Somatic Beginnings

The body - experienced as the medium of life - is the first field of learning and the first means of learning for all of us, the basis of all learning. The American Feldenkrais teacher and founder of his own method, Thomas Hanna, coined the concept of "Somatics" in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In his writings, he defined somatics as the "field in which the soma is explored, i.e. the body perceived from within through self-awareness."

Our first - somatic - learning allows us the most amazing and profound learning processes: the first language acquisition, completely without textbooks and school, and the discovery of the possibilities of our own body. Both happen in a playful exchange with the environment, through perceiving, reacting, trying out, correcting and repeating.

Explore and experience what somatics mean to you in our 2-3h workshops.

Body-Mind Centering® Workshop in February
Seminarleiter*inHeike Kuhlmann

Body-Mind Centering® Workshop in February

DE + EN | drop-in

3h Workshop Body-Mind Centering® | Sunday | 1x Month With its somatic approach, Body-Mind Centering® focuses on the immersion into the anatomy of the body. The immersion in...

Dancing Tigers
Seminarleiter*inTiziana Longo

Dancing Tigers

EN | series 6x Tuesday | T.R.E. Tension/Release and Trauma Healing Oriented Somatic Combo

Dancing Tigers T.R.E. Tension/Release and Trauma Healing Oriented Somatic Combo Healing comes by activating inner will and acknowledging the power of this choice to...

Somatic Theatre
Seminarleiter*inMahalia Horvath

Somatic Theatre

DE+EN | Series 11x Tuesday | drop-in

Together we explore the somatic possibilities and approaches in theatre with voice, body and imagination. An invitation to set our emotions in motion and to express emotions...

Continuum Workshop in February
Seminarleiter*inKai Ehrhardt

Continuum Workshop in February

DE + EN | drop-in, no pre-registration

2,5h Continuum Workshop | Wednesday | 1x Month Continuum is known for its focus on slowing down and fine, deep sensory experiences that transition into a self-regulatory and...

Body-Mind Centering® Fortbildung
Seminarleiter*inNina Wehnert

Body-Mind Centering® Fortbildung

DE+EN | Sensing and Perception at the finest, cellular level and its expression through movement

In this training program principles and approaches of Body-Mind Centering® are experienced and deepened. Through anatomical information, through movement, in touch, partnerwork...

Body-Mind Centering® Workshop in March
Seminarleiter*inHeike Kuhlmann

Body-Mind Centering® Workshop in March

DE + EN | drop-in

3h Workshop Body-Mind Centering® | Friday | 1x Month With its somatic approach, Body-Mind Centering® focuses on the immersion into the anatomy of the body. The immersion in...

 

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