Experiential Body Psychotherapy Workshop
Body work, Growth work, Body psychotherapy
May 15th – 17th, 2026
non-residential – Bovey Tracey, Devon
with Simon Bonnin and Stephen Tame
Drawing on Radix®, Embodied-Relational Therapy, and Counselling, this non-residential weekend workshop will be experiential, with a combination of larger and smaller groupwork, pair work, and individual work within the wider group.
These non-residential weekends invite you to work with your process, and are intended to be transformative. We invite you to work at your own pace and depth with the material you bring.
Please note that these are therapeutic rather than training weekends. These weekends are open to anybody who is drawn to join us, though we ask you to consider paying attention to having sufficient therapeutic support and/or resource in your life to help integrate what can be a powerful and impactful therapeutic experience.
What is Radix? Radix® is a powerful body-centred therapy that promotes change, growth, and healing. The word Radix means “root” or “source” and here refers to the flow of the life force underlying our thoughts, feelings and movements, our mind and our consciousness or spirit.
We will work with breath, movement, sound, touch, and vision to help restore the rhythmic flow of the life force throughout your being. To feel more alive, to express yourself authentically, and connect more deeply with others.
Radix is a body centred approach and unlike other psychotherapies that are somatically informed, Radix has the body as the central focus with the emphasis on the somatic unfolding.
These non-residential weekends invite you to work with your process, and are intended to be transformative. We invite you to work at your own pace and depth with the material you bring.You will have the opportunity to work therapeutically with both Simon and Stephen.
Please note that these are therapeutic rather than training weekends. These weekends are open to anybody who is drawn to join us, though we ask you to consider paying attention to having sufficient therapeutic support and/or resource in your life to help integrate what can be a powerful and impactful therapeutic experience.
These weekends work well as either a stand alone therapeutic encounter or as an adjunct to 1:1 therapy. Our experience is that the resources of a group, over a weekend, can hold and facilitate processes differently, sometimes more deeply and powerfully, than within our 1:1 work.
The Structure of the Workshop
We’ll meet on Friday 15th May for a simple shared meal from 5:30pm, then an orientation to the workshop, getting acquainted with workshop participants and facilitators in your first group session.
On Saturday and Sunday, you will have the opportunity to take part in both larger and smaller group work, paired work, and individual sessions within the wider group.
Timings
Friday: arrive from 4:45pm, We aim to eat at 5:30pm, session time: 6:45pm – 8pm
Saturday: 9:45am to approx 6pm
Sunday: 9:30 to 5pm
Cost
Including all facilitation, and Friday evening meal: Between £330 and £230 – You choose
(Between £330 and £200 if booked before Friday 24th April 2026 – You choose)
If you are able to pay higher up the scale, this enables us to keep the lower price available for people who need it, many thanks.
Payment by instalment is welcome if this makes it easier for you.
Food: We will cook a simple meal for the Friday evening from ingredients provided by us.
Please bring food to cook, eat or share on Saturday and Sunday lunchtime, or there are cafes and shops within walking distance. We will have use of the kitchen here at the Old Manse.
Contact bodypsychworkshops@gmail.com
with queries and booking inquiries
Please note that places are limited to 8 participants
Booking deadline: Friday 8th May
Facilitators
This is a unique workshop, co-led by 2 experienced practitioners, who have trained together in Radix® in the last few years, who bring with them experience and expertise that inform their practices from a range of different fields:
Simon Bonnin is a relational body psychotherapist practicing in the North East of England. Originally trained in a person centered approach, he went on to extensively study and integrate hypnotherapy and behavioural approaches into his practice before deepening his embodiment through training and study in Radix and other somatic approaches from the early 2000’s onwards.
www.sisusomatic.com
Stephen Tame is a relational body psychotherapist, with decades of enthusiasm working with clients and trainees. He is a member of the Embodied-Relational Therapy training team. He continues to learn from his colleagues, clients, trainees, other trainers, and the wider world. http://www.stephentame.co.uk
Venue
The Old Manse is situated on the edge of Bovey Tracey, a market town in Devon a few miles from Dartmoor. It is the location of Stephen’s therapy practice, and his home.
We will have use of two group rooms, dining room, kitchen, and numerous bathrooms.
There are steps in the building – please contact us for more detailed access info.
Directions to the Old Manse can be found on Stephen’s website here
The workshop is non-residential, however there are two rooms in a flat in the Old Manse available for a small additional fee on a first come-first served basis – please contact Stephen at stephentame@gmail.com for more info.
Feedback from Previous Weekends
“It felt that I did really get to experience the ability of my body to process the unprocessed, to heal itself, to release whatever it was holding onto and to come back to my more truest Self. I really appreciated the very safe container facilitated which allowed this all to happen.”
“I want to reiterate my huge gratitude for the safe and respectful space that you created, which enabled me to do some deep and valuable work.”
“To me the weekend flowed very well and Stephen and Simon brought a beautifully balanced presence and energy.
I suspect this is testimony to, amongst other things, a lot of thoughtful preparation, planning, behind the scenes and out-of-hours work – thank you!”
“The experience was very fulfilling. It gave me a lot personally and professionally. I hope to get to come more workshops in the near future.”
“This has been life-changing for me. I’d definitely like to come back and carry on my journey with you”
“I found this weekend to be very powerful and surprised at the effects of working in this way – it felt like it was possible to get to the heart of things as they are.”
“I feel I have met with myself in a deeper, richer way and been able to connect more authentically with others.”
“The level of safety created enabled me to go deeper into my experience than I’ve done in the past.”