Body Types and Body Reading Training Part I

  • 28 Feb 2025
  • -
  • 07 Mar 2025
Each body type has a bright aspect and a dark aspect. By letting the dark aspect be seen in a loving setting the light aspect can open up and shine.
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About the training

What is the training about?

This seven day experiential training will teach you how to read bodies. It is designed to clarify your recognition of client types through body reading. It will help tune your intuition to the deepest underlying needs and issues, which your clients can’t verbalize.

It has been found that when there is stress around a particular issue of childhood, the emotional tension actually changes the shape of the growing body. The understanding of character types through body reading was originally developed from the pioneering work of Wilhelm Reich by Alexander Lowen, who related the psychoanalytic character types to particular body shapes. It was later developed by Pierrakos, Keleman and others.

The Training will ground this knowledge in clear concepts of childhood development. According to Lowen, the body types are referred to as an “armouring” which “protects” or “defends” the traumas hidden within. Each body type has a bright aspect and a dark aspect. I have found that by letting the dark aspect be seen in a loving setting the light aspect can open up and shine. So the Body Types can show us not just how we are damaged, or what we lack but guide us in to meet our own lost resources.

THE WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE

We will spend a whole day on each body type, learning experientially what each character type feels like from the inside, with group structures to evoke its characteristic feelings. The climate of the group is healing, loving and respectful. It is never about seeing the defence instead of the person. Always about seeing past the defences to contact the being behind.

For people who have done extensive therapy themselves, this work can shine surprising light on which actions, behaviours and choices in their life are flowing naturally from their essence, and which are effortful or defensive.

The training is illuminated by the understandings of meditation: that there is a place of pure presence inside each one of us, beyond all protective adaptations and character types.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Benefits of this training

  • You will learn the specific and practical steps on the journey of healing for each body type – the risk and challenges each needs to take, the issues they need to focus on, the things they are likely to want to avoid.
  • You will learn to see the essence, not the armouring. To see the love and aliveness deeper inside, behind the effortful straining.
  • You will learn the characteristic flavour, which the inner potentialities have in each body type, and what you can best do to support that potential to be liberated.
  • You will learn the main patterns of how your clients are likely to approach therapy, and how they are likely to respond to you as you work with them.
  • If you are a body worker, you will learn specific information about which muscles hold the emotional tension in different types of person.
  • If you are a talking therapist, we will explore strategies for working with each type of defence. And if you are a body worker, the training will explain which specific muscle groups hold tensions, and how to work to release those.
  • If you are interested to deepen your understanding of yourself, you will get the tools to read your own body and get a deeper connection and understanding of your own history.

FACILITATORS

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The place

Join a heart-centered community with 35 years of retreat experience

Since 1986, we have been devoted to personal transformation by creating a nourishing space where you feel safe and loved for who you are.

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Osho Risk is a not for profit retreat centre, maintained by a community of people living onsite and nearby. We value our own growth and inner maturity and enjoy sharing this with our guests. Our focus is on awareness, inner silence and joy.

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Single rooms

We have single rooms available in the newest building at Risk called Rumi House. You will have your own private space and share bathroom with others.

Shared rooms

We also have shared rooms for 2 up to 10 people. Each shared room have personal spaces for each guest. We always try to take care of the quality of your sleep, accommodating guests with similar needs in the same room.

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Desert at Osho Risk

Organic cuisine with gluten and dairy free options

Attuned with the cycles of nature, our meals are prepared with ingredients of each season. We aim to use mainly organic food grown by local farmers. All the eggs we use are provided by the neighbour’s free range chickens.

Our cooks care and understand the dietary needs of our guests and it is important that you communicate if you have any requirement, such as allergies or restrictions. Please let us know in advance so that the kitchen can be prepared.

TRAINING DETAILS

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Date

  • Start: 28/Feb/2025 @ 08:30 pm
  • End: 07/Mar/2025 @ 02:00 pm

You are very welcome to arrive before the start date and stay with us as a guest. Many of our participants come before the retreat starts or stay after it finishes. 

Price

5500 DKK plus food & accommodation (deposit: 1200 DKK)

Language

English

Accommodation

Single room: 660 DKK / day ; Shared room: 410 DKK / day. *Prices include food, bed linen & towel with shared bathroom. More details here.

Food

Organic vegetarian cuisine. Gluten free and dairy free options available.

Location

We are located in Brædstrup, the heart of the Danish countryside.

FAQ

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You are very welcome to ask for more information if you have questions about this training or just would like to have some support in finding a natural next step on your personal journey. Especially if you are new to Osho or to meditation and/or therapy, it might be nice to have a small chat before deciding to join a process.

Please click on the “Register / Info” button on this page to ask for more information.

Some trainings are labelled “everyone” or “advanced”, which can give you an idea if it is suitable for you.

We suggest you bring:

  • Comfortable clothes for the active meditations, for women a sports bra is recommended for Dynamic Meditation
  • Clothes according to the seasons (even in summer the Scandinavian evenings get chilly)
  • Inhouse shoes or slippers
  • Outdoor walking boots or shoes if you want to explore the surrounding nature
  • Swimsuit (we have lakes and swimming pool nearby)
  • Notepad and pen
  • Your own water bottle to use and refill
  • Earplugs if you are a light sleeper

We encourage that you don’t bring too many “distractions” for yourself.

You can book by clicking the “Register / Info” button on the page.

Then, once we get in touch with you, a deposit must be paid to secure your place. You can pay this by card (Visa, Master, Amex), or bank transfer.

The remaining balance can be paid before the event (card or bank transfer) or upon arrival by card or cash (DKK).

  • In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the Training, a cancellation fee of 1.200 DDK is charged.
  • In case of cancellation within one month before the start of the Training, the deposit is non-refundable.
  • In case of cancellation once the Training has started, both the deposit and the payment for the next part of the Training to come, is non-refundable.

Yes! We offer pickups from the nearest airport Billund for 340 DKK, the train station in Horsens for 140 DKK and from the local bus stop in Brædstrup, free of charge. Please let us know in advance, so we can coordinate with our drivers.

For more information click here.

If you have other questions please visit our FAQ page by clicking here.

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Body Types and Body Reading Training Part I

  • 28 Feb 2025
  • –
  • 07 Mar 2025
  • Moumina
Each body type has a bright aspect and a dark aspect. By letting the dark aspect be seen in a loving setting the light aspect can open up and shine.

About this module

This seven day experiential training will teach you how to read bodies. It is designed to clarify your recognition of client types through body reading. It will help tune your intuition to the deepest underlying needs and issues, which your clients can’t verbalize.

It has been found that when there is stress around a particular issue of childhood, the emotional tension actually changes the shape of the growing body. The understanding of character types through body reading was originally developed from the pioneering work of Wilhelm Reich by Alexander Lowen, who related the psychoanalytic character types to particular body shapes. It was later developed by Pierrakos, Keleman and others.

The Training will ground this knowledge in clear concepts of childhood development. According to Lowen, the body types are referred to as an “armouring” which “protects” or “defends” the traumas hidden within. Each body type has a bright aspect and a dark aspect. I have found that by letting the dark aspect be seen in a loving setting the light aspect can open up and shine. So the Body Types can show us not just how we are damaged, or what we lack but guide us in to meet our own lost resources.

THE WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE

We will spend a whole day on each body type, learning experientially what each character type feels like from the inside, with group structures to evoke its characteristic feelings. The climate of the group is healing, loving and respectful. It is never about seeing the defence instead of the person. Always about seeing past the defences to contact the being behind.

For people who have done extensive therapy themselves, this work can shine surprising light on which actions, behaviours and choices in their life are flowing naturally from their essence, and which are effortful or defensive.

The training is illuminated by the understandings of meditation: that there is a place of pure presence inside each one of us, beyond all protective adaptations and character types.

What you will learn

  • You will learn the specific and practical steps on the journey of healing for each body type – the risk and challenges each needs to take, the issues they need to focus on, the things they are likely to want to avoid.
  • You will learn to see the essence, not the armouring. To see the love and aliveness deeper inside, behind the effortful straining.
  • You will learn the characteristic flavour, which the inner potentialities have in each body type, and what you can best do to support that potential to be liberated.
  • You will learn the main patterns of how your clients are likely to approach therapy, and how they are likely to respond to you as you work with them.
  • If you are a body worker, you will learn specific information about which muscles hold the emotional tension in different types of person.
  • If you are a talking therapist, we will explore strategies for working with each type of defence. And if you are a body worker, the training will explain which specific muscle groups hold tensions, and how to work to release those.
  • If you are interested to deepen your understanding of yourself, you will get the tools to read your own body and get a deeper connection and understanding of your own history.
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Body Types and Body Reading Training Part I

  • 28 Feb 2025
  • -
  • 07 Mar 2025
  • Moumina

About this module

This seven day experiential training will teach you how to read bodies. It is designed to clarify your recognition of client types through body reading. It will help tune your intuition to the deepest underlying needs and issues, which your clients can’t verbalize.

It has been found that when there is stress around a particular issue of childhood, the emotional tension actually changes the shape of the growing body. The understanding of character types through body reading was originally developed from the pioneering work of Wilhelm Reich by Alexander Lowen, who related the psychoanalytic character types to particular body shapes. It was later developed by Pierrakos, Keleman and others.

The Training will ground this knowledge in clear concepts of childhood development. According to Lowen, the body types are referred to as an “armouring” which “protects” or “defends” the traumas hidden within. Each body type has a bright aspect and a dark aspect. I have found that by letting the dark aspect be seen in a loving setting the light aspect can open up and shine. So the Body Types can show us not just how we are damaged, or what we lack but guide us in to meet our own lost resources.

THE WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE

We will spend a whole day on each body type, learning experientially what each character type feels like from the inside, with group structures to evoke its characteristic feelings. The climate of the group is healing, loving and respectful. It is never about seeing the defence instead of the person. Always about seeing past the defences to contact the being behind.

For people who have done extensive therapy themselves, this work can shine surprising light on which actions, behaviours and choices in their life are flowing naturally from their essence, and which are effortful or defensive.

The training is illuminated by the understandings of meditation: that there is a place of pure presence inside each one of us, beyond all protective adaptations and character types.

What you will learn

  • You will learn the specific and practical steps on the journey of healing for each body type – the risk and challenges each needs to take, the issues they need to focus on, the things they are likely to want to avoid.
  • You will learn to see the essence, not the armouring. To see the love and aliveness deeper inside, behind the effortful straining.
  • You will learn the characteristic flavour, which the inner potentialities have in each body type, and what you can best do to support that potential to be liberated.
  • You will learn the main patterns of how your clients are likely to approach therapy, and how they are likely to respond to you as you work with them.
  • If you are a body worker, you will learn specific information about which muscles hold the emotional tension in different types of person.
  • If you are a talking therapist, we will explore strategies for working with each type of defence. And if you are a body worker, the training will explain which specific muscle groups hold tensions, and how to work to release those.
  • If you are interested to deepen your understanding of yourself, you will get the tools to read your own body and get a deeper connection and understanding of your own history.

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