Course Description
Breema bodywork and Self-Breema exercises are perfect expressions of the Nine Principles of Harmony, providing participants with tools for integrating body, mind, and feelings. Over time, they introduce us to entirely new and harmonious ways to experience and respond to life. We will learn partner Breema bodywork and self-care exercises that can be practiced anywhere, any time, to reduce stress and tension, enhance somatic awareness, and support vitality and presence. Rooted in principles of embodied connection and therapeutic integration, these practices are highly applicable in personal growth and professional contexts, including somatic and integrative psychology.
Taking this course, you will:
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Deepen understanding of the Nine Principles of Harmony to foster psychological and somatic integration in therapeutic and personal contexts.
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Enhance skills in self-regulation, resilience, and presence to support effective therapeutic and professional relationships.
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Develop somatic practices like body-mind connection that support clients ability to bypass the associative process of the mind and use the body as a resource for reconciling traumatic experiences.
Nine Principles of Harmony
The Nine Principles (e.g., Body Comfortable, No Extra, Firmness and Gentleness, Full Participation, Mutual Support, No Judgment, Single Moment/Single Activity, No Hurry/No Pause) are foundational to fostering embodied self-awareness and therapeutic balance, providing both practitioners and clients with tools for achieving integration and presence.
Prices
$50 if paid by May 19 (Use coupon code EARLYBIRD)
$60 thereafter
First-timers attend at half-price (use coupon code NEW)
Schedule
10:00-10:15 AM: Welcome, instructor introduction, body-centered meditation.
10:15-10:30 AM: Overview of Self-Breema exercises and the Nine Principles of Harmony.
10:30-10:45 AM: Course guidelines, participant introductions.
10:45-11:05 AM: Self-Breema exercises and their role in enhancing somatic awareness.
11:05-11:40 AM: Partner Breema bodywork and its implications for relational presence.
11:40-12:00 PM: Group discussion and reflection on experiential learning.
12:00-12:30 PM: Partner exercises and experience exchange.
12:30-12:45 PM: Group discussion and questions.
12:45-1:00 PM: Closing meditation and announcements.
Continuing Education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs
The Breema Center is approved to offer continuing education for this course with a $10 fee for processing. This course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CAMFT #128568). The Breema Center maintains responsibility for its courses and their content.
Requesting Continuing Education Transcript
Attendance hours are recorded for each class by a staff person. Upon registration or shortly after, the Registrar will contact the student to inquire if the student wishes to receive continuing education credit for the course they are taking. When a student requests continuing education credit for completing a course, they are given a written evaluation form to complete. The $10 administrative fee is for verification of the hours attended, processing the form, and generating a transcript. Upon return of the evaluation form, our Continuing Education Administrator issues an Official Transcript (Certificate of Completion), which is sent to the student. A copy of the Official Transcript, and the completed Evaluation Form, are kept for our records. More information about continuing education offered by the Breema Center for CAMFT members, please visit: Breema CE info: CAMFT
More Information
- Please wear comfortable long pants and socks. No fragrances, please. We will follow all current COVID guidelines.
- Cancellation/Refund Policy
A written copy of our cancellation and refund policy is provided by the Registrar when requested either in person, by mail, or by email. If the student withdraws before taking any of the course, the full amount minus a small administrative fee is reimbursed. If the student withdraws after completing part of the course, the amount to be reimbursed is computed on a pro rata basis, plus the aforementioned administrative fee. After reimbursement, a record of the withdrawal and the reimbursement made is kept in the student’s file. - Request Disability Accommodations
For any type of disability, accommodations can be made for participation in the course by contacting our Registrar at 510-428-0937 or center@breema.com to discuss the needs of students. - Complaint Process and Grievance Procedure
Breema Center policy is that open lines of communication are key in all professional relationships, that there are two points of view in every conflict, and that there is great value in approaching any conflict with an open mind and a willing heart to find resolution. A student or anyone with a complaint about the content of or their experience in a course they registered for, or the professional or ethical conduct of a Breema Instructor or staff member, should make a good faith effort to resolve that complaint by first contacting the Registrar directly to discuss the problem and find a resolution. If the problem is not satisfactorily resolved by direct or written communication with the Registrar, the complaint should be stated in a clear and detailed manner in writing (including the name, phone number, and contact information for the student) and submitted to: Jon Schreiber, Director The Breema Center 6076 Claremont Ave Oakland CA 94618 The complaint may also be emailed with “Attn: Jon Schreiber” in the Subject line to: center@breema.com and must be followed up with a written copy sent by mail. Upon receiving the written complaint, the Breema Center office will respond within 2 working days to let the student know that the complaint has been received and that it will be acted upon within 2 weeks. For additional information about the complaint process and grievance procedure, please contact the Breema Center.
For more information please contact the Breema Center: 510-428-0937 or center@breema.com
Instructors
Denise Berezonsky
Denise Berezonsky, CMT is co-author of Self-Breema: Exercises for Harmonious Life, Associate Director and Practitioner at the Breema Clinic and a Staff Instructor at the Breema Center. Denise has been working with Breema’s transformational approach to life since 1989 and in continuous practice at the Breema Clinic since 1991. She teaches online, throughout Northern California and in the Pacific Northwest.
"Breema, Self-Breema, and the Nine Principles have had a transformative effect on me...
Alexandra Johnson, MD
I am a Family Physician, and have been a Breema Practitioner and Instructor for over 20 years. I have found Breema's non-judgmental atmosphere to be invaluable in working with any health condition. I am consistently amazed at the effect of Breema bodywork, Self-Breema exercises, and Nine Principles of Harmony in increasing vitality, addressing acute concerns, and offering new templates for relating to body, mind, and feelings. I began working as a Practitioner at the Breema Clinic in 2002, and...