Modern Alchemy

01/10/2025

Day 1 of Modern Alchemy in the bag !

Everyone walked in with busy minds.
We stripped it back to basics — emotional regulation, breath and awareness.

Simple movements to release tension.
Clear guidance on how to spot when the nervous system flips into stress mode and how to bring it back down.

By the end, shoulders had dropped.
Voices were calmer.

Not complicated.
Not mystical.
Just learning how to regulate, on purpose.

25/09/2025

5 weeks.
One powerful shift.
You already hold the answers within you.
This workshop simply helps you uncover them, beyond the noise, beyond the roles.
With modern psychology and ancient wisdom, we guide you to reconnect rewire and transform .

Your time is now.

More information and registration: http://www.sapsychologists.com/workshops

07/09/2025

06/09/2025

You will learn how to work with your body, your nervous system, and your emotional truth. At a pace that honours where you are now. Together, we create real, lasting change, not just insight, but integration.

This 5‑week workshop is co-facilitated by Dr Jessica Versveld, a counselling psychologist, and Anand Makan, a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and breathwork teacher with over 20 years of experience.

You will be guided with warmth, skill and presence through a process that meets you where you are, and supports you to move towards greater clarity, ease and resilience
from the inside out.

5 weeks of insight, support and embodied change (One session per week)
R4800 (payable in 2 instalments)
Includes: light dinner, workbook, integration hike and more

Sign up & more details here:
https://sapsychologists.com/workshops

23/08/2025

We often ask:
How do I become more successful?
How do I stay healthy?
How do I find balance?

But here is a question we rarely ask:
When am I going to be established in being emotionally intelligent?

Because it’s not just about managing emotions in the moment.

It’s about:
- Not being hijacked by anger, fear, or stress
- Recognising your patterns before they take over
- Responding with clarity instead of reacting
- Creating space for empathy, even when it feels hardest

True emotional intelligence shows in the small, daily choices.
The pause before you speak.
The breath before you act.
The willingness to sit with discomfort instead of pushing it away.

The Modern Alchemy Workshop gives you the tools so you can live in this space ..

5 weeks. In-person. Guided by an experienced counselling psychologist and a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist

A one of a kind workshop combining two rarely paired modalities for lasting change: psychology and time honoured inner practices.

Register here: https://sapsychologists.com/workshops/

Date: Every Tuesday evening for 5 weeks, starting Tuesday 30 September 2025
Time: 18h30 - 21h30 (includes light dinner, tea, coffee and workbook)
Cost: R4800 (split into 2 payments, 50% deposit secures your seat)
Venue: Woodhill Estate Conference Centre, Pretoria East

21/08/2025

The workshop integrates rest based practices, nervous system repair, and gentle movement that supports energy recovery — not depletion.

Burnout is never fixed with more self-discipline. It is a signal to pause & reflect.
Modern Alchemy Workshop offers rest without guilt.
No pushing. No fixing. Just space to breathe and begin again.

Your body’s wisdom matters.
Let us honour it, together.

5 weeks. In-person. Guided by an experienced counselling psychologist and a breath work therapist.

A one of a kind workshop combining two rarely paired modalities for lasting change: psychology and time honoured inner practices.

Register here: https://sapsychologists.com/workshops/

Date: Every Tuesday evening for 5 weeks, starting Tuesday 30 September 2025
Time: 18h30 - 21h30 (includes light dinner, tea, coffee and workbook)
Cost: R4800 (split into 2 payments, 50% deposit secures your seat)
Venue: Woodhill Estate Conference Centre, Pretoria East

13/08/2025

Feeling on edge? Like the mind just won’t stop?
Anxiety is not a flaw, it is our nervous system asking for support.
In the Modern Alchemy Workshop, we do not try to “fix” it.
We meet it, gently.
We guide you to understand, regulate, breathe, and move through anxiety in a way that honours our bodies and minds.

5 weeks. In-person. Guided by an experienced counselling psychologist and a breath work therapist.

A one of a kind workshop combining two rarely paired modalities for lasting change: psychology and time honoured inner practices.

Register here: https://sapsychologists.com/workshops/

Date: Every Tuesday evening for 5 weeks, starting Tuesday 30 September 2025
Time: 18h30 - 21h30 (includes light dinner, tea, coffee and workbook)
Cost: R4800 (split into 2 payments, 50% deposit secures your seat)
Venue: Woodhill Estate Conference Centre, Pretoria East

12/08/2025

The journey inward is the most important work we can do. But it should not be done alone.

True transformation requires a foundation of safety, trust, and expert guidance. We want to introduce you to the dedicated team who will hold that space for you in the Modern Alchemy workshop.

Meet Dr. Jessica Versfeld, Anand Makan and Len Venter.
We are a team of registered therapists and practitioners, bringing together decades of combined experience in psychology, somatic therapies, and transformative facilitation.

We believe in moving beyond theory and into true, embodied change, and we are passionate about guiding you on that path.

Together, we created a unique workshop that blends modern psychology with evidence-based embodied practices, in a way that has never been offered before: More information on our website: https://www.sapsychologists.com/workshops

Our role is not to give you the answers or fill you with information. It is to provide the map, the tools, and the unwavering support as you uncover your own.
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Date: Every Tuesday evening for 5 weeks, starting Tuesday 30 September 2025
Time: 18h30 - 21h30 (includes light dinner, tea, coffee and workbook)
Cost: R4800 (split into 2 payments, 50% deposit secures your seat)
Venue: Woodhill Estate Conference Centre, Pretoria East

09/08/2025

A unique workshop that blends modern psychology with evidence-based embodied practices, in a way that has never been offered before: More information on our website: https://www.sapsychologists.com/workshops

08/08/2025

The journey inward is the most important work we can do. But it should not be done alone.

True transformation requires a foundation of safety, trust, and expert guidance. We want to introduce you to the dedicated team who will hold that space for you in the Modern Alchemy workshop.

Meet Dr. Jessica Versfeld, Anand Makan and Len Venter.
We are a team of registered therapists and practitioners, bringing together decades of combined experience in psychology, somatic therapies, and transformative facilitation.

We believe in moving beyond theory and into true, embodied change, and we are passionate about guiding you on that path

Together, we created a unique workshop that blends modern psychology with evidence-based embodied practices, in a way that has never been offered before: More information on our website: https://www.sapsychologists.com/workshops

Our role is not to give you the answers or fill you with information. It is to provide the map, the tools, and the unwavering support as you uncover your own.