Biosynthesis International, EABS & OABS

Biosynthesis International, EABS & OABS A somatic and psychodynamic oriented psychotherapy, including aspects of pre- and perinatal psychology, body psychotherapy and transpersonal psychology.

The idea of the tripartite soul, linked to Plato and rooted in Pythagoras, describes the human psyche as composed of thr...
22/06/2026

The idea of the tripartite soul, linked to Plato and rooted in Pythagoras, describes the human psyche as composed of three fundamental parts:

The mental dimension— connected to thinking, imagination, and clarity.
The spirited dimension — related to willpower, courage, and intention.
The appetitive dimension — associated with desires, emotions, and instincts.

For harmony and well-being, these three aspects must be in balance, not equal, but aligned, like notes in a musical scale. When they work together, the individual experiences inner unity; when they act separately, it can lead to inner conflict and fragmentation.

This understanding also extends to the body, where each aspect of the soul is reflected in a specific region: the head expresses the mental processes, the chest and heart embody courage and intention, and the abdominal area holds desire and emotional impulses. In this way, the body becomes a living map of the psyche, revealing how inner dynamics are expressed physically.

Beyond theory, this model suggests a path of self-awareness and integration. True inner peace arises not from suppressing any part, but from attuning them into a coherent whole. Like a well-tuned instrument, the human being reaches balance when each part plays its role in harmony, creating a unified and grounded sense of self.

Some interpretations also include the body itself as a fourth element, completing a quaternary structure of existence. In this view, the body is not separate from the soul, but its expression and vessel. When aligned, this unity allows a person to act with clarity, intention, and integrity in the world.

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21/06/2026

On World Yoga Day: Reflecting on the Body’s Crucial Role in Mental Health

In somatic psychotherapy, we understand that the body is not merely a vehicle of the mind, but the very ground where experience unfolds. It is within the body that emotions take shape, memories are organized, and patterns repeat, often silently, yet profoundly active.
The practice of yoga, like somatic work, invites us to slow down and to listen. To listen to the rhythm of the breath, the quality of movement, the tensions that persist, and the spaces that ask for softness. It is not about reaching an ideal form, but about cultivating presence within the form that exists now.

Each posture can become an encounter. Each breath, a possibility for regulation. Each sensation, a language through which the body tells stories that the mind has not yet been able to name.
Between effort and surrender, between control and trust, the body finds pathways of reorganization. And little by little, what was contracted can open, what was fragmented can begin to integrate.

Yoga and somatic psychotherapy meet at this essential point, the recognition that healing does not happen only through understanding, but through lived experience in the body.
Perhaps the simplest gesture is to inhabit your own body with a little more gentleness. Because it is there that life, in fact, happens.

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17/06/2026

Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are not only emotional experiences; they can reshape the brain, influence the body, and profoundly affect our sense of well-being and the way we relate to life. Following experiences such as abuse, violence, loss, or other overwhelming events, the brain adapts in an effort to protect us, becoming more alert, sensitive, and often locked in a state of defense.

These adaptations may appear as intrusive memories, painful thoughts, intense emotions, physical tension, hypervigilance, avoidance, sleep disturbances, or changes in behavior. While these experiences can be deeply distressing, they do not mean that something is wrong with you. Rather, they reflect the brain and body's attempt to process, make sense of, and respond to experiences that have not yet been fully integrated.

The very symptoms that cause so much suffering can also be understood as meaningful signals. They are not merely problems to eliminate, but messages calling for attention, healing, and reconnection with oneself. Beneath the distress often lies an unmet need for safety, support, understanding, or resolution.

Healing from trauma does not mean forgetting what happened. It means gradually developing the capacity to relate to the experience without being overwhelmed by it. Through awareness, compassionate self-understanding, supportive relationships, and appropriate therapeutic care, the nervous system can regain balance and flexibility.

Recovery is possible. The brain retains the capacity to change throughout life, and with time and support, it is possible to restore a sense of inner safety, reconnect with oneself and others, and move forward with greater resilience, meaning, and well-being.

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IIn Pythagoras’ vision, the universe is not composed merely of matter, but of living relationships expressed through har...
15/06/2026

IIn Pythagoras’ vision, the universe is not composed merely of matter, but of living relationships expressed through harmonious patterns. Numbers are no longer understood as quantities alone; they become qualities and principles of existence: one as unity and origin, two as polarity and differentiation, three as relationship and creative emergence, and four as manifestation and form.

Through this unfolding movement, life emerges from the invisible into the visible, from potential into expression, from the subtle into the tangible. Reality is revealed as an ordered process in which diversity arises from unity while remaining connected to it. In this sense, number becomes a bridge between the material and the spiritual, a language through which the hidden harmony of nature can be perceived.

For the Pythagoreans, understanding these patterns was not merely an intellectual exercise but a path toward wisdom. By recognizing the order that underlies all things, human beings could align themselves with the deeper rhythms of life and participate more consciously in the harmony of the cosmos.

Empedocles deepens this understanding by linking the four elements, earth, water, air, and fire, to the roots of existence. More than substances, they can be felt as states of being: earth as support, water as flow, air as movement, and fire as transformation.

From ancient philosophy to a contemporary awareness of the body, we begin to recognize that we are not separate from the cosmos, but intimately woven into its living fabric. To care for the soul is to rediscover this attunement—a state in which polarities are no longer experienced as conflict, but as the natural pulsation of life itself. In this perspective, unity is not the erasure of difference, but its harmonious integration. It is the capacity to hold opposites within a larger wholeness, where movement and stillness, self and other, inner and outer worlds coexist in a dynamic balance.

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Psychotherapy, as it is understood today, carries a much older heritage than its modern developments might suggest. In i...
11/06/2026

Psychotherapy, as it is understood today, carries a much older heritage than its modern developments might suggest. In its origin, it was understood as the care of the soul, a process in which body, mind, and spirit were not conceived as separate instances, but as interdependent dimensions of a single living reality.

In revisiting the teachings of Pythagoras, a profoundly unifying worldview is presented. The cosmos is described as an organic totality, in which the human being participates not as an isolated entity, but as a microcosm reflecting the macrocosm of nature. In this context, the soul is not placed in opposition to the body, but is understood as finding in it its form of expression.

At the center of this reflection, the fundamental question of holism and dualism is raised. From the Pythagorean perspective, the universe is understood as an integrated unity, in which all dimensions of existence are interrelated. In contrast, throughout the history of Western thought, a dualistic perspective is established, marked by the separation between body and mind, matter and spirit. This division, although it has contributed to the development of certain fields of knowledge, is also associated with a fragmentation of human experience and a distancing from the perception of wholeness.

With the development of Western culture, this fragmentation becomes increasingly intensified. Dualistic models are established, promoting the separation between mind and body, spirit and matter, resulting not only in a philosophical split, but also in an experience of disconnection. In response to this, within the framework of Biosynthesis, developed by David Boadella, a return to this essential continuity is proposed. The body is understood not as a support of the mind, but as a fundamental dimension of the living process, where history, emotion, and meaning are interwoven.

Caring for the soul thus comes to imply a reconnection with the body, not as an object, but as a field of sensitive experience. In this process, an expansion of the perception of self and world becomes possible, in which unity, polarity, and synthesis cease to be merely abstract concepts and become lived experiences.

In this sense, it is suggested that the therapeutic path does not consist in constructing something new, but in recovering an ancient wisdom, one that recognizes life as an integrated, dynamic, and profoundly relational process.

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09/06/2026

There is no real separation between us and nature. We are not separated from anything that exists.

The same rhythm that moves the tides also pulses within our bodies.
We breathe like the trees, flow like water, we rise like fire, and create and transform with the cycles of the earth.
From the perspective of Biosynthesis, the body is living nature, and when we disconnect from it, we also distance ourselves from the world around us.

Environmental care begins within—in how we breathe, feel, walk the earth, and touch the world.

Reconnecting with nature is, at its core, remembering who you are.

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28/05/2026

In the midst of a busy day,
pausing is an act of care.
Returning to your breath
is returning to yourself.

A single moment of awareness
can calm the body,
clear the mind,
and bring order to what once felt overwhelming.

Sometimes, all we need
is a moment to pause.
Establishing this habit can change the way you experience life, giving you the space to experience it rather than simply get through it.

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26/05/2026

The entire universe is inside you.

The desire to know your own soul will end all other desires.

The soul has been given its own ears to hear what the mind cannot understand.

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An article from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences presents anintegrated and dynamic view o...
25/05/2026

An article from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences presents an
integrated and dynamic view of the relationship between the heart, brain, and mind.
It suggests that there is no real separation between physical and psychological processes: each heartbeat and bodily change is closely linked to shifts in cognition and emotion, often within milliseconds.

The authors describe this interaction as a continuous brain–body system operating across different time scales. Microstates refer to brief, immediate experiences such as momentary emotions, while mesostates involve longer patterns like stress that can last for hours or days. Macrostates, in turn, relate to long-term conditions such as cardiovascular disease and mental disorders, reflecting more stable patterns of functioning.

This perspective helps explain why physical and mental illnesses often overlap. Conditions like hypertension, anxiety, and depression are not seen as isolated issues, but as different expressions of the same interconnected system. The study also highlights that this interaction extends beyond the heart and brain, involving systems like the immune system.

Overall, the publication supports a more holistic approach to health, emphasizing that effective care should consider both body and mind together, in prevention as well as treatment. This has long been a fundamental principle of somatic psychotherapy.

Source: https://neurosciencenews.com/cognition-emotion-heatbeat-29747/

A recent study from the University of Fukui reveals that childhood abuse and neglect leave not only emotional imprints, ...
21/05/2026

A recent study from the University of Fukui reveals that childhood abuse and neglect leave not only emotional imprints, but also measurable biological “scars” on both DNA and the brain. Published in Molecular Psychiatry, the research adopts a broad epigenetic approach to examine how early adverse experiences shape human development at the molecular level.

The study identified four key DNA methylation sites—ATE1, SERPINB9P1, CHST11, and FOXP1—associated with childhood maltreatment. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that regulates gene activity without altering the underlying genetic code. Among these markers, FOXP1 stood out due to its central role in brain development, acting as a kind of “master regulator” of other genes.

Alterations in this gene were linked to structural changes in brain regions involved in emotional regulation, memory, and social cognition, including the orbitofrontal cortex, the cingulate gyrus, and the fusiform gyrus. These findings further strengthen the link between early trauma and long-term emotional and behavioral difficulties.

In addition, researchers developed a Methylation Risk Score (MRS) capable of distinguishing individuals with a history of maltreatment, suggesting potential future applications as an early detection tool. This opens important possibilities for timely interventions and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches.

At the same time, these findings invite a broader understanding: just as trauma can disrupt and disorganize the developing organism at multiple levels, the therapeutic process can be understood as its complementary counterpart. Within supportive and attuned contexts, the organism’s inherent plasticity allows for reorganization and change, making room for corrective experiences that can gradually transform the impact of early adversity.

Rather than being fixed, these biological and psychological imprints remain dynamic. The same systems that were shaped by adversity retain the capacity to adapt, integrate, and evolve—highlighting that pathways of healing are grounded not only in understanding trauma, but in engaging the organism’s ongoing potential for transformation.

The study by providing concrete biological evidence of the effects of childhood trauma, it underscores the importance of prevention strategies and care systems capable of interrupting cycles of violence and supporting healthy development.

Childhood trauma, therefore, emerges not only as a psychological experience, but as a phenomenon that spans body, brain, and genetics—leaving deep marks, while also pointing toward pathways of repair, resilience, and transformation.

Source: https://neurosciencenews.com/child-abuse-epigenetics-brain-29822/

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