Emotional Release Therapy Course

Emotional Release Therapy is a hands-on method that works directly with the body to release emotions stored in the tissues. Through acupressure, breathwork, and somatic awareness, it addresses what talking therapy cannot reach alone. While the work is challenging, the result is a profound sense of lightness, emotional spaciousness, and a return to your natural state of freedom.

This three-day training is a chance to learn that process from the inside out. Each morning you will receive the work yourself, practice it on others, and build enough understanding to use it with confidence.

The Training

Each day runs from 9am to 1pm with a short tea break. Every session moves through three parts: the theory to orient you, time receiving the work on the mat, and hands-on practice with other participants. By the end you will have real knowledge and ability to give the treatment to others, not just notes in a notebook.

Meet the teachers

The course is led by Pankaj and Maté.
Pankaj has been practicing and teaching Emotional Release Therapy and pranayama in Rishikesh for years,
and is one of the teachers who shaped Maté's understanding of this method.

Maté is a somatic practitioner and trauma-informed therapist who has trained extensively in bioenergetic work, somatic experiencing, breathwork, and yoga.

Together they bring the meeting point of eastern yogic science and western psychosomatic understanding, held by two people who have lived and worked inside both traditions.

Who This Is For

Bodyworkers, yoga teachers, coaches, therapists, and anyone who wants to understand what gets held in the body and learn to work with it in others. No prior certification needed, just genuine interest and a willingness to show up fully.

What We Will Cover

The relationship between emotional history and chronic physical tension, which specific areas of the body hold which emotional wounds and stories.

A map of emotional trigger points and how to work with them. The psychosomatic understanding of trauma and its influence on muscular patterns and breathing.

A full walk-through of the session structure and hands on practice and receiving from other participants.

Practical Details

📍 Upper Tapovan, Rishikesh

🕘 9:00am to 1:00pm daily

📅 3 days

👥 Small group, limited places

💰 26,000 INR

🏠 Accommodation and meals not included

3 day long journey in Rishikesh,

29th-31th of March