Bodynamic® Foundation Training
Character Structure, Developmental Trauma & Embodied Psychology
In person | London
For Psychologists, Therapists, Teachers & Helping Professionals
Bodynamic provides a clear, observable, and teachable framework that integrates seamlessly with existing therapeutic orientations.
As a psychologist or therapist, your effectiveness depends not only on insight, technique, or theory—but on how precisely you can understand what is happening in the client’s system, and how you respond in contact.
The Bodynamic Foundation Training offers a highly structured, body-based developmental model that significantly enhances clinical accuracy, relational attunement, and therapeutic outcomes.
By learning how psychological development is organised through the body—muscle tone, posture, movement, and nervous system responses—you gain access to information that is often unavailable through verbal cognitive material alone.
This training supports you to:
Work more precisely with developmental and relational trauma
Recognise character patterns as embodied adaptations rather than pathology
Tailor interventions to the client’s developmental needs
Strengthen regulation, boundaries, and relational safety
Improve therapeutic outcomes with complex and treatment-resistant presentations
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Not Only For Client Work
For Those Wanting to Deepen Self-Understanding
Alongside its clinical applications, the Bodynamic Foundation Training is also a powerful journey of personal development.
For those seeking to understand themselves more deeply, this training offers insight into:
How early developmental experiences shape personality, behaviour, and relationships
Why certain patterns feel automatic or difficult to change
Where personal strengths are embodied—and where resources may be missing
How dignity, boundaries, and connection can be restored from the inside out
This process invites an honest, compassionate look at how your own character structure has formed—and how new choices and resources can emerge.
For many participants, the experience feels both unfamiliar and deeply recognisable: a new lens on something you have always sensed but never fully understood.
What Is Bodynamic?
The Bodynamic System® is a pioneering method of somatic developmental psychology and psychotherapy. Developed through decades of clinical research, it integrates:
Psychomotor development in children
Character psychology and depth psychotherapy
Contemporary neuroscience
Somatic awareness and body-based interventions
A strong emphasis on healthy relationship, boundaries, and contact
Through a 25-year empirical study, Bodynamic developed one of the most precise and comprehensive models of character structure in modern psychotherapy.
The Character Structure Model & Developmental Trauma
Bodynamic describes human development across seven developmental phases, from the second trimester in utero through the age of 12.
Each phase is associated with:
Core developmental needs
Specific psychomotor development
Character resources and defenses
Distinct relational and psychological themes
Character structures are shaped by the type, timing, and quality of nurture and circumstances a child experiences. These structures are not viewed as pathology, but as intelligent adaptations—resources and defenses that once supported survival and connection.
Developmental trauma occurs when a child’s core needs within a developmental phase are persistently unmet (e.g. neglect, rejection, misattunement). This may lead to the loss or inhibition of essential aspects of the self.
The Bodynamic model offers a precise framework for understanding these patterns and supporting repair, regulation, and integration.
What Will You Learn?
The training takes place over seven three-day modules (21 days total). You will learn to:
Understand character structures as embodied developmental patterns
Recognise how psychological history is expressed through posture, muscle tone, movement, and behaviour
Identify hypotonic (early) and hypertonic (later) character positions and their therapeutic implications
Work with developemental trauma in a precise, respectful and embodied way
Read the physiological body and translate it into psychological understanding
Strengthen your ability to offer healthy contact, boundaries and support
Apply Bodynamic techniques to support behavioural change and nervous system regulation
You will also be introduced to core Bodynamic tools, including body-based exercises and relational techniques that can be applied with adults and children.
Who Is This Training For?
This training is designed for professionals who work with people, including:
Psychotherapists and Counsellors
Psychiatrists & doctors
Body psychotherapists & somatic practitioners
Physiotherapists & osteopaths
Coaches, trainers & educators
Social workers & care professionals, first responders
Yoga, movement & dance teachers
Parents seeking deeper understanding
Anyone seeking a profound, embodied understanding of human development
If you are unsure whether this training is right for you, please contact us using the button at the top of the page.
Core Values
At the heart of the Bodynamic System are two essential values:
Dignity – recognising and respecting the integrity of the individual
Mutual Connection – supporting relationship without loss of self
These values are woven throughout the entire training: in the material, the group process, and the teacher–participant relationship.
Course Dates and Investment
Location:
Barnsbury Therapy Rooms
144 Liverpool Road
Islington, North London, N1 1LA
Format: In-person training
Module Dates
Module 1: 30–31 October & 1 November 2026
Module 2: 11–13 December 2026
Module 3: 29–31 January 2027
Module 4: 26–28 February 2027
Module 5: 2-4 April 2027
Module 6: 14-16 May 2027 2027
Module 7: 11-13 June 2027
Investment
Full price: £3,100
Early Bird: £2,750
(valid for full payment until 15 March 2026)
About The Trainer
Prahlad Ilex Galbiati
Prahlad is a Psychosomatic Trauma Specialist, Body Psychotherapist, and Bodynamic Supervisor and Teacher.
He has over 25+ years’ experience working with individuals, groups, and residential settings, specialising in:Complex trauma, Developmental and relational trauma, Dissociative disorders
His background includes bodywork, spiritual development, and meditation, offering a grounded, compassionate, and deeply embodied teaching approach.
Certification & Attendance
This Foundation Training is recognised by Bodynamic International and serves as the prerequisite for further Bodynamic Practitioner training.
If you would like certification requirements include:
Initial interview
Attendance of at least 80% of training days
Completion of the full training program
Pass the exam
Ready to deepen your clinical impact?
Join the Bodynamic Foundation Training in London and gain a precise, embodied framework for working with character structure and developmental trauma.
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