Bioenergetics Scotland

08/01/2024

This Sunday, the next Genki Workshop at the Wee Retreat from 1pm to 5pm. The theme this time is "Resistance is Futile!", where resistance is what we feel when we try to make positive changes in our life. We'll look at some of the issues that make it so hard for most of us to do this, with some bioenergetics movement and breathwork followed by some delicious vegan Japanese curry. Book online here: https://www.theweeretreat.co.uk/courses-and-retreats/

07/11/2023

Here's some pics from our recent Genki Workshop at The Wee Retreat. Bioenergetics followed by delicious Japanese hotpot oden, with a presentation by Khris on some of the wonderful health properties of the vegetables in oden. Keep an eye out for our next workshop in mid-January!

30/10/2023

If anyone is interested in bioenergetics but isn't sure about what it is or if indeed it is suitable I offer a free 30 minute zoom class where we can chat about things, try some exercises and give some exercises to try at home. Drop me a DM or check out my website for more details! www.bioenergeticsscotland.com

30/10/2023

Genki Workshop from 1 to 5 this Saturday at The Wee Retreat! £ hours of bioenergetics to both energise and relax followed by some delicious Japanese Oden, a nourishing winter vegetable hot pot. The themes for the workshop will be "nourishment and resilience", and we'll be doing exercises to help open ourselves to healthy nourishment and connect with our emotions for authentic resilience... great preparation for the coming winter months! We still have a few concession tickets available so book here on the Wee Retreat website:

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10/10/2023

09/10/2023

Hi Everyone,
Here’s a bit of info on some of the principles that underpin our Genki Workshops. It’s no great revelation that we have different types of awareness, probably quite a few. For our purposes though we consider four: physical, emotional, intellectual and social. These could also be considered as types of intelligence. To lead a rewarding and satisfying life we should ideally be exercising all of these, and that is the aim of Genki Workshops, to exercise these four types of intelligence. How do we do that?
We practice bioenergetics with its combination of stretching, movement, emotional expression and breathwork followed by a delicious sociable meal with information on the health properties of the food and its preparation. Hopefully it’s pretty clear that this covers all those bases!

Here’s how they work…

The base is physical. By physical we don’t mean big muscles or being ultra fit (although of course, there is nothing wrong with this). Rather this is our physical awareness, the felt sense of our body. When we have this awareness we feel safe, grounded, present and have a deeper sense of being. We become open to nourishment and can move forward in life to get our needs met.

Next emotional. Our emotions are embedded in the physical sense of the body. Through feeling our body we can feel into our emotions. By feeling our emotions in this way we can integrate them rather than repressing, ignoring or pushing them away. As we increase our capacity to feel, we increase our capacity to integrate negative emotions and even over time to process deep trauma. Of course, we also increase our capacity to feel good emotions and our ability to feel vulnerable, something most of us are very resistant to!

When the intellect is out of balance with our physical and emotional awareness it causes a lot of problems, both for ourselves and for society. Anyone who has tried to think their way out of depression or anxiety can attest to this! The modern world has a damaging tendency to place the intellect above the physical and emotional, which results in our intellectual mind trying to manage and control things that are in fact emotional and physical. None the less, intellectual stimulation is vital for a healthy life. We include talks on food science, food preparation and health built around a theme for example, root vegetables or nourishing winter foods. We also plan to invite guest speakers to talk on all sorts of interesting topics in the future.

Lastly, social. What is more nourishing and satisfying than sitting down and having a social meal? It takes us to the very meaning of being human, to our ancient roots. It is in and of itself deeply healing and something we have lost to some extent in modern life where eating is almost treated as a chore rather than a pleasure. We should make as many meals as possible a social experience!

Our next workshop is on November 4th at the Wee Retreat… we hope to see you there!

01/10/2023

Pictures from our Genki Workshop at the Wee Retreat last Sunday. Bioenergetics and yummy Japanese food! Genki workshops aim to work on our physical, emotional, intellectual and social awareness and intelligence to build a sense of wellbeing and resilience.

14/09/2023

What is bioenergetics? It is a practice involving simple stretches, primal movements, breathwork and somatic mindfulness with the simple aim of bringing awareness to the felt sense of our body. In a world that increasingly disconnects us from our body bioenergetics offers us a route home. Our body is the realm of our emotions, our vitality and our innate sense of being. When we reconnect to it we become present and grounded in our life, develop a rich and mature emotionality and build resilience for the challenges life confronts us with. Come along to our workshop where we will be exploring the themes of grounding, setting boundaries and opening the heart. We hope to see you there!