”. Drawing from extensive training in Somatic Experiencing, Somatic Movement Therapy & Education, and Dynamic Attachment Repatterning, Dr. Cacky has cultivated a robust somatic pedagogy to support students in cultivating inspired, relational, and transformational learning communities.

Bio Cacky Mellor

🌍 www.somaticreclamation.com

📱Instagram: @somaticreclamation

🤳🏻 LinkedIn: @Cacky Mellor

Dear listener, I hope you find some nourishment in our conversation.

And dear Cacky I appreciate our time together to create tiny ripples of change for education to be more humanistic and rise above the level of knowledge & theory is power.

// RESOURCES

Peeps

Peter Levine - being in movement

Poem "Say Yes" - Andrea Gibson

The Sensitive Rabbit (new kids book for empaths) - Judith Orloff

The Soul of Learning - Vajra Watson & Mary Keator

Children full of Life - Toshiro Kanamori (documentary)

Somatic Experiencing International: www.traumahealing.org

Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine

Trauma Solutions: Dr. Diane Poole Heller: www.traumasolutions.com

International Somatic Movement Therapist & Educator Association: www.ISMETA.org

Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection by Deb Dana

Radical Belonging by Lindo Bacon