The Advanced Training Course consists of the following courses:

Course 1: Diagnostics

Training aims

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Definition of Breath Psychotherapy
First interview/consultation
Holistic Diagnostics
Transference and Counter Transference
What is Breath Psychotherapy?
Theoretical foundation, Pathology, therapeutic factors
Intervention and Setting
Distinction towards Body Psychotherapy
First interview/consultation, indications, counter indications
Breath Therapeutic Diagnostics through Breath-, Body-, Relational- and Field Perception
Translation of specific breath-therapeutic terms/language (Breath Language) into clinical-psychiatric language
Introduction to the Field Concept
Use of Counter Transference as a diagnostic tool
Reports of treatment progression, applications/claims

Course 2 Relational Work

Transference and Counter Transference in the breath-therapeutic setting

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Work with Resistance and Regression
Work in the "Transference-Free" space
The phases of the Transference Relationship

Course 3 Early Disorders:

Borderline

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Eating disorders, Addiction, Hypochondria
Breath and Speech (conduction of dialogues)
Breath-therapeutic theory and practice in dealing with people with symptoms
Different work concepts for neurotic disorders and early disorders
The relevance of language for the development of the person/individuation Indicators for verbal and nonverbal work
Work without speaking in preliterate perception, mirroring, reflection Navigating of attention/attentiveness
Work with Jung's functions of consciousness: Sensing, Feeling (emotions), Intuiting, Thinking as the basis for a Psychotherapeutic Breath Work
Relationship between the "I" and the Unconscious as a breath-therapeutic way to Individuation (C.G.Jung)

Course 4 Early Disorders:

Narcissism

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Sexuality
Breath and Dream, Image/Symbols
Breath-therapeutic theory and practice for dealing with narcissistic people Functional disorders of sexuality
Implications of Early Disorders (closeness - distance) on sexuality
Integration of breath images and dreams as an access point to the body consciousness and as an expression of the unconscious
Dreams as additions and mirror-images of the breath-therapeutic process

Course 5 Affective Disorders:

Depression, Mania

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Fear and Compulsion
Breath-therapeutic theory and practice for dealing with depressive and manic people
Meaning of fear as a symptom in various disease patterns
Compulsive Disorders

Course 6 Psychosomatic:

Somatoform Disorders

Breath-therapeutic theory and practice of psychological disorders which manifest somatically
Functional syndromes (cardio-vascular system, stomach-intestines, moving-apparatus, urogenital), psychosomatic illnesses
Somatoform disorders: Treatment for irradiation, chemotherapy, dialysis

Course 7 Practice Seminar:

Breath group-work
Breath and Feelings/Emotions

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Crisis Intervention

Practice Work and relational work, contact with oneself, contact with the other
Breath-therapeutic ways of dealing with group-dynamic processes, i.e., the occurrence of strong emotions
Inundation of the individual with unconscious feelings in contrast to holding of feelings in the group
Individual work in the group setting

Course 8 Breath and Meditation:

Breath in the Buddhist tradition: Meditation of Attentiveness (Vipassana) compassion (Metta/Maitri), heart breath (Tonglen)

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Different forms of meditation: Sitting, Walking, Dynamic Meditation
Personal and Transpersonal Breath Work: Breath as a path of spiritual development, traps and difficulties (confusion of Pre- and Transpersonal)
Indications for personal and transpersonal Breath Work

Examination Seminar

examination seminar for graduation/certification as a Breath Psychotherapist

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The requirements are in alignment with the mandatory requirements for admission/membership into the German Association for Body Psychotherapy (DGK): Written treatise: 100 hrs. Supervision: 150 hrs. Self-/training therapy: 600 hrs. Practical experience and an official permission for the practice of therapy (i.e. HP for Psychotherapy) are also required.

Methodology

Breath-therapeutic competence, psychotherapeutic/clinical theory and personal development get are combined into a holistic understanding and get reflected by the group. Demonstrations, practice sessions, role-plays, self-study, self-dependent learning take place in a collegial work atmosphere.

Terms of Admission to the Advanced Training Course:

• Min. 3 years work experience
• A short CV with specifications about the basic training, further training modules, therapeutic history/experience
• Reasons for the motivation for the Advanced Training Course
• The Advanced Training Course can only be attended and booked as a complete series. Regardless of non-attendance, the training fee must be paid. Cancellation fees for accommodation are liable according to the terms and conditions of the seminar house.
• The Examination Seminar is an additional module to the sequence of 8 trainings and has to be booked and paid for separately.