Somatic-Based Empathy for Healing, Insight and Growth

Would you like to listen more closely to your body, work more easily through blocks and triggers, and gain deeper self-connection, wisdom and insight?

Somatic-Based Empathy, a practice developed by Dian Killian, PhD, blends coaching and NVC-based, deep self-empathy practices to listen closely to what our bodies are communicating to us via physical sensations. In addition to providing invaluable information and deeper, grounded wisdom, Somatic-Based Empathy can also result in relief from physical pain and discomfort and lead to new opening, release and renewed energy.

This workshop will include intensive practice and demos and is ideal for those both new to somatic-based empathy and those who want to deepen their practice.

Our bodies often are holding crucial information for us over years of experience. Somatic-Based Empathy helps us communicate with our bodies in new ways, so we can deeply hear, listen and heal from our felt-sense. Communicating empathically with our bodies often can help us more easily get past “stuck” places in our thoughts and our lives. The insights and strategies discovered are often surprisingly innovative and powerful. This practicum will include orientation (useful information for context and practice), experiential exercises to develop greater mind-body and sensory awareness, and demos and practice in Somatic-Based Empathy.

The seminar consists of a mixture of short content inputs, self-awareness exercises, demos, practice and coaching as well as mutual support and exchange in small groups and in plenary. Elements from Kundalini Yoga, free and circle dance as well as improvised sounding and singing together round off the deep holistic integration work.

Come develop a greater level of self-awareness, care and connection and explore how you can integrate these practices in your healing and NVC work, with others and yourself.

Who will this workshop interest? Anyone wanting to:

• Learn new tools for self-insight, care and well being
• Integrate somatic awareness and mindfulness in daily practices
• Develop greater resources for self-empathy, especially when triggered, blocked or “shut down”
• Tap into deeper self-wisdom
• Take your NVC practice to a deeper level
• Move through unconscious blocks and habits

Join us to experience new breakthroughs in your life while learning practical, transformative tools you can use every day, in your own practice and in supporting others. 

What others are saying about this program:

• “I really enjoyed and learned a lot from this course.”
• “Dian was patient, flexible, mindful and provided a wealth of useful knowledge.”
• “My experience was one of healing and growth.”

Previous knowledge of NVC is helpful but not necessary to benefit from this seminar.

The workshop will be held in English and translated into German, as needed.

Learn more and register here 

Details:

• Date: December 5th-7th, 2025
• Times:  Friday 11am to Sunday 4pm
• Location:  Yogazentrum Hoheluft, Breitenfelder Straße 8, 20251 Hamburg
• Instructors: Leader: Dian Killian,, PhD, (Dublin / New York), trainer in Nonviolent Communication (CNVC), coach and author, including of The Gaelic Effect: https://diankillian.substack.com/  with Simran Wester (Hamburg), trainer in Non-Violent Communication (CNVC), Kundalini Yoga teacher and trainer
• Info and registration: www.higfk.de/terminkalender Tel. 040-4604756, info@higfk.de
• Contact and Questions: Contact Simran Wester
• Financial Investment: Early bird until Oct. 1: €325, after that: €375. (Note: €50 discount for paying annual subscribers to Dian’s Substack, The Gaelic Effect)
• Total training hours with a Certified Trainer: 16 hours
• Schedule See below

Schedule:

Friday:
Session One: 12pm-1:30pm
Lunch: 1:30-2:45pm
Session Two: 2:45-4:15pm
Pause 4:15-4:30pm
Session Three: 4:30-6pm

Saturday:
Session One: 10am-11:30
Pause: 11:30-11:45
Session Two: 11:45-1:15
Lunch: 1:15-2:30
Session Three: 2:30-4pm
Pause: 4-4:15pm
Session Four: 4:15-6pm

Sunday:
Session One: 10am-11:30
Pause: 11:30-11:45
Session Two: 11:45-1:15
Lunch: 1:15-2:30
Session Three: 2:30-4pm