Abstract

In this article, author Waisman’s work with mismatch combines with author Wagner’s work with polyvagal theory to illuminate the dance of mismatch in healing multi-generational trauma. Author Waisman first became familiar with the concept of mismatch as it relates to gestures and words. During situations of conflict between Israeli-Arab and Israeli-Jewish students, Waisman noticed participants displaying gestures expressing meaning that differed from the accompanying words. Looking at mismatch through a polyvagal-informed lens, therapists can understand how mismatch relates to trauma. Polyvagal theory illuminates the anatomy that inhibits movement expressions as well as the intensity of the awakening of inhibited movement expressions. In this article, the authors suggest that mismatch of gestures and words relates to the inhibition of particular movement expressions—those which dance/movement therapists recognise as the ‘fighting’ rhythms identified by Kestenberg et al.. Shahar-Levy, a dance/movement therapist, speaks of coming out of ‘emotive motor memory clusters’. Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialised Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, speaks of the need to move through the pain to grow out of traumatic retentions. Therapists benefit from a deeper awareness of the mismatch moment when the ‘fighting’ rhythms awaken.

摘要

在这篇文章中，作者 Waisman 关于失配的著作与作者 Wagner 关于多迷走神经理论的著作相结合，阐明了失配在治愈多代创伤中的作用。作者 Waisman 最先熟悉错配的概念，因为它与手势和文字有关。在以色列-阿拉伯学生和以色列-犹太学生发生冲突的情况下，Waisman 注意到参与者展示的手势表达的意思与伴随的文字不同。通过多迷走神经知情的镜头观察不匹配，治疗师可以理解不匹配的程度与创伤有关。多迷走神经理论阐明了抑制运动表达的解剖结构以及抑制运动表达的觉醒强度。在这篇文章中，作者认为手势和语言的不匹配与特定运动表达的抑制有关——舞蹈/运动治疗师将这些表达视为 Kestenberg 等人确定的“战斗”节奏。Shahar-Levy，一种舞蹈/运动治疗师，谈到从“情绪运动记忆群”中走出来。Resmaa Menakem，作者我祖母的手：种族化的创伤和修补我们的心灵和身体的途径，谈到需要通过痛苦来摆脱创伤的保留​​。治疗师受益于对不匹配的更深入认识“战斗”节奏苏醒的那一刻。