Dorna ReviE's Story
I discovered sophrology when I first moved from London to Switzerland, in January 1989 with my family and also my fashion business.
Although Switzerland is such a beautiful country and I had been looking forward to the move, I found it much harder than I had imagined. By the summer, my head was shaking uncontrollably and I was extremely tired. I was sleeping and sleeping, just doing the necessary things to feed the family and take my two young children to school. I had an MRI scan and the prognosis was that I probably had multiple sclerosis or Parkinsons, however, the side effects from the available drug would be worse than the symptoms I was experiencing.
The best thing would be that I came back in a few years when things were worse and then the doctors could do something for me. Needless to say, this did not make me feel much better.
Luckily I knew a bio-resonance practitioner who was already working on my daughter’s allergies and she suggested that I do a full detox. At the same time I met somebody who suggested Sophrology. When I asked what it was, they said, ‘It is difficult to explain, but here is the name and phone number of a teacher. Try it out and see - I think it will do you a lot of good.’
Even after the first session I already felt better. Over the next year I did the 4 levels, translated the method into English and trained as a Sophrologist. Sharing Sophrology with the expatriate community in Geneva was a satisfying experience and gradually, as my French improved, I expanded my areas of expertise to include business, sport and schools.
I have also trained for many years with Prof. Alfonso Caycedo, creator of the Sophrology method, Dr Raymond Abrezol, creator of Sophrology for sport, and Claudia Sanchez & Ricardo Lopez, creators of Sophro-ludique.
In 2005, realising that I was one of only a handful of English speaking Sophrologists in the world, I started the first ever Professional Sophrologist training program in English and in 2006 my school was recognised by the Swiss Association of Therapists and the Swiss Health Insurances. I realised many years ago that Sophrology could be practiced online. Only in the last few years has the technology become available to make this easy and affordable, and thus I founded and remain a consultant to SophroKi Sophrology Centre.
Although Switzerland is such a beautiful country and I had been looking forward to the move, I found it much harder than I had imagined. By the summer, my head was shaking uncontrollably and I was extremely tired. I was sleeping and sleeping, just doing the necessary things to feed the family and take my two young children to school. I had an MRI scan and the prognosis was that I probably had multiple sclerosis or Parkinsons, however, the side effects from the available drug would be worse than the symptoms I was experiencing.
The best thing would be that I came back in a few years when things were worse and then the doctors could do something for me. Needless to say, this did not make me feel much better.
Luckily I knew a bio-resonance practitioner who was already working on my daughter’s allergies and she suggested that I do a full detox. At the same time I met somebody who suggested Sophrology. When I asked what it was, they said, ‘It is difficult to explain, but here is the name and phone number of a teacher. Try it out and see - I think it will do you a lot of good.’
Even after the first session I already felt better. Over the next year I did the 4 levels, translated the method into English and trained as a Sophrologist. Sharing Sophrology with the expatriate community in Geneva was a satisfying experience and gradually, as my French improved, I expanded my areas of expertise to include business, sport and schools.
I have also trained for many years with Prof. Alfonso Caycedo, creator of the Sophrology method, Dr Raymond Abrezol, creator of Sophrology for sport, and Claudia Sanchez & Ricardo Lopez, creators of Sophro-ludique.
In 2005, realising that I was one of only a handful of English speaking Sophrologists in the world, I started the first ever Professional Sophrologist training program in English and in 2006 my school was recognised by the Swiss Association of Therapists and the Swiss Health Insurances. I realised many years ago that Sophrology could be practiced online. Only in the last few years has the technology become available to make this easy and affordable, and thus I founded and remain a consultant to SophroKi Sophrology Centre.
