Facilitator:
Gunnar Gjermundsen
Course dates in 2027:
1st April
15th April
29th April
13th May
20th May
3rd June
Course Structure:
Thursdays, 17:00 - 20:00
Room:
The Glass Garden, 8th floor
Course Description:
Feeling tired or stressed out?
Curious to explore deeper dimensions of your body and mind?
Looking to unleash more of your creative potential?
The powerful techniques of Breathwork and Bioenergetics are here offered together in a single workshop, in a safe and supportive small-group setting, guided by a clinical psychologist.
What is bioenergetics?
The bioenergetic exercises were developed by Dr. Alexander Lowen based on the bodypsychotherapeutic tradition initiated by Dr. Wilhelm Reich in the 1930s. These exercises are simple and gentle ways to release long held tension patterns in the body to allow our life force to flow more easily through us again. These exercises also promote deep relaxation and groundin in the nervous system, improving sleep and reducing the effects of trauma.
What is breathwork?
The breathwork you will experience in this workshop is gentler and simplified version of the holotropic breathwork technique developed by Dr. Stanislav Gro in the 1970s.
It consists of continuous, deep, rhythmic breathing over an extended period of time, lying down on your back, accompanied by an evocative musical journey. This floods the body with rejuvenating vital energy – called chi in Chinese medicine and prana in the yoga tradition. The influx of energy can bring unconscious tension patterns to the surface, as well as allows or the liberating release of stored emotions. It also creates a deeply concentrated state which facilitates access to important memories, transformative insights and creativeimagination.
About the facilitator
Gunnar Gjermundsen, PhD is a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher and group therapist.
He brings two decades of experience with many different modalities of inner work, from both Eastern wisdom traditions and Western therapeutic approaches. His top priority is always to create a safe, friendly and compassionate space for healing and self-exploration.