
Have you ever noticed patterns in your life that seem to repeat? Maybe you find yourself rushing to catch up, acting on someone else’s schedule, or feeling like you don’t quite belong. These experiences might not just be coincidental; they could stem from something deeper—your sequencing imprints.
Sequencing is a principle that explores how we move through the natural phases of any process: the before, the beginning, the middle, the ending, and the afterwards. These phases, while universal, are deeply influenced by our earliest experiences, especially around birth. They form imprints that shape how we approach life, relationships, and challenges—often without us even realizing it.
What Are Sequencing Imprints?
Imprints are like subconscious templates that inform how we engage with the world. For instance, you might feel:
A constant sense of rushing to catch up.
The need to act on others’ timelines.
A lingering feeling of being unwanted or out of place.
Resistance to starting or finishing tasks.
These imprints can manifest as both external behaviors and internal emotional landscapes. They’re often created during formative moments, especially during the pre- and perinatal period, when our nervous system and body are imprinting foundational experiences.
The Somatic Blueprint: A Resource for Wholeness
Beneath these imprints, however, lies your Somatic Blueprint. This is your body’s original, undistorted template for health and wholeness. It’s the part of you that knows how to move through life with flow, ease, and authenticity. While imprints might feel like layers that weigh you down, the blueprint is your steady, unchanging core—a resource you can reconnect with to find clarity and choice.
As Ray Castellino, a pioneer in pre- and perinatal therapy, describes it, the blueprint holds the memory of how things should feel when we are fully aligned with ourselves. This blueprint represents our undistorted, innate template for health and authenticity. Early imprints, however, often layer over this core, shaping behaviors and emotional responses. Working with the blueprint allows us to peel back these layers and reconnect with our unchanging essence, differentiating between inherited patterns and our authentic selves.
Why Does Sequencing Matter?
Understanding your sequencing helps you:
Recognize Patterns: Identify repetitive cycles in your life that might stem from early imprints.
Find Choice: Learn to move beyond automatic reactions and make conscious decisions.
Restore Flow: Shift from stuckness or overwhelm into a state of ease and spaciousness.
Support Others: If you’re a parent, sequencing insights can also help you understand your children’s unique patterns and provide them with compassionate support.
The Connection Between Birth and Sequencing
Birth is one of the most formative experiences in shaping our sequencing. How we transition through the phases of birth—and how those phases were supported or interrupted—creates a foundational template. For instance, someone who was induced might struggle with finding their own impulse to start things in life, or someone who was born prematurely might feel like they’re always rushing to catch up with life and others. All these places of interruption in the sequence leave imprints that influence how we navigate the world.
By exploring these patterns, we can begin to differentiate between what is an imprint—a survival adaptation—and what is our authentic blueprint. This differentiation allows us to reclaim energy locked in outdated patterns and redirect it toward more fulfilling and aligned ways of living.
Sequencing and Developmental Needs
Sequencing imprints are deeply tied to developmental needs that may not have been fully met during pre- and perinatal times. These unmet needs can manifest in adulthood as feelings of being stuck, disconnected, or perpetually reactive. However, by revisiting these imprints with compassion and intention, we can meet those unmet needs in the present.
As Cathryn L. Taylor describes in her work on Inner Child Journeys, addressing these formative experiences allows us to nurture ourselves in ways we might not have received earlier. By doing so, we can embrace our imprints, release the stuckness they create, and access our blueprint more easily. This process opens a pathway to creating a new flow through life—one that is rooted in alignment and authenticity.
Tools for Working with Sequencing
The process of uncovering and working with sequencing imprints involves somatic (body-based) exploration. Guided exercises help you tune into your body’s experience and begin to map out your sequencing patterns. From there, you can:
Revisit key moments with curiosity and compassion.
Integrate unresolved energy or emotions.
Strengthen your connection to the Somatic Blueprint as a resource for navigating life’s challenges.
Deepening the Journey
Imprints often affect us on an emotional level as well. They can create feelings of being unworthy, overly self-critical, or perpetually out of sync. These internal imprints might look like walking through life with a sense of not belonging, feeling unwanted, or always needing to rush to catch up. Exploring sequencing and reconnecting with the Somatic Blueprint invites us to peel back these layers, revealing the truth of who we are beneath them.
Leaders like Castellino and Emerson have demonstrated that when we work with imprints and the blueprint, we not only access greater personal freedom but also create a ripple effect that supports those around us—our children, partners, and communities.
By understanding and embracing sequencing, we can align with our innate flow, approach life with greater intention, and uncover the resilience and wholeness that reside within us all.
Fascinating read. Thank you for taking the time to compile the piece and the references :)