This episode celebrates the centenary of Gerda Boyesen’s birth in 1922. Gerda was the founder of Biodynamic Psychology, an energy-based psychotherapeutic practice that includes touch, spirituality and great humanity, which has influenced most of the body-orientated psychotherapeutic and complementary health modalities that have arisen since the 70’s. Unless you were in a training you probably won’t know much about her work because as a woman, working with the body and energy, she was dismissed out of sheer misogyny while her contemporaries became more prominent.
This episode features a number of people who trained in Biodynamic methods across many decades, who share how Biodynamic methods have deeply touched their lives and the communities around them. You will hear that Gerda’s work is much bigger than a contract behind a therapy room door, that her generosity, trust and engagement with the flow of life has pervaded the world.
I would love for this tapestry of Biodynamic voices celebrating Gerda, to be heard far and wide. Please share it with friends, clients, colleagues and social media. If you would like help to embed this episode on your website, please get in touch on kate.codrington@gmail.com
Featuring… in order of appearance
Barbara Hussong
Biodynamic psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher and supervisor who works in private practice. https://www.barbarahussong.co.uk/
Dr. Gottfried M. Heuer
Jungian Training-psychoanalyst, Neo-Reichian body-psychotherapist, scholar, artist and poet. https://vimeo.com/196609212 and https://youtu.be/zxEkj9SsAKw On beauty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK5HSUgngQE&t=165s
Julie Jenner
Integrative body psychotherapist, Internal Parts (Family) Systems, offering both short term and long term for individuals and couples. https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliejenner/
Bernd Eiden MA
Co-founder of the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy in 1983 where he worked as director, trainer and supervisor as well as running a private practice. He also taught body psychotherapy internationally and has written various articles on this subject. Bernd retired in 2011.
Caroline Duggan
Practicing body psychotherapist and Biodynamic Massage Practitioner since qualifying from The Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy in 2006. She works in private practice in Somerset and has a special interest in working with shame and trauma. https://heartofwessexpsychotherapy.co.uk/
Carlien Van Heel
Is a biodynamic psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer at LSBP.
Rubens Kignel
Psychotherapist and teacher working for the preservation of humankind and nature in general. www.psychotherapyindialogs.org
Nicky Smout
I started as a Biodynamic therapist in 1996, after being trained as a sculptor. Gradually I became a trainer and from 2005 I am co-director the Dutch school of biodynamic psychology (NIB). My main field of work is early childhood trauma, birthwork and pulsation. www.nickysmout.nl www.biodynamiek.nl
Jochen Lude
Co-founder of the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy in 1983 where he worked as director, trainer and supervisor as well as running a private practice. He also taught body psychotherapy internationally until he retired in 2011.
Melanie d’Ursel
Physiotherapist, Body Psychotherapist and Biodynamic Massage therapist. Accredited member of UKCP, BPA &ABMT. She has also trained extensively with David Boadella in Switzerland and with Berit Bunkan in Norway. She is currently training assistant at LSBP. www.therapy.dursel.com
Anat Ben Israel
Biodynamic Psychotherapist, a senior biodynamic trainer who has training schools in Israel and the USA, she’s a Training Board member at the London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy, as well as working with clients privately in her clinic. https://www.biodynamictherapy.net/
Extra psycho-peristalisis was generously shared by Biodynamic massage therapist Catherine Gehin who is in private practice in London https://nottinghilltherapyclinic.com/biodynamic-massage Catherine is currently training at LSBP
If this has awakened a thirst to hear more about Biodynamic work you can listen to a longer interview with Anat Ben Isreal here or check out the range of Biodynamic articles here.
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