Gestalt therapy dialogue network

24/04/2026

Le CORPS, essentielle habitation de notre ESPRIT-CONSCIENCE.
Le COEUR au centre comme notre maître.

Dans le travail thérapeutique psycho-corporel, on rétablit la communication entre ces trois niveaux.

À l'École de l'Être on apprend à
ÊTRE en Soi
ÊTRE en relation
ÊTRE ensemble.

sabineseguin.com
lecoledeletre.eu

21/04/2026

Autumn Retreat in Kent, England
November 2026
with Eve Ruffell 🙏☮️🧡

Connect. Courage. Create. Calm.

The Autumn Series arrives in the UK this November.

Previously held in Portugal, this weekend now settles into the Kent countryside — a space to reconnect, find your courage, express through creativity, and steady yourself.

Through breathwork, movement, meditation, sound, and creative expression, we learn how to meet what’s here with more awareness and ease.

Set beside a gently flowing river and fully catered throughout.

20–22 November
The Quadrangle, Shoreham, Kent

Bookings open 1st May
Register your interest NOW !

21/04/2026

Treating trauma is some of the most demanding, complex work we do. When a patient has experienced trauma, many of the ways we’ve been trained to establish safety and build rapport may fail us. For a client who’s experienced trauma, relationships might feel unsafe. Eye contact can be frightening.

Get permanent access to all 5 modules, plus transcripts, application sessions, and bonus content.

Up to 17 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.

New modules are broadcast for free each day, from April 20th through April 24th
https://zurl.co/WThft

16/04/2026

Your symptoms aren’t random.
Your body is communicating.

Sometimes what we feel physically is connected to what we’ve been holding emotionally 🤍

This isn’t about blame—it’s about awareness, compassion, and healing.

When you start listening to your body, things begin to shift.

✨ Explore. Understand. Heal.

👉 Worksheets are in the bio
🌐 www.recoverytrauma.com

16/04/2026

🦋🙏🏻🧡

Most people try to regulate their nervous system with their mind. 'Just calm down. Think positive.'

But your nervous system doesn't respond to your thoughts. It responds to what it is actually experiencing. It listens to your body. You're trying to fix something your body is telling you. And its not working.

Mapping Framework: Map where you are RIGHT NOW.

Ask yourself:
→ How fast is my breath?
→ What's my chest doing?
→ Do I feel open or guarded?

identify what state you're in:
→ Anxious/activated = Your system is in fight or flight
→ Numb/disconnected = Your system has shut down
→ Calm/present = Your system feels safe

Use these 5 steps:
1. Stop listening to your mind, go to your body
2. Map your physical state (breath, chest, gut, shoulders)
3. Identify your state (Sympathetic/Dorsal/Ventral)
4. Recognize where you are (creates distance from state)
5. Gently help your body move back

It's about reading your body and gently helping it find its way home.

None of these states is bad. Each has a purpose. The problem isn't being in them. It's being stuck.

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16/04/2026

In Cape town!!!

Do you know that I’ll be co-teaching a course on applied Polyvagal theory and embodiment in psychotherapy while in Cape Town next month?
My colleague, Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk and I are offering this course and if you are in the area I hope you’ll join us.

Course Objectives Include:

• Apply polyvagal theory within therapy
• Assess Neuroception of safety and threat
• Discuss the tiered response to threat and hybrid nervous system states
• Recognize the benefits of co-regulation and the social engagement system
• Learn about Heart Rate Variability (HRV) as related to stress management
• Demonstrate how to enhance health through natural vagus nerve stimulation
• Understand how to remediate the impact of stress and trauma on physical and cognitive health through the six pillars of brain health
• Apply tools to help clients expand their window of tolerance through principles somatic psychology interventions
• Learn vagal toning practices that can be incorporated as resources and interweaves within the 8 phases of EMDR therapy.

Who this workshop is for:
Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Registered Counsellors, Social Workers

Date: Monday, 4 May 2026
Time: 08h00 - 17h00
Venue: Southern Sun, (Cape Sun)

Contact person: Tracy
Whatsapp: 069 537 5287
info@tracymcintyre.co.za
Cape Town CBD

Cost:
Non-refundable deposit of R1200 to secure spot
R4000 Full Price, payable from 21/03/2026

We still have space available 🪷