ONLINE COURSE
Architecture of Presence
27th &28th of April
Live & Guided
Develop embodied tools to approach space
as a regulating medium -
creating environments the body trusts
and deepening relational presence.
April 27, 2026 - April 28, 2026
Live & Guided Online
Most practitioner trainings focus on what you do.
This immersion shifts the lens to where and how it happens.
In this course, we explore space not as background but as an active,
regulating medium that shapes how the body arrives, softens, and relates.
Rather than adding more techniques, you will develop embodied tools
to feel, read, and design space with precision.
You begin to understand how atmosphere, structure, rhythm, and sensory cues directly influence the nervous system — often before any touch, word, or intervention takes place.
At the same time, this work is not only about those you hold —
it is equally about you as the space holder.
Because a space can only regulate others to the degree that it supports the one who creates it.
You will learn how to shape environments that not only serve your clients or participants,
but that also sustain your own nervous system, your clarity, and your energetic capacity.
So that you are not holding from depletion or effort —
but from a space that is resourcing you back.
This changes the quality of your work fundamentally:
The body feels safer, faster.
Processes deepen without force.
Relational fields become clearer, more honest, more responsive.
Why Space Becomes Even More Powerful
in the Digital Age
We live in a time where connection is constant — but often disembodied.
As more of our communication moves into digital spaces, the body begins to miss something essential:
orientation, depth, and felt sense.
Screens transmit information.
But they cannot fully transmit safety.
This is why physical space is becoming more powerful — not less.
In a world of speed and overstimulation, well-designed spaces become rare places where the nervous system can downshift —
where the body can arrive, soften, and feel.
For you as a space holder, this shifts your role:
You are not only guiding processes.
You are designing the conditions in which they unfold.
Space becomes your first language.
It communicates before you speak.
It regulates before you intervene.
And this is often the missing piece:
Many practitioners are highly skilled in what they do,
but their environment does not support the depth of their work.
So they compensate —
by holding more, explaining more, efforting more.
When space is intentionally shaped, something changes:
The body trusts faster.
Processes deepen with less force.
And your work is no longer carried by effort alone —
but supported by the space itself.
In this course, we`ll explore space through 4 interconnected lenses:
Embodiment & Lived Perception
Approaching space through the body — sensing, reading, and responding to environments from within. You’ll develop embodied awareness as a primary tool to understand how space is felt, not just seen.
Neuroarchitecture
Understanding how spatial design influences the brain and nervous system. We explore how form, layout, light, and structure shape safety, orientation, and cognitive-emotional states.
The Biology of Space
Exploring how environments directly impact physiological processes — including breath, muscle tone, autonomic regulation, and sensory processing. Space becomes something the body continuously interacts with and adapts to.
Environmental Psychology
Examining how surroundings influence behavior, perception, and relational dynamics. You’ll learn how subtle environmental cues shape interaction, trust, and the depth of therapeutic or relational work.
Clinical Experience & Applied Practice
Rooted in over 20 years of experience in manual and therapeutic work, this course bridges theory with lived practice. You’ll gain insights drawn from real clinical environments — understanding what truly supports regulation, presence, and sustainable therapeutic depth in practice.
Schedule
Practice with us across two immersive evenings and deepen your understanding of how space shapes your body, your work, and your presence.
We will meet live online on Monday and Tuesday from 6:00–8:00 PM (CEST)
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Foundation · Self-Regulation · Capacity
We begin with you. Learning how to stabilize and resource your own nervous system within the space. How environments influence your energy, clarity, and presence and how to create conditions that support you, so you can hold from a steady, sustainable place. -
Structure · Safety · Orientation
Understanding how space shapes the body’s sense of safety from the very first moment.
You’ll learn how to intentionally design environments that support orientation, reduce guarding, and allow the nervous system to settle before any interaction begins.
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Perception · Sensory Intelligence · Relational Depth
Refining your sensitivity to the subtle layers of space.
Light, color, sound, smell, material, rhythm, furniture, and spatial structure and how each element influences emotional states, behavior, and the depth of connection.
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Boundaries · Discernment · Resilience
Recognizing what depletes or disrupts your system.
You’ll learn how to reduce the impact of noise, visual clutter, toxic materials, and electromagnetic exposure while creating environments that protect your capacity and support long-term resilience.
Space × Regulation: Designing Environments the Body Trusts
This course blends the precision of spatial design with a deep understanding of nervous system regulation. Drawing from architecture, neurophysiology, and embodied perception, you’ll learn how space shapes how we feel, orient, and relate. Together, this creates environments that support ease, trust, and regulation spaces the body can truly settle into.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
✓ How to Support Yourself as a Space Holder
Create environments that sustain your own energy, clarity, and capacity — allowing you to hold from a resourced, steady place.
✓ How to Design for Regulation and Trust
Learn how to intentionally shape environments that support safety, orientation, and nervous system balance before any interaction begins.
✓ How to Work with Sensory Cues and Atmosphere
Understand how light, color, sound, smell, material, rhythm, furniture and spatial structure influence emotional states, behavior, and relational depth.
✓ How to Protect Yourself from Dysregulating Environments
Recognize and reduce the impact of overstimulating or depleting spaces including noise, visual clutter, toxic materials, and electromagnetic exposure.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AFTER FINISHING THE FULL CYCLE
✓ A Clearer Understanding of Your Space
Develop a refined perception of your current environment; recognizing both its supportive qualities and the aspects that may challenge regulation, flow, or connection.
✓ A Practical Toolkit to Work With Your Space Which Supports You
Receive applicable tools and a structured guide you can return to, supporting you in continuously shaping and adjusting your environment over time.
✓ Understanding Spatial Elements in Practice
Build a grounded understanding of how light, sound, materials, rhythm, and furniture influence perception, safety, and connection.
✓ Creating Boundaries Within Your Environment
Learn to recognize and reduce the impact of overstimulating or depleting influences — from noise and visual clutter to material and energetic load — so your space supports your regulation, clarity, and capacity.
Develop embodied tools to approach space
as a regulating medium -
creating environments then body trusts
and deepening relational presence.
April 27, 2026 - April 28, 2026
Live & Guided Online
490 EUR
ONE TIME
Across four sessions, guided over two evenings, you will begin to perceive and shape space in a new way —learning how environments influence regulation, presence, and relational depth.
What’s included:
✓4 LIVE classes with Q&A sessions
✓ Full replay access for 3months
✓ Lists
✓ Tools for lifelong practice
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About Laura Wencker
OSTEOPATH MSc, MPH &
EMBODIMENT COACH
Marie-Sophie Kiepe is an osteopath and embodiment coach with a background in physical therapy, osteopathic medicine, and public health. Her work integrates Western medical science with movement-based and Eastern healing traditions, including Tibetan Pulse and Universal Healing Tao.
With over 17 years of experience in performing arts medicine, she has worked with institutions such as the Vienna State Opera and State Ballet Berlin, and contributed to research at Charité Berlin. Based in Berlin, she teaches internationally and guides people to reconnect with their bodies through precise, embodied care.
About Marie-Sophie Kiepe
OSTEOPATH MSc, MPH &
EMBODIMENT COACH
Marie-Sophie Kiepe is an osteopath and embodiment coach with a background in physical therapy, osteopathic medicine, and public health. Her work integrates Western medical science with movement-based and Eastern healing traditions, including Tibetan Pulse and Universal Healing Tao.
With over 17 years of experience in performing arts medicine, she has worked with institutions such as the Vienna State Opera and State Ballet Berlin, and contributed to research at Charité Berlin. Based in Berlin, she teaches internationally and guides people to reconnect with their bodies through precise, embodied care.
FAQ
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This course is for practitioners, space holders, and creatives who sense that the environment they work in deeply influences the quality of what unfolds — and want to work with that more consciously.
It is especially supportive for:
✓ Therapists, bodyworkers, and osteopaths
✓ Coaches, facilitators, and space holders
✓ Movement teachers and somatic practitioners
✓ Designers, architects, and creatives working with space
✓ Anyone creating environments for healing, learning, or connectionYou may already have strong skills in what you do but feel that your space is not fully supporting the depth of your work.
Or you are intuitively aware that atmosphere, structure, and sensory cues matter but have never been given the tools to understand or shape them precisely.
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No worries! Each session is recorded, so you can watch and practice at your own pace.
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The sessions are grounded in an interdisciplinary approach that brings together embodiment, neurophysiology, neuroarchitecture, and environmental psychology.
This course is taught in collaboration between therapeutic and architectural perspectives bridging how space is designed and how it is felt.
Drawing from over 20 years of clinical experience in osteopathic and body-based work, alongside architectural thinking and spatial design, we explore how environments influence the nervous system, perception, and relational dynamics.
This creates a unique learning space where structure meets sensation allowing you to understand space not only conceptually, but through direct, embodied experience.
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You will have 3 months access to the course (until August 2026).
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Yes, the course is structured into four modules, delivered across two focused evenings. Each session builds on the previous one, creating a coherent progression from perception to application and integration.
The live format allows for direct exploration, shared reflection, and Q&A while replays give you the flexibility to revisit and deepen the material in your own time.
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Yes, the sessions include dedicated time for questions, reflection, and exchange.
You’re invited to bring your own space, challenges, and specific needs into the process. We will offer guidance and perspective where possible, so you can apply the work directly to your own environment.
This creates a learning space that is not only informative, but also responsive and relevant to your practice.
