Medicine with Heart
Medicine with Heart
“MEDICINE WITH A HEART – THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BODY AND MIND”
Training for Medical Specialists
The primary focus of activity at the Bulgarian Institute for Neo-Reichian Analytical Psychotherapy (BINAP) is a four-year postgraduate specialization in body psychotherapy. Part of the subjects studied are medical. Health is an integrative concept referring to both the body and the soul. Our experience has shown that many medical professionals could enrich their knowledge through psychotherapeutic material.
Therefore, starting in 2025, our Institute annually organizes training for medical professionals entitled “MEDICINE WITH A HEART – THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BODY AND MIND.” This program aims to provide additional knowledge regarding potential psychological tools and approaches when working with patients, communicating with colleagues, and preventing occupational stress. The course will also cover basic psychosomatic patterns, as psychogenic factors lie at the core of many physical illnesses. Participants will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with various psychotherapeutic tools applicable both in their practice with patients and for personal benefit.
The training consists of seven three-hour online modules and one three-day in-person practical seminar. The online modules will be recorded, and if a participant is unable to attend live (as some doctors work abroad), they will be provided with the recording.
All participants will receive an access link to a folder containing presentations, video recordings, recommended reading, course descriptions, and contact details of fellow trainees (optional).
Participants will receive a certificate of completion. Note: The certificate does not authorize the practice of the psychotherapy profession.
Price for the seven online modules and the practical seminar: €840 (VAT included)
Registration deadline: November 20, 2026, by sending an email to: office@binap.eu
The course can be paid in one or two installments.
- Deadline for the full amount or first installment (€420): November 20, 2026.
- Second installment (€420, if paying in two parts): March 1–10, 2027.
Bank Account: BG50STSA93000026242055, INAP EOOD, Representative: Madlen Algafari
Payment Reference: “Медицина със сърце” + name of the participant.
LIST OF ALL COURSE MODULES:
1. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BODY AND MIND
Date & Time: November 24, 2026 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lecturers: Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova and Madlen Algafari
Brief Content:
- Historical facts. What is health? How everyone understands it. What is illness? Energy, quantum physics, the layered structure of everything. Micro and macro cosmos, Earth. The interconnectedness of things.
- Anatomy and psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology. Fascia. Holistic systems in the body. How everything is connected to everything. The connection between matter/body and mind.
- Thinking – how our brain functions. How everything depends on perspective. Limitations of our senses. Feeling, emotions, sensations – basic concepts of our inner world. The latest research showing that emotions precede thoughts.
2. THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS. BODY LANGUAGE
Date & Time: December 15, 2026 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lecturers: Madlen Algafari and Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova
Brief Content:
- The first seven years. Developmental traumas or how character structures are formed. Description of character structures and their typical behavior. The five behavioral patterns.
- Somatic and psychological defense mechanisms. What is the “Shadow” and how it turns into physical illness.
- The body language that never lies. Grounding.
- Who we are – the integrative therapeutic approach / biopsychosocial approach.
3. PSYCHOSOMATICS
Date & Time: January 12, 2027 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lecturers: Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova and Madlen Algafari
Brief Content:
- Psychosomatics – the connection between diseases, the mind, and emotions. How the body literalizes symbols. History of psychosomatics. What illness is telling us.
- Psychogenic factors in cardiovascular, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal diseases.
4. PSYCHOSOMATICS – PART TWO
Date & Time: February 9, 2027 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lecturers: Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova and Madlen Algafari
Brief Content:
- The connection between diseases, the mind, and emotions – dermatological, venereal, neurological, autoimmune, and oncological diseases.
- How character type determines premorbid disposition.
5. DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION – DISCUSSION MODULE
Date & Time: March 9, 2027 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lecturers: Madlen Algafari and Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova
Brief Content:
- National character. Epigenetics. Traditional medicine.
- How to interact with patients. Delivering difficult news. Communicating with relatives. Faith and positivity as the hidden healer. Placebo and nocebo effects (iatrogenesis).
- Overview of other psychotherapeutic modalities: psychoanalysis, Gestalt, psychodrama, other body-centered schools, transpersonal, family/systemic therapy, ancestral therapy, primal therapy, constellations, cognitive-behavioral therapy, art therapy.
6. HEALTHCARE FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
Date & Time: April 6, 2027 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lecturers: Madlen Algafari and Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova
Brief Content:
- Emotional intelligence. Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual hygiene – assessing our state on every level and how to cleanse ourselves. Harmful factors.
- Preserving physical and mental health. Behavioral flexibility. Distortions and defenses – cynicism, arrogance, emotional detachment. Ego and love. Burnout.
- Specific techniques and practices for the health prevention and maintenance of the healer. Tools for the small radius where we have personal control versus the larger radius where we cannot always influence outcomes. Personal sharing.
7. THERAPEUTIC MODULE: “ME IN YOUR SHOES”
Date & Time: May 11, 2027 – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Lecturers: Madlen Algafari and Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova
Brief Content:
- Sharing personal professional difficulties and exchanging experiences. Q&A session.
THREE-DAY IN-PERSON PRACTICAL SEMINAR
Dates & Schedule:
- June 4, 2027: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- June 5, 2027: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- June 6, 2027: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lecturers: Madlen Algafari and Dr. Kristina Delcheva-Simeonova
During this seminar, you will acquire practical skills in primary behavioral models and anti-stress practices. You will also have the opportunity to meet in person the participants you interacted with during the online modules, and build new friendships with like-minded colleagues.
Registration deadline: November 20, 2026, at office@binap.eu