The science of consciousness

What Sophrology is?

The word Sophrology derives from the Greek terms: SOS (harmony), PHREN (consciousness), and LOGOS (science of). It literally translates to “the science of the consciousness in harmony.”

Sophrology was developed between 1960 and 2001 by a neuropsychiatrist Alfonso Caycedo to improve the mental health of his patients. It is a dynamic relaxation method that combines breathing exercises, gentle body movements, and positive visualisations.

Since its inception, Sophrology has gained widespread popularity in the French-speaking world. In countries like Switzerland and France, it is widely used for a variety of purposes—from improving mental health to enhancing performance at the highest levels of sports competition.

Simple techniques, easy to learn.

  • Breathing exercises: Conscious breathing gently prepares your body and mind to relax, boosting your resilience and sharpening your mental clarity.

  • Dynamic relaxation: Through gentle movements, your body is cleared of tension, allowing you to ease naturally into a state of relaxation.

  • Visualisation: When the body and mind reach a state of deep relaxation, visualisation becomes a powerful tool to access the inner strength and resources that often remain hidden within

What makes Sophrology unique?

The focus of Sophrology practice is that it actively engages both the body and the mind simultaneously to offer new perspectives for a self-transformation and mental health. Sophrology goes beyond simply releasing physical tensions in the body or uncovering worries buried in the mind. It aims to actively transform the self by engaging both the body-mind in a hand- in-hand process. This intention to unfold resources where both body-mind interact is what make Sophrology so unique.

Solutions that are emerging from that experiences are folded consciously in the body during Sophrology sessions. This is what we called embodiment. Experimenting new positive dimensions of our internal and external world during Sophrology session is called phenomenology.

Embodiment and phenomenology may seem very complex words. In Sophrology, they simply want to say that there is a path to positively perceive a new reality of what we see, what we hear, what we smell, what we taste, what we touch. There is a possibility to unfold new filters to experience life in a more positive way by simply activating the link body-mind.  The body become the vehicle of the mind and the mind the theatre of action of what is happening in our body.

In Sophrology there is no duality, one body one mind which work in separate way. In Sophrology body and mind are reconcile as one.  

Sophrology focuses on unlocking your inner resources and capacities, empowering you to become the best version of yourself.

Going through this journey of self-discovery will unveil the internal space within your body and mind where freedom, stability, joy, and happiness reside, giving you the strength to face whatever life brings your way.

With Sophrology, you will discover how to shape the beauty of your being and uncover a strong, vibrant way of living as your authentic self, regardless of past traumas.

What you need is to look beyond. Anxiety has so much to teach on how to shape to become a diamond.