BP4C — Body Psychotherapy for Couples
An integration of couple therapy and body psychotherapy, with Gabriel Shiraz.
BP4C — Body Psychotherapy for Couples
with Gabriel Shiraz and Ivana Kovačev
What happens when two people love each other deeply, but their bodies have learned to protect themselves from intimacy?
In this experiential workshop, Gabriel Shiraz invites us to explore the unconscious body patterns, defences and armouring that emerge within intimate relationships.
Through body psychotherapy, embodied exploration and relational work, we look beyond the story of the couple and into the body — where attachment, fear, desire, anger, vulnerability and protection are often held.
Over four days we dive into The Process of Melting the Couple's Armour, one of the central pillars of the BP4C approach. The workshop is designed for therapists who wish to expand their clinical perspective on relational dynamics, embodied narratives and the somatic foundations that shape couple interactions.
We will explore
How couples form defensive armour from somatic and relational histories.
Techniques to identify, soften and transform the layers of couple armour.
Somatic interventions — breath, movement and touch — to melt defensive relational patterns.
Uncovering unconscious couple agreements and shifting them toward openness.
Deepening therapeutic presence through somatic resonance and embodied awareness.
Viewing the couple's relational field as a living system, not isolated individuals.
Integrating BP4C tools in both individual and couple therapy contexts.
A rich blend of learning, experiential practice, live demonstrations and deep professional growth. Participants leave with practical tools and expanded somatic insight for their work with relationship issues.
Schedule
Your facilitators
Gabriel Shiraz
International trainer, supervisor and body psychotherapist specialising in couples therapy, and the developer of the BP4C approach — an integrative model combining somatic couples therapy, body psychotherapy, relational work and experiential methods. He teaches and leads professional trainings worldwide, is a senior trainer at the University of Haifa, and teaches at international institutes including the London School of Biodynamic Psychotherapy. Member of EABP and USABP; studied Biodynamic Psychotherapy with the late Gerda Boyesen.
Ivana Kovačev
Clinical psychologist and body-oriented psychotherapist with over two decades of experience in psychological, somatic and experiential therapeutic work. Her approach integrates Somatic Experiencing, Reichian and Lowen-informed body psychotherapy, dearmouring and expressive arts therapy, with particular focus on trauma, emotional regulation, body armouring and the embodied dimensions of relational experience. She works in private practice with individuals and groups, and is a member of EABP and the Ordine degli Psicologi in Italy.
Details
This workshop stands on its own, and also serves as an introduction to the deeper BP4C training — three further live modules and six months of online supervision. For those who continue, it counts as Module 1.
12–15 November 2026
- Four days of training in Zagreb, Croatia — Thu 12 to Sun 15 November 2026
- Live Zoom supervision with Gabriel on Saturday evening — included
- Theory, guided experiential practice and live demonstrations
- Working materials and a certificate of attendance
- Counts as Module 1 if you continue into the full BP4C training
Registration opens the FlyOfLife booking form. Payment details are sent by email once your place is confirmed.
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