Healing Hands Biodynamic Psychotherapy

05/04/2026

⚠️ Stillness is not always delay.

In a sunlit garden, a small Ant took pride in being busy. Every day, it rushed back and forth, carrying crumbs bigger than its own body. To the Ant, movement meant progress. Motion meant purpose. If something was not moving, it must have been falling behind.

One afternoon, beneath a pink leaf, the Ant noticed a dull gray Cocoon hanging quietly from a branch. It looked dry, silent, and ordinary. No movement. No sign of life. ✨

The Ant stepped closer and sneered:

“Look at you. While I travel, work, and get things done, you just hang there doing nothing. What a wasted life.”

The Cocoon said nothing.

No defense.
No reaction.
No noise.

The Ant shook its head and hurried on, proud of its busy little world.

A few days later, after the rain had passed, the sunlight returned. The Ant came back to the same branch, ready to mock the Cocoon again.

But the shell had cracked.

From inside, a pair of radiant wings began to unfold. Color. Pattern. Light. A Butterfly slowly emerged, then lifted into the open sky, leaving the empty shell behind. 🦋

The Ant stood frozen below.

And for the first time, it understood:

While it had been busy proving movement, the Cocoon had been building transformation.

💡 Life lesson:
Do not judge a season by how quiet it looks. Some people are not lost. They are rebuilding. They are learning. They are becoming. The world celebrates visible motion, but real growth often happens where nobody sees it.

💼 Business lesson:
Do not confuse activity with progress. Some people look busy because they are always moving. Others look quiet because they are building something deeper. Better systems. Better skills. Better timing. Better leverage. What looks slow today may become powerful tomorrow.

Wise people learn this early:
Respect silent seasons.
Respect hidden work.
Respect unfinished people.

Because not every quiet season is empty.
Some are preparing wings.

What lesson do you take from this story? Are you in a season of motion, or a season of becoming?

30/03/2026

09/01/2026

A closed door might lead you to where you’re meant to be… 🚪✨

19/11/2025

Pain travels. It moves through people like a current, invisible but powerful. That’s what Simone Weil knew. She wasn’t just a philosopher who thought about suffering from a distance. She lived it, absorbed it, and tried to transform it into something meaningful.

Simone Weil’s life reads like a long meditation on compassion and endurance. Born in Paris in 1909 to a well-off Jewish family, she was brilliant from the start. She studied at the École Normale Supérieure, one of France’s most prestigious schools, where she stood out for her intellect and her fierce sense of justice. But while others might have used that privilege to climb higher, Simone Weil went the other way. She worked in factories to understand the lives of labourers. She joined the Spanish Civil War out of solidarity with the oppressed. She gave away most of her food during wartime rationing because she couldn’t bear to eat more than those who were suffering.

Her writing, especially in ‘Gravity and Grace and ‘The Iliad, or The Poem of Force’, circles around a single haunting question: what does it mean to face pain without passing it on? Simone Weil believed that suffering could either destroy us or open us up. When we react to pain with bitterness or vengeance, it multiplies. But when we meet it with attention and love, something miraculous happens. The chain of harm stops. That idea wasn’t abstract for her. It came from a deep empathy that bordered on self-destruction.

Simone Weil’s achievements as a thinker are immense. She bridged philosophy, theology, and politics in a way that few others have managed. Albert Camus called her “the only great spirit of our time.” Her reflections on attention, compassion, and the nature of evil have influenced everyone from theologians to social activists. Yet her life was also marked by disappointment and controversy. She never found a home in any ideology or religion. Though she was drawn to Christianity and even experienced mystical visions, she refused baptism because she couldn’t accept belonging to any exclusive group. Some saw that as spiritual purity. Others saw it as stubbornness.

Her death in 1943 at only thirty-four was as strange and tragic as her life. She was living in exile in England, working for the Free French movement, and she simply stopped eating enough to stay alive. Some say it was an act of solidarity with those suffering under N**i occupation. Others think it was the final expression of her lifelong struggle between compassion and self-denial.

What makes Simone Weil so compelling is that she didn’t just write about moral courage; she tried to live it, even when it cost her everything. Her work reminds us that suffering isn’t just a personal burden. It’s something that moves through the world, shaping how we treat one another. She invites us to be the kind of person who can receive pain without letting it spill into more harm. That’s not easy. It’s a lifelong task. But in a world where cruelty often feels contagious, her vision still feels radical and deeply human.

18/11/2025

Dear Friends,

Registration is now open for the 19th International Congress of the European
Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP) — taking place for the first time in Cork,
Ireland, 3–6 September 2026.


Theme: “Body Psychotherapy on the Edge: Moving through Polarities”

Set on the wild western edge of Europe, Cork 2026 promises to be a gathering that is lively,
reflective, and deeply human.


What Awaits You:

Be inspired… by leading voices in body psychotherapy
Explore… emerging ideas and your own inner edges
Enjoy… evenings filled with Irish music, céilí dancing, and warm conversation
Connect… with a welcoming international community of fellow practitioners

There’ll be keynote speeches*, panel discussions, a variety of workshops, and the Science & Research Symposium for participants seeking a deeper understanding

* Keynote speakers include Babette Rothschild, Nick Totton, María Paz Cardín García, Steven Hoskinson, Marian Dunlea, and Tricia Healy, with more to be announced.


Register Now & Enjoy Early-Bird Savings

Early-bird tickets start from €200 (until 31st December 2025). There are a limited number of
discounted tickets available for students, EABP members and people from low-income
countries.

https://congress.eabp.org/2026/site/booking-info/

Céad Míle Fáilte (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes) to Cork 2026!

The EABP Congress 2026 Organising Team

01/11/2025

A chimpanzee named Congo amazed the world with his artistic talent, creating more than 400 abstract paintings that fascinated both scientists and art lovers. His sense of composition and focus showed a remarkable level of creativity. Congo became upset if anyone disturbed him while painting and refused to touch the artwork again once he felt it was finished.

His paintings even impressed Pablo Picasso, who owned one of Congo’s works as proof of the animal’s creative ability. Congo’s art challenged the belief that imagination belongs only to humans, showing that the desire to create and express can exist in other species too.

29/10/2025

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24/10/2025

Enjoy your weekend! 🫶

17/10/2025

17/09/2025

'Introduction to Bodywork Psychotherapy' workshop Saturday 20th September. The day serves as an introduction to the Higher Diploma in Biodynamic & Integrative Psychotherapy commencing in October 2025, but is open to anyone interested in learning more about the Body in Psychotherapy. CPD Cert. issued on request. Please contact info@tracht.ie or 091 637192 for more information.