Body Psychology in Sport

Workshop: “Body Psychology in Sport"

Discover a new dimension of working with athletes – combine psychology with the intelligence of the body.

Sports psychology has long supported athletes, coaches and parents in building mental resilience and developing skills needed to achieve top performance. Today, however, we know that effective work with an athlete is much more than mental training – it is a holistic approach that includes the body, emotions and relationships.

During the “Body Psychology in Sport” workshop you will learn practical ways for sports psychologists to use body-based methods – including Dr. Peter A. Levine’s Somatic Experiencing®, which helps release the body from the effects of stress and trauma, supporting the building of a healthy relationship with emotions, stress and performance pressure.

You will also understand how to practically apply Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory – a concept describing the role of the autonomic nervous system in emotion regulation, social relationships and stress responses.

Why participate? Workshop participants will:

• Learn an operational model of somatic work based on three pillars:
  • Self in relation to the body – how contact with oneself affects relationships with others
  • Embodied self in relation to others – what interpersonal resonance is
  • Self in the body supporting others’ development – how our experience affects an athlete’s developmental processes
• Receive a set of practical somatic tools for work with an athlete and with oneself, including:
  • Felt-sense
  • Pendulation
  • Timeline
  • Titration
  • Grounding techniques – and much more
• Take part in:
  • a demonstration of working with emotions in sport
  • individual and paired exercises
  • analysis and consultation of case studies from sports psychology

By combining theory with practice you will leave the workshop with concrete tools you can implement immediately in your work.

Organizational information:
Term: 20–21 March 2026
Hours: 10:00–18:00
Instructor: Dr Adriana Zagórska-Pachucka
Location: pl. Inwalidów 10, Warsaw (intimate group)
Certificate: each participant will receive a participation certificate

Price:

• 1299 PLN – when registering by 28.02.2026
• 1499 PLN – when registering by 19.03.2026

(price includes lectures, workshops, coffee breaks and training materials)

Limited places – max. 15 people!

To reserve a place, send an application with personal data to adalifemore@gmail.com and pay a 300 PLN deposit to the account:

• LIFEMORE 45 1140 2004 0000 3802 7660 1354 (with the note Body Psychology in Sport – training).

The remaining amount is payable no later than the day before the workshop begins. It is possible to receive an invoice.

Who is it for?

• psychologists and sports psychologists
• coaches and people working in sport
• anyone who wants to enrich their knowledge and practice with modern body- and emotion-based tools

About the instructor:
Dr Adriana Zagórska-Pachucka – sports psychologist with over 16 years of practical and academic experience, assistant professor at the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw, author of publications including in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.

She has worked with the Legia Warsaw Football Academy, the Polish modern pentathlon team, the national beach volleyball players and the kayak team. Since 2008 she has been a nominated psychologist of the Polish Olympic Committee. Certified Somatic Experiencing® and NARM® practitioner, she integrates these methods in work with athletes from various disciplines.

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