What is Pantarei?
A Pantarei session allows you to come in deep contact with yourself, and your own inner resources.
In doing this, big shifts can start to happen. Tension can leave the body, old painful feelings can be processed, and you can get back in touch with your strengths and passions.
This is often very clarifying. It helps us understand our struggles in a whole new light and can show us our next steps.
A major principle of Pantarei is that we are all unique, and that getting more in touch with our unique self is actually the key to getting unstuck, and living life in the way that we want.
You have a unique history, a unique way of seeing life, and unique passions in your heart. Right in the middle of all of this uniqueness are the answers to some of your biggest struggles and pains.
The Body
In Pantarei we directly experience ourselves through the body. When we are cut off from a part of ourself, the body is where this shows up.
If I am very ambitious, but I have trouble truly allowing it, I might feel tight and restricted around the chest.
If I have unacknowledged anger about the unfairness of the world, I might have lots of tension in my neck and in my shoulders.
Now how we hold our body is also unique to each person. But the body is always a powerful doorway to having a deeper experience of ourself, our emotions, and the situation we find ourself in.
Through the body we might sometimes find pain and unfelt emotions, other times we might find deep resources of joy and strength.
But whatever we find, it usually is a big relief to finally feel it.
The body can relax more, you learn about yourself, and life makes more sense again.
What Clients say about Working with Me
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"I am very grateful that I found Paul as my body therapist and I am not exaggerating :) . I had a burnout depression and no doctor could help me with my psychosomatic pain. At that time I really needed the trust and the compassion of Paul that things will get better. And after a series of very intense but truly healing and transformative sessions it did. Every single session brought some light to parts of me that needed to be seen and loved. Paul guided me so spot on and intuitively through every one of them. It was the greatest gift for my traumatized soul to experience body work. Paul is able to create that safe space for me in a non-judgemental and understanding environment that I have never experienced before. He brings me new perspectives and knowledge, but very down to earth and is one of the biggest cheerleaders for my journey of healing and growth. A big thank you to, Paul.. "
~ Simone Jahrmann
"Working with Paul was a wonderful experience, that brought me deeper into my body and thus closer to myself. I much appreciated his ability to listen and reflect as well as his calmness and openness that allowed for things to happen rather than trying to get to a certain point. I can warmly recommend his work."
~ Jakob
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"I’m at Paul once a month and I really enjoy every session. It helps me to calm down and it brought me to some great realisations which helped me to find more confidence. I highly recommend working with Paul. The mixture between conversation and the support through Pantarei helps a lot to find peace and answers."
~ Aline
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"Working with Paul has helped me see reactions as coming from long denied feelings and beliefs I internalised very early in life, rather than continuing to blame myself for not doing things right or not being good enough and expending tremendous energy not to feel and acknowledge my own self. This helped me to believe I should acknowledge and experience these feelings, that they are valid and there is nothing wrong with me for having them, that they are helpful rather than dangerous. Our sessions have helped me to learn to do so in an atmosphere that feels safe, which never really seemed possible to me in the past."
~ Jen
Session Structure
A first session with me is 70-90 minutes.
Follow-up sessions are 60 minutes.
The first 15/30minutes are for a conversation about you. We talk about who you are, what you love, your past experiences, etc.
A theme for our session may organically arise from this conversation, but you are also welcome to bring a specific subject/experience that you would like to explore in the session.
30/45 minutes of hands-on bodywork - this is where we let the body do its magic. You are invited to feel deeply into your body, assisted by my touch.
Then 10 minutes for resting, you have some time to digest your experience while I go to another room.
5 minute follow-up conversation, questions, reflections, take aways.
You are an active participant at every point in the session! Expect to be moving, speaking, and feeling all throughout our sessions together.
Session Logistics
I work with 2 different prices.
The standard rate for a session is 90 euros.
If however you find yourself in a financially tighter situation, you can choose to pay a rate of 70 euros per session.
You choose which rate fits your current situation.
I give sessions from my session room in my home in Amsterdam Oost. Full address upon session booking.
I also work in Berlin, on a semi-regular basis; please feel free to inquire about Berlin dates.
To book a session, email me at mail@paulsmid.org, or click the button below to direclty book a session through Calendly. If you have any questions you can always email me beforehand.
I look forward to meeting you :)
