The Intention Behind This Embodiment Work
∞ To connect with yourself and with others through somatic presence
∞ To express the authenticity of each individual
∞ To support people on their path to themselves through body-centered therapy
∞ To create a space where each person has a place, just as they are right now and with what they bring to the shared space
∞ To share somatic knowledge and embodiment practices
∞ To give the mind a break and bring things out of the head and into the body
∞ To express and live out emotions freely through cathartic release
∞ To create and allow new spaces for action and possibilities to emerge
∞ To release vitality, aliveness, pleasure, and new life energy
∞ To give space to curiosity and self-exploration through somatic experiencing
The Workshop Journey: What to Expect
A typical Primal Embodiment workshop unfolds over 6 hours (with a break) and includes:
We begin by reconnecting with our senses and arriving fully in our bodies through somatic awareness practices.
We explore and train our instinctive being with all our senses. Dive into the power and wisdom of our body. Move sometimes animalistically, sometimes sensually, sometimes angrily, sometimes explosively—wild and tame, honest and true. This expressive movement work helps release stored tension and trauma from the body.
Give expression to the original, deep core emotions within us. We are loud and quiet, breathe, let ourselves be carried. This cathartic process allows for authentic emotional expression in a safe, held space.
The process-group work is about showing yourself, seeing and being seen, as well as tapping into the potential of change and healing in and with the group. Through body-oriented psychotherapy techniques, we explore relational patterns and collective healing.
Time to reflect, share, and integrate the somatic experiences of the day, grounding insights into your body and being.
The Workshop Journey: What to Expect
A typical Primal Embodiment workshop unfolds over 6 hours (with a break) and includes:
∞ A deeper understanding of yourself and your body through embodiment practices
∞ Aliveness and love for life through emotional release work
∞ Unimagined possibilities discovered through somatic exploration
∞ A stronger sense of connection to yourself and others
∞ New strength and energy from cathartic movement
∞ Inspiration through authentic expression
∞ The integration of new and old experiences, the recognition of new points of view, and seeing new perspectives through body-oriented therapyThis somatic workshop is for all who are...
∞ Curious and open to body-centered healing
∞ Enjoying embodied experiences and experiencing themselves in general
∞ Having fun trying out new things and are not afraid to take a step out of the usual comfort zone
∞ Wanting to learn more about themselves through somatic practices
∞ Interested in emotional release work, cathartic movement, or body psychotherapyThis is an event for all people—regardless of gender or background. Everyone is welcome here who is ready to meet themselves through embodiment and somatic experiencing.
No experience necessary. You do not need to have any prior experience with embodiment work, somatic therapy, or body-oriented practices to participate in or take anything away from this workshop.
Your pace, your choice. This workshop includes group process work where we work with body psychotherapy elements. Each exercise is an invitation. There is nothing you have to do, and being mindful of your limits is a top priority at all times.
The guiding principle: Everything can, nothing must. You only go as far as it feels good, right, and coherent for you.
Cathartic and energetically intensive work. This somatic workshop involves deep emotional release and moving significant energy through the body. The work can be physically and emotionally intense, utilizing cathartic movement and expressive body work.
This embodiment workshop is not suitable for individuals:
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Currently experiencing or with a history of psychosis
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In acute psychiatric treatment
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With severe trauma that has not been stabilized with professional support
If you are currently under psychiatric care or taking psychotropic medication, please consult with your treating physician or psychiatrist before registering. Written clearance from your doctor is required to participate.
If you have any questions about whether this somatic workshop is appropriate for your current situation, please reach out before committing to attend. Your wellbeing is the priority.
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Senses, Movement, Emotions, Expression & Body-oriented Process Work
Senses, Movement, Emotions, Expression & Body-Oriented Process Work
Primal Embodiment is a 6-hour transformative workshop I facilitate, combining somatic practices, body psychotherapy, and expressive movement work. This immersive experience is an explorational journey to the core of your being, your originality, and your senses—a deep dive into the source of your authentic, primal, and above all free, expressing self.
What is Primal Embodiment?
Primal Embodiment is a somatic workshop that reconnects you with your body's innate wisdom through movement, breath, and emotional expression. Your senses, primal drives, and core emotions—sadness, anger, fear, disgust, love, hate, contempt, shame, guilt, joy, surprise, and interest—are your guideposts for deeply felt and experienced aliveness, as well as the free expression of these emotions coming out of you.
This embodiment workshop is an invitation to explore things outside your comfort zone and beyond what you have learned and what society deems acceptable and appropriate. It offers you the opportunity to meet yourself and others in a whole new and perhaps unfamiliar way through somatic experiencing and body-centered therapy techniques.
Interested in This Embodiment Work?
If you're curious about experiencing Primal Embodiment or would like to bring this somatic workshop to your community, retreat center, wellness space, or organization, I'd love to hear from you.