Body therapy

When the psyche expresses itself through the body

Janna Raphaela Odesser hält ein rundes Therapiegerät über dem Bauch einer liegenden Person während einer energetischen Behandlung

What is body therapy?

Body therapy is a scientifically based psychotherapeutic method that integrates psychological and body-oriented approaches.

The method is based on the fundamental assumption that the body and psyche influence each other, and that every psychological change also has a physical resonance (and vice versa). In this understanding, the body is not merely a carrier of symptoms, but an active carrier of memory, expression and self-healing potential.

Dialogue with your body

In addition to therapeutic conversation, body therapy specifically incorporates physical phenomena: breathing, muscle tension, vegetative reactions, movement impulses and body awareness.

In a mindful, safe environment, protective patterns, emotional blockages and implicit memories can become visible, tangible and workable. Protective armour can be recognised and dissolved.

This is not a technique that ‘does something to you’. Rather, it is a precise, respectful and physically conscious accompaniment of inner processes with the aim of promoting self-regulation, integration and psychological stability.

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This is because many psychological symptoms do not originate solely from thoughts or experiences.

Rather, they originate from unconscious memories stored deep within the nervous system. We are often unaware of these buried experiences and are therefore unable to process them cognitively.

Applied methods

EYZE combines various physical therapy methods that have proven themselves both scientifically and practically. Each method is tailored to your issues, your history and your pace. Depending on your concerns, these elements are incorporated into the therapeutic process, sometimes supporting the conversation, sometimes accompanying it, sometimes guiding it.

Bioenergetic bodywork according to Alexander Lowen allows you to experience how emotional patterns manifest themselves in your muscles and movement patterns and helps to release trapped energy.

Biodynamic massage according to Gerda Boyesen: This works with the autonomic nervous system, particularly with the body's ability to psychoperistaltically ‘digest’ emotional tensions. Gentle touch, breathing exercises and listening to inner processes are central to this approach.

A special element is the biodynamic stethoscope, which makes it possible to hear whether the body is able to regulate and integrate emotional tensions. The audible peristalsis not only serves as a guide, but also as feedback for the system itself.

Biorelease®: A modern, somatic approach to deep regulation that uses mindful touch, structural bodywork and targeted impulses to access deeply held patterns – and gives the system the opportunity to ‘let go’ of chronic stress without having to reactivate it.

Here, too, the stethoscope can be used to hear how deeply the body is immersed in regulation – and whether emotional or neurovegetative processes are set in motion.

Who can benefit from body psychotherapy?

This form of therapy is ideal for people who:

feel that talking alone is not helping them move forward
suffer from chronic tension, inner restlessness or exhaustion
develop psychosomatic complaints for which no organic cause can be found
have had traumatic or highly stressful experiences (including early attachment or developmental trauma)
experience difficulties with feelings, closeness, boundaries or self-perception
often feel ‘cut off’ or emotionally absent

A body-oriented perspective can also open up new approaches to depressive symptoms, anxiety or feelings of inner emptiness – especially if traditional approaches have brought little change so far.

And last but not least: for anyone who wants to get to know themselves better – beyond concepts and diagnoses.

Take a step deeper

If you feel that your body knows more than you consciously remember, or that something within you wants to heal that goes beyond words, I will gladly accompany you on this journey.

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