Unstone Grange, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

(www.unstonegrange.co.uk)

October 12th-18th 2026

 

Reichian bodywork uses breathing, body awareness, and connection with others to support release and change. At its heart is a simple but challenging question: can we keep breathing openly while staying connected to someone else? When we try, we notice how our bodies tighten or hold themselves in certain ways. These patterns of holding develop over time to manage difficult feelings fear, need, grief or anger. By gently loosening these patterns through movement, sound and expression, we can create more room in ourselves for pleasure, love and creativity.

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This training introduces a clear and simple way of exploring these bodily patterns. Most of the work is done in pairs, within a basic structure that allows many different experiences to arise. These can include strong physical sensations, emotional contact with another person, and moments that feel deeply meaningful or reflective. Working in this way helps us meet and shift long-standing habits of resistance and avoidance.

The basic form of the work is straightforward: one person lies down, while the other sits or kneels beside them, offering support and encouragement to stay present with the breath and with the relationship between them. We will learn different ways of to deepen and guide the process, and take time to reflect on what has been experienced and how it might be taken forward.

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Course fee £1300

£400 deposit payable in advance - returnable if we can fill your slot

 

The course fee covers all food, and accommodation in individual rooms.

£300 reduction is available for people sharing a room, camping, or not staying at Unstone – please enquire.

 

Open to therapists, yoga teachers and body workers. If you haven’t worked with us before, please contact us for a chat before booking.

 

The course concludes with a certificate of successful completion.

 

Contact kateellisbodypsychotherapy@gmail.com

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