BODY, BREATH AND ENERGY
A residential course in Reichian bodywork
led by Kate Ellis with Sian Jones
Unstone Grange, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire (www.unstonegrange.co.uk)
October 3rd-9th 2025
£1300
Reichian bodywork explores breath, tension and relational contact as paths to release and transformation. It asks the simple but difficult question: Can we breathe freely while staying in contact with the other? When we try to do so, this amplifies patterns of bodily tension – ‘armouring’ – which we have developed in order to suppress difficult feelings of need, fear, grief, rage and so on; releasing these through physical expression and voice opens a larger space in us for joy, love and creativity.
This training will teach a method of exploring our patterns of armouring, through working mainly in pairs and following a very simple structure which allows many possibilities to emerge, including powerful states dancing between the bodily, the relational and the spiritual. Through accessing these places we can connect with and change our deepest patterns of resistance and avoidance.
• Exploring the basic form: one person lies down whilst the other sits or kneels beside them and encourages them to stay with their breathing while also staying connected with their helper.
• Using a range of techniques for intensifying and shaping the work.
• Integrating our experience and thinking about what comes next.
The course leads to a certificate of successful completion.
Kate Ellis I trained in Thai Massage and yoga in the late 90’s and have been teaching bodywork and yoga for 30 years evolving my approach which follow principles of biotensegrity. I gravitated towards ERT around 15 years ago as a means to bring my practices together in a joined up embodied and relational way and now work with a synthesis of my experiences in private practice. I have been a trainer for many years and have observed particularly in groups how powerful Reichian bodywork is. You can find out more about my work here: www.kateellisbodypsychotherapy.com
Sian Jones: I am trained as a humanistic therapist, working both in private practice and in a low-cost therapy practice. This follows over 12 years working as a Social Worker, including roles within the NHS. In 2012 I qualified as a yoga teacher, and have taught yoga to both adults and children over the years. I have also worked for a women’s charity, co-facilitating groups focusing on maternal mental health. I think of my therapeutic approach as relational and embodied, with the foundation of my work coming from my experiences of body, breath and energy. sianjonestherapy.co.uk
The course fee covers all food, and accommodation in individual rooms. A reduction of £300 is available for people either sharing a room, camping, or coming in for days only – please enquire. If you haven’t worked with either of us before, we will want to have a chat before booking. Contact kateellisbodypsychotherapy@gmail.com. £400 deposit (returnable if we can fill your slot) secures a place.