About this event
Join Lorna Evans in conversation with John for an engaging and thought provoking exploration of The Mind Movement, a new publication from Karnac Books that brings together body, breath, and movement as essential elements of therapeutic practice.
This session invites clinicians to reflect on how somatic understanding can be woven into their work with clients. Lorna draws on psychoanalytic thinking while offering practical, accessible tools that support therapeutic change. The Mind Movement project began as a wider social movement, encouraging people to take compassionate accountability for their mental health and to view movement not as performance, but as a pathway to wellbeing.
In this conversation, we will explore how the book
- Bridges psychoanalytic theory with practical, somatic tools for clinicians
- Equips practitioners with the knowledge and language to explain and apply body based approaches
- Stimulates new conversations around mental health, movement, and embodied therapeutic practice
Lorna illuminates the clinical process of working with the body, breath, and movement in ways that help deepen awareness, regulate the nervous system, and cultivate a strong mind body connection. Her work reminds practitioners of the value of neuroscience, the autonomic nervous system, and the vagus nerve in supporting clients to understand their experience more fully.
Clinicians will leave with greater confidence to integrate these approaches creatively in both in person and online settings.
You can explore more of Lorna’s work and ongoing conversations about movement and mental health on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@themindmovementUK
As part of the book launch, attendees will also receive a 20 percent discount on The Mind Movement from Karnac Publishing using the code: MINDMOVEMENT20
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Gain an understanding of the science behind how trauma is stored in the body, with a particular focus on the fascia — the body’s connective tissue. Explore how emotional stress affects the fascia, and examine the resulting impact on both mental and physical health.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the role of breath in regulating the nervous system, and explore how breathing techniques can be used as effective tools to help clients achieve emotional and physiological balance.
- Understand the importance of safety when working with the body. Lorna will focus on yoga and share how she applies a trauma-informed approach in her work with clients, explaining both her methods and the reasons behind them.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Lorna welcomes individuals interested in incorporating somatic approaches into their work with clients. Those working as Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Family Therapists, Coaches, Yoga Teachers and Teachers. Trainees with a keen interest are welcome.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Sparking a deeper interest and curiosity to integrate body, breath and movement in your work.
RECORDING
This event will be recorded and the recording is included in the self-select admission ticket. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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Lorna Evans
Lorna Evans is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and trainer with an MSc in body awareness and psychotherapy. She integrates movement and breath into trauma-informed practice, drawing from her experience in private practice, the NHS, and Mind.
Lorna teaches across the UK in recovery and survivor communities and works as a media spokesperson for the UKCP. She has collaborated with organisations such as The Guardian, the Samaritans, and the BBC, and shares psychoeducational content on her YouTube channel The Mind Movement.
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