Mindful and Vital

Ulrich Sollmann is a social scientist, body psychotherapist, and internationally active executive coach. He studied law and social sciences with a focus on sociology, economics, social psychology, and clinical psychology, graduating with a diploma in social sciences. Since 1978 he has worked in his own practice as a body psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer. Alongside this work, he has long been active as an executive coach and consultant for leaders and organizations in management and  politics, particularly in areas such as leadership under stress, communication, health management, and organizational development. A central focus of his work is the relationship between body, emotion, and behavior. Sollmann combines body-oriented psychotherapy—especially Bioenergetic Analysis—with contemporary approaches to stress management, resilience, and psychosomatic self-regulation. In this context he has developed his own perspectives on the role of body awareness, nonverbal communication, and slow, attentive movement (“slow-motion movement”) in strengthening personal stability and the capacity to act under pressure. Sollmann has taught at several international universities, including institutions in Shanghai, Istanbul, and Vienna, and regularly works as a lecturer, supervisor, and consultant in international contexts, particularly in the dialogue between Western and Chinese approaches to psychotherapy and management. He is the author of more than ten professional and practice-oriented books and over 140 articles. In addition, he writes as a blogger and speaks as a podcaster about leadership, body psychotherapy, coaching, and transcultural communication, with a particular interest in how people remain capable of acting under pressure and strengthen their resilience.

• Chapter 1. Gymnastics for the Soul.- Chapter 2. Bioenergetics.- Chapter 3. Stress Dynamics.- Chapter 4. Bodily Expression and Personality.- Chapter 5. Body Language.- Chapter 6. Body Management.