USABP - United States Association for Body Psychotherapy

06/19/2026

🌿 IBPJ Webinar Series continue!

*Movement Through Time: Understanding Generational Differences Through Body Psychotherapy*

✨ with Александра Алгафари / Alexandra Algafari

How do the times we live in shape our bodies, emotions, and ways of relating?

Join us for a fascinating webinar with *Alexandra Algafari* - renowned Bulgarian psychotherapist, author, and trainer.

Through the lens of Body Psychotherapy, Alexandra will explore how different generations carry the imprint of their historical, social, and cultural experiences in the body.

✨ How do social changes affect our nervous systems?
✨ How are generational experiences reflected somatically?
✨ What can Body Psychotherapy teach us about intergenerational understanding and healing?

Whether you are a psychotherapist, counselor, student, researcher, or simply curious about the connection between body, psyche, and society, this webinar offers rich insights and practical reflections for our times.

💚 This is a low-cost event (€5) organized in support of the International Body Psychotherapy Journal.

Registration

1️⃣ Make your €5 contribution:
https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv2HIaSsd4Iacubwk01

Once done, we will send you the login details.

We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring conversation on embodiment across generations.

06/19/2026

Many people are familiar with PTSD, which often develops after a single traumatic event—like an accident, natural disaster, or assault. But Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) is different.

C-PTSD develops from prolonged exposure to relational or developmental trauma, often occurring in childhood or over a long period of time. This type of trauma deeply impacts:

🔹 Self-concept – The way we see ourselves. C-PTSD might contribute to feelings of inadequacy, unworthiness, or failure.
🔹 Relationships – The way we relate with others. C-PTDS might contribute to difficulty with trust, intimacy, boundaries, and feeling connected to self and others.
🔹 Emotional Regulation – The capacity we hold for both challenging and pleasant feelings. C-PTSD may contribute to difficulty managing most emotions, including positive emotions.

Unlike traditional PTSD treatments that focuses on processing past events, NARM shifts the focus to how adaptive survival strategies from past chronic trauma continue to influence identity, emotions, and relationships today.

By working with these patterns that are often operating outside of awareness, NARM supports clients to reconnect with their authentic selves, moving beyond symptom management to deeper healing.

06/19/2026

SPT Magazine is pleased to share Tim Rodier's review of Neal H. Brodsky's new book, Embodied Play Therapy, in our upcoming issue, SPT Magazine, Volume 16, Number 1, online tomorrow.

For those who are curious, please visit our website to read the review before the magazine's release.

www.SomaticPsychotherapyTodaycom

06/17/2026

What is the relationship between spiritual experience and interoceptive awareness?

Tomorrow, Cynthia Price, PhD MA LMT, will present findings related to spiritual experience and interoceptive awareness training in Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT).

We’re curious:

What questions do you have about spiritual experience, body awareness, or the role they may play in recovery?

Share your thoughts below, and join us tomorrow for the conversation.

📅 Thursday, June 18
💻 Online
🎟️ Free to Member & Guests
✅ Registration required

Register here: https://members.usabp.org/atlas/events-v4/register/5081

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

SPT Magazine is pleased to share our newest publication: Volume 16, Number 1, 2026. We offer diverse articles, book reviews, and previews of upcoming submissions, all available via a single PDF link. You can download the magazine and read it at your convenience. Find us at www.SomaticPsychotherapyToday.com

06/13/2026

☀️ Saturday reminder!

Before next week fills up, take a moment to reserve your spot for our upcoming presentation with Cynthia Price, PhD MA LMT.

If you've been meaning to register and add it to your calendar, this is your sign. 📅

Join us as we explore research related to spiritual experience and interoceptive awareness training in Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT).

Registration required.

🔗 Register here:
https://members.usabp.org/atlas/events-v4/register/5081

05/06/2026

Register Today:
https://members.usabp.org/atlas/events/spiritual-experience-during-interoceptive-awareness-training-through-mindful-awareness-in-body-oriented-therapy-mabt--5081/details

05/04/2026

Go read the latest book review!

What if spirituality didn’t ask you to believe harder—but to listen more gently? In our latest review, SPT Magazine explores how Elaine N. Aron’s Spirituality Through a Highly Sensitive Lens offers a grounded, compassionate approach to meditation. Thoughtful, science-informed, and deeply humane, Aron offers a calm, trustworthy entry point. Drawing on decades of research, lived experience, and more than 50 years of Transcendental Meditation practice, Aron reframes spirituality not as belief or dogma, but as a deeply personal capacity for meaning, connection, and nervous-system ease. Written as a reflective “sanctuary” rather than a prescriptive guide, the book speaks to all readers, especially highly sensitive readers, who seek depth without overwhelm—and a meditation practice that genuinely fits their everyday lives.

To read our review, please visit our Book Shelf at www.SomaticPsychotherapyToday.com

03/17/2026

What shifts when leadership moves beyond binary thinking?

With less than a week to go, we invite you to join the USABP Authentic Conversations Speaker Series on March 25 featuring Yi-Li Godfrey, author of Jia-Ba-Bue: Somatic Leadership Beyond the Binary.

This conversation explores how somatic leadership can expand our understanding of relational dynamics, power, and inclusion within therapy, organizations, and communities.

🗓 March 25 | 10:00–11:30 AM PDT
💻 Online via Zoom (Live + Recorded)

🎟 Register now to attend live or receive the recording:
https://usabp.org/event-6564833

This event will be recorded and available to all who register. This course will not include CEs.

✨ What does “leadership beyond the binary” bring up for you in your work or practice?