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What is Sophrology ?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Sophrology was founded in the 1960s by Alfonso Caycedo, a neuropsychiatrist eager to find a different way to heal his patients. After traveling around the world, Professor Caycedo discovered Yoga, Japanese Zen, Meditation, Qi-Qong and elaborated a new method to quiet the mind and help reduce stress with gentle body movements, breathing techniques and positive visualization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophrology is well-known in Europe. Women often learn some of the breathing techniques of sophrology when in labor to relieve the pain. Sophrology is now used in a wide range of situations: sleeping disorders, stress and emotion management issues, burn-outs, chronic pains, lack of confidence or self-esteem and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are a few examples :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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An athlete who wants to get ready for important competitions and develop stress management techniques can practice Sophrology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
A CEO who needs to feel more confident in public-speaking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
A teenager who feels anxious and panicks during evaluations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
An eldery woman who can\u2019t sleep and ruminates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Anyone living through difficult transitions in life (divorce, grief, a change in career etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Sophrologists often intervene in firms for group sessions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
During visualizations, the sophrologist helps the person connect with the present tense, reconnect with their senses and strength. They encourage self-kindness, and self-compassion and reaching a state of harmony and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With kids, Sophrology is very playful. Try this at home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Get all the stress in imaginary garbages that you hold in each hand. Take a deep breath and bam, through that away from you breathing out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Here are many videos for kiddos that I posted during lockdown to help relieve stress. The videos are in French! Translating them is on my list but it can help get a glimpse at what Sophrology for kids looks like (minus the video and filter effects that I had a lot of fun playing with!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
When my husband died in November 2015 killed in the terrorist attacks in France, I could hardly breathe when I talked for a few months. That\u2019s how I came across Meditation and Sophrology. In a very harsh time, Sophrology helped me and provided a bit of ease that I really needed going through PTSD and grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nCaroline Jolivet, photo by Christophe Taarmourte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
I have become a Sophrologist myself a few years after and have been willing to provide the same relief I was so grateful to get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ab Fix My Heart, Mom \u00bb<\/strong><\/em> is based on both my personal experience going through grief with my two brave (and adorable) kids and my now professional experience that I\u2019m now willing to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is Sophrology ? Sophrology was founded in the 1960s by Alfonso Caycedo, a neuropsychiatrist eager to find a different way to heal his patients. After traveling around the world, Professor Caycedo discovered Yoga, Japanese Zen, Meditation, Qi-Qong and elaborated a new method to quiet the mind and help reduce stress with gentle body movements, breathing techniques and positive visualization.…<\/p>\n
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