Online Workshop · 4 Evenings

From the Child Within to the Adult We Are

A Bodynamic Journey Through Needs and Autonomy

February 25 – June 10, 2027

From the Child Within to the Adult We Are

A four-evening experiential workshop with Ditte Marcher exploring two essential developmental themes in Bodynamic psychotherapy: Needs and Autonomy. Through muscle exercises, movement, demonstrations and guided personal exploration, we investigate how early experiences continue to influence our bodies, emotions and relationships — and how the resources of the adult we are today can build a different relationship with the child we once were.

Why This Training Stands Out

Bodynamic muscle exercises and movement to explore developmental experiences and psychological resources
Demonstrations and guided experiential work connecting theory with personal experience
Personal reflection to recognize patterns that may continue into adult life
Meaningful conversations in a respectful, supportive environment

Who It's For

Anyone curious about childhood experience, bodily development and adult lifeTherapists, psychologists & counsellorsBody-oriented practitionersBodynamic studentsPeople interested in personal development

Why Work with the Body?

As children, we discover the world through our bodies. We reach out when we need contact. We move toward what interests us. We explore, experiment, and discover our possibilities through movement.

In Bodynamic psychotherapy, muscular and psychological development are understood as closely connected. Through movement and muscle exercises, we will explore how early developmental experiences may be reflected in our bodily responses and how new experiences can support greater awareness and choice.

We may discover different ways of reaching out, receiving support, following our impulses, and allowing others to help us without losing our own initiative.

This is not simply a workshop about understanding childhood. It is an invitation to discover new possibilities for our adult lives.

Bodynamic Supervision Hours

This workshop offers Bodynamic students and practitioners an opportunity to deepen their professional understanding of Needs, Autonomy, and developmental resources.

Proposed credit: 1 Bodynamic supervision hour toward applicable Bodynamic training requirements. Recognition is subject to confirmation by Bodynamic International.

The Heart of the Workshop

We cannot change what happened to the child we once were. But we can change how we understand, support, and relate to that child from the adult we are today.

We can learn to reach out and receive support. We can rediscover impulses that may have been forgotten. We can reconnect with our curiosity, creativity, and possibilities. And we can discover that asking for help does not mean losing ourselves.

The child we once were is part of our story. The adult we are today has the possibility to create what comes next.

Schedule

Four evenings, two developmental themes

Evening One — Needs: The Experience of the ChildFebruary 25, 2027

What Did I Need, and How Did I Learn to Ask?
Explore our early experiences of needing contact, comfort, nourishment, and support.
How did we learn to express our needs? Was someone available to respond? Did we learn to reach out, or did we learn to manage alone?
Through Bodynamic exercises and guided reflection, we will begin discovering how these early experiences may still influence us today.

Evening Two — Needs: From the Child to the AdultApril 1, 2027

Learning to Receive and Care for Ourselves
How do our childhood experiences influence our ability to recognize and express our needs today?
Explore how we can strengthen our adult capacity to ask for help, receive support, and care for ourselves while remaining connected to others.

Evening Three — Autonomy: The Curious ChildMay 27, 2027

My Impulses, Ideas, and Creativity
What happens when a child’s curiosity and ideas are welcomed — or discouraged?
Through movement and experiential exploration, we will reconnect with our natural curiosity, creativity, and the impulses that inspire us to discover the world.

Evening Four — Autonomy: From the Curious Child to the Creative AdultJune 10, 2027

Following My Ideas and Receiving Support
Can we trust our impulses, develop our ideas, and allow ourselves to experiment?
Our final evening explores how we can receive support without losing our independence and how the adult within us can support the curious, creative child.

Participants Will Leave With

Recognizing your needs without feeling guilty for having them
Asking for support instead of always managing alone
Receiving help without losing your independence
Rediscovering curiosity, creativity and impulses you may have forgotten
Developing a more compassionate relationship with the child you once were

Trainers

Ditte Marcher

International Trainer & Senior Therapist

Decades of experience in trauma work, psychotherapy training, and developmental psychology. Founder of the Bodynamic Shock Trauma Training and co-author of "Resources in Coping with Shock." Former CEO of Bodynamic International (2008–2019).