This workshop combines two forms of psychotherapy: psychodrama and bodywork.

In psychodrama, blocked spontaneity from earlier traumas is freed and re-integrated through dramatic action methods. Bodywork involves ‘safe’ touch to help individuals connect with the messages that are held in the body as pain, numbness and/or illness. The atmosphere is relaxed and fun and fosters learning in an easy, natural manner. A spiritual component that deepens the effectiveness of the work is incorporated.

The three days will be facilitated by Jonathan Salisbury and Jeannie Thompson, who are U.K.C.P. registered psychotherapists and experienced Psychodrama trainers. Both have the advanced level Psychodramatic Bodywork qualification. They l work with a skilled team of assistants who are also trained or training at this level and who will perform demonstrations to help illustrate the theory and the process of Psychodramatic Bodywork®.

The Introductory level workshop focuses on:

• understanding, witnessing, and experiencing the emotional releases of anger, sadness and fear
• providing facilitated opportunities to experience the release of each emotion safely
• witnessing the full range of anger, sadness and fear, from barely expressed to fully released
• learning where the body holds each of these emotions when they are ‘unexpressed’
• learning and practicing ‘guidelines for safe touch’
• increasing one’s comfort level in the use of ‘safe’ touch
• experiencing the integration of emotional release and bodywork within the structure of a psychodrama
• Learning and practicing the 6 aspects of closure theory.