Bioenergetics

The psychology of Bioenergetics is capturing the attention of
forward-thinking churches, having been honed into an insightful
model that serves uniquely their discipleship, leadership training
and team development.
The model observes five different character styles in the way that we relate
to the world, based on the forming of the body in conjunction with the ego.
Our muscular make-up gives insight into how we conduct relationships, why
we favour certain negative behaviours, and how we think.
Nobody needs another way of carving people up into categories. What
Bioenergetics offers is a level of awareness about how differently people
operate that can liberate our understanding of ourselves and transform our
relationships to others.
It can help us to be kinder.
Suitable for audiences of any ability, the training from the beginning focuses
on experience. Delegates gain more understanding only as a by-product of
the deeper experience of truth to be had in exploring Bioenergetics together.
Group exercises, frequent comment and question times, and some fun ways
of exploring the model bring the sessions alive. How to engage with different
types of people is emphasised, leaving delegates with practical ways to work
with others and bring out the best in them.
The trainer Gabriel Smy is based in Cambridge. An English graduate
from the University, he is the author of discipleship guide Deeper. He
has spoken at Soul Survivor and Spring Harvest, and founded the new
student movement Fusion Cambridge, directing it alongside City Life
Church work. He has teamed up with coach Jim McNeish for the
‘Daybreak’ event and book.