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.

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...

Unlock! The Pelvic Power Within
Seminarleiter*inTiziana Longo

Unlock! The Pelvic Power Within

EN | Series 6x Friday

This course blends body-based practices with the latest research on pelvic health and trauma recovery. As a trauma-sensitive course, it is important to prioritize the...

The 4 states
Seminarleiter*inFlorian Filtzinger

The 4 states

Workshop | DE+EN

In the workshop “The 4 States”, you can experience your body and learn more about your own somatic being. The four-evening seminar will be led by Florian Filtzinger, a somatic...

The 4 states
Seminarleiter*inFlorian Filtzinger

The 4 states

Workshop | DE+EN | drop-in

In the workshop “The 4 States”, you can experience your body and learn more about your own somatic being. The four-evening seminar will be led by Florian Filtzinger, a somatic...

The 4 states
Seminarleiter*inFlorian Filtzinger

The 4 states

Workshop | DE+EN

In the workshop “The 4 States”, you can experience your body and learn more about your own somatic being. The four-evening seminar will be led by Florian Filtzinger, a somatic...

The 4 states
Seminarleiter*inFlorian Filtzinger

The 4 states

Workshop | DE+EN

In the workshop “The 4 States”, you can experience your body and learn more about your own somatic being. The four-evening seminar will be led by Florian Filtzinger, a somatic...

 

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