The Bioenergetics Facilitator Training

Introduction

Since I started my YouTube channel back in 2016, people have been asking me both for deeper content, in a structured form, and for a Training so that they can learn to lead Bioenergetics too.

Bioenergetics – The Journey, which has been running online since December 2019, provides deeper content. You have 52 weekly workouts, each with a separate informational video explaining it in detail, and 12 theory modules to complete.

As of December 2020, I have now also launched The Bioenergetics Facilitator Training, a two-part course for those who have already completed Bioenergetics – The Journey, and who wish to progress on to becoming Bioenergetics Facilitators. The two parts are named Part 2 and Part 3.

Part 2 has two parts. One is a 26-week online course, structured in a similar way to The Journey. The other is learning to lead sessions and hold space via taking part in live online sessions with myself and other trainees.

Part 3 is a phase of supervision. When you’ve completed Part 2, you will be ready to lead sessions, either online or in person. To graduate from Part 3, and thus the whole training, you need to complete 5 hours of supervised teaching and holding space. This means you need to record 5 separate 1 hour sessions that you lead, either in person or online, and send them to me for assessment.

Upon completion of Part 2, you will receive a certificate confirming that you are now a Bioenergetics Facilitator – Student level. This means that you can lead small groups, online or in-person, to practice your skills. The certificate will enable you to get Professional Indemnity insurance, as a student, in many places worldwide.

Upon completion of Part 3, you will have graduated from the course, and will receive a certificate confirming that you are now a Bioenergetics Facilitator. This means that you can now lead group sessions and one-to-ones, online or in person, of Bioenergetics. The certificate will enable you to get full Professional Indemnity insurance in many places worldwide.

Download the Bioenergetics Facilitator Training Course Curriculum Here.

Bioenergetics Facilitation

The world is changing… big time! No one even knows how our society will look in a decade. And the world of therapy and self-development is changing too. A lot of younger people want to overcome issues and realise their potential without getting involved with a therapist.

Historically, therapy has tended to focus a lot on the client’s past, because that was what clients wanted in days gone by. But the coming generations are looking for quick, effective, low-cost ways of resolving issues and getting support to step up. And this is where the Bioenergetics Facilitator comes in!

Instead of getting involved in all the stories of what happened to whom and when from our childhood, Bioenergetics focuses on shifting the bodily holding patterns that are the physical manifestations of an imperfect childhood. It deals with the issues at a core level, bypassing the story-creating facilities of the mind.

Bioenergetics has the potential to utterly transform self-development. Learning to be a Bioenergetics Facilitator is a way that you can get involved at a core level in this revolution. Once you begin working with people, and through the School are part of a connected group of new facilitators, you will get the input and the support you need to develop your work in a way that makes use of your particular gifts.

We are bringing working with the body out into the world, and helping people to transcend their upbringing. It is good work to do and immensely rewarding.

Part 2 Details

The Bioenergetics Facilitator Training is designed to bring you up to a standard where you can lead Bioenergetics sessions, either for groups of people or one-to-one, in person or online. This means that, upon completion, you could expect to be ready to lead sessions of length one to two hours as a Student Facilitator. The course has two elements, both of which need to be completed:

1. Finish the 26-module online course, including all workouts and theory modules.
2. Take part in sufficient live online sessions, where you lead basic workouts and receive supportive feedback, until Dev passes you. (Don’t worry, everyone who sticks with it, gets through).

More information below:

Online Course:

• As in The Journey, each week you get access to a new Workout video, with an accompanying Introduction video to explain it. However, there will now be two categories of Workout, and each week we will alternate between them.
  • One category are workouts for you to go deeper, an extension of The Journey, essentially. These will be between 30 and 45 mins long.
  • The other category will be workouts that you can also hold for others. These will be about 40 mins long.
  • For the latter, once you include arrival, introduction and completion, you will have an hour-long class.
  • So you will end up with thirteen routines that you can lead out in the world.
  • There will be a written description of both categories of workout available with the content online.
  • As in The Journey, you need to complete each workout 7 times on separate days before moving to the next.
  • Please be aware that, whilst this is a 6 month course, it is filled with a lot of content. So it could work for you to take your time with it.
  • There will be a theory module every second week, covering different aspects of the written curriculum. Video and written versions will be available as before. There will also be quizzes as before, but for this course you will need to complete each quiz with an 80% pass mark. Retakes are permitted.

Live Online Sessions:

• To practice leading sessions, there will be an Online Live Session once every two weeks. In this session, you will have a chance to both lead and to follow along. And to give and receive gentle, supportive feedback from myself and other attendees. The session concludes with a Sharing.
• You need to be able to take part in these sessions.
• As of 2026, these sessions happen once every two weeks on Mondays at 17.00 London time. If this time doesn’t work for you, let Dev know – see contact page – and another time will be found.

Other Information:

• Part 2 costs £150/month or £750 for lifetime access. If you pay via subs, your payments are limited to 6 monthly payments max, or £900.
• The Course Curriculum for Part 2 is available online at this link www.bioenergetics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Part-2-Curriculum-online.pdf
• Whether you paid subs or lifetime, upon completion of Part 2, you will be given lifetime access to both Parts.
• Upon completion of Part 2, you will receive a Completion Certificate from The British School of Bioenergetics, signed by myself. This certificate will be accredited by the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) and will enable you to purchase Professional Indemnity Insurance as a “Student Facilitator.” This insurance is needed for you to lead sessions with members of the public. It usually costs around £35/year.
• To get insurance you will need to approach one of the insurance companies that automatically accept IPHM accredited courses, listed at www.iphm.co.uk/resources/insurance-for-practitioners/
• Alternately, you can approach one of the insurance companies that has evaluated the course and deemed it acceptable. A list of these companies is posted lower down this page.
• IPHM connected insurance companies can be found to cover facilitators in the UK, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, & most of Europe. For other countries, you will need to check with local therapist insurers for those which accept either IPHM accredited courses or have themselves separately assessed and accepted the Training.
• Upon completion of Part 2, you will be applicable to commence Part 3 of this Training, the final part.

Download the Bioenergetics Facilitator Training Course Curriculum Here.

Part 3 Details

In common with other facilitator training, Part 3 is a phase of supervision you undertake whilst leading classes, either in person or online. I need to supervise and accredit you for 5 hours of teaching and holding space, to take place over a minimum of 5 sessions. This means that you will need to organise sessions and either invite me along – in person or online – or make a video recording for me to watch later. After completion, I will give you useful support and feedback as I see necessary.

The price of Part 3 is £250 for 5 hours supervision. If I do not feel ready to graduate you fully after this period, it will be necessary for you to continue with supervision until I do. This will be charged at a rate of £50/hour.

A New School

I am creating a new organisation, The British School of Bioenergetics, to act as a hub for both Facilitators and for people who are looking for Facilitators. I am planning to base it at the bioenergetics.org.uk website. Once you have completed Part 2, you will have a page allocated to you, where you can put information about yourself so that you can be found by the public.

This school will also publish ethics for Facilitators and hold occasional in-person or online social and sharing events for Facilitators and student Facilitators.

Insurance Companies for Professional Indemnity

• Those listed on the IPHM website at https://www.iphm.co.uk/resources/insurance-for-practitioners/
• Westminster Insurance – Graduates of my courses receive a discount if they get insurance through Westminster. Email or message me for the link.