Introductory Workshop with Carlien van Heel - Three Core Principles in Biodynamic Psychotherapy

In-person 2 day Introductory Workshop facilitated by Carlien van Heel

Tickets are now available

Two days of theoretical and experiential exploration for those interested in knowing more about Biodynamic Body Psychotherapy.

We will learn about the Three Core Principles of Biodynamic Psychotherapy:

● Primary/Secondary Personality - how to connect to our core, our authentic self, and how to understand and respect our ‘secondary’ defences, that helped us adapt to our surroundings, but can block our emotions, our connection to self and others and our sense of aliveness.

● Emotional Vaso-Motoric Cycle - Emotions are not only experienced in our mind, but are a full bodied muscular, fascial, hormonal and nervous system phenomenon. Understanding how emotions move on all these levels and can get blocked in our body tissues gives us an amazing ability to understand how to efficiently connect and move through old unprocessed grief and other emotions in a way that will make us feel lighter and freer.

● Psycho-Peristalsis - Gerda Boyesen’s discovery of our internal self-regulation system; it is like having a key that connects directly to our Autonomic Nervous system. Through listening to our tummy rumblings we get feedback on how much we are holding on or letting go of stress and emotional tension and whether we are able to process our emotions efficiently. This influences the ‘whole’ person. It is a great tool for therapy and self care.

Carlien’s article on Psycho-peristalsis is now published in Gerda Boyesen’s book: Between Psyche and Soma, available on Amazon. Gerda Boyesen is the founder of Biodynamic Psychotherapy.

We will get to understand and experience how these concepts relate to us, through movement and visualisation exercises. You will also get to experience Biodynamic Massage.

CPD 12 hours £245

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Carlien van Heel is a Biodynamic psychotherapist, supervisor, teacher and head of course at the London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy. Teaching, and practising Biodynamic Psychotherapy and Massage, for over thirty years, remains one of her great passions.