Do you want to release tension in your neck and throat area and uncover the emotional memories stored there? If so, I invite you to my Masterclass!
Photo Art Therapy, burn out, emotional intellect, therapeutic photography, Weiser, online group, McNiff, body oriented, somatic art therapy, expat, Amsterdam, EU, felt sense, somatic experience, body keeps the score, emotional block, somatic therapy, healing, lump, throat, neck pain
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Do you recognize any of these symptoms?

  • Thyroid dysfunction
  • Tonsillitis
  • Chronic shoulder tension and headaches
  • Locked jaw (bruxism)
  • A sensation of a lump in the throat
  • Your voice is subtle or weak
  • You feel you’re not allowed to express your true feelings and keep your mouth shut

If so, this Masterclass will uncover the deep roots of these symptoms and offer practices to release and transform them.

What you’ll receive at the Masterclass

  • How to use self-portrait as a portal to emotional memories.
    I will guide you through a powerful technique to release unconscious material and create more freedom, clarity, and ease in your life.
  • You will gain access to what your body remembers — a level that cannot be reached through verbal therapy alone.
  • Tension in the throat and pelvic area is deeply connected. If you want to bring more ease to your reproductive and hormonal system, our work with the neck will be especially beneficial. If your jaw is tense, it’s a sign that many emotions have been suppressed in your hips.
Photo Art Therapy, therapeutic photography, Judy Weiser, EFT, IFS, Art Therapy group, McNiff, body oriented, somatic art therapy, expat, Amsterdam, EU, felt sense, somatic experience, body keeps the score, emotional block, somatic therapy, healing, lump, throat, neck pain, implicit memory, Marka Kondrateva, Somarth School, psychosomatics

In this Masterclass you will:

  • Enter the landscapes of your body through creative practice and emotional memory
  • Discover the core situations that lead to pain or discomfort and release them
  • Restore the body–mind connection and feel more relaxed and open
What to prepare?

  • A few photos of your neck taken from different angles(camera or smartphone, the quality is not important). You can use a simple black and white print OR keep photos at your phone OR you can do this photos during the Masterclass.
  • Scissors, glue, and either crayons, pastels, or paints.

I will guide you through the process — no art skills required.
Reviews and feedback from past workshops
  • THANK YOU, MARKA!!! For me, you are a guide to another level of life. I’m so happy that our paths crossed — seemingly by chance, but not really.
    Natalia
    Psychologist
  • The way she senses, the way she guides the unfolding of the drawings, the precision of her questions — all of this helps you see, hear, and become aware of many things, situations, and fears that were previously hidden. She leads the process with such clarity that the chests which have held secrets for years, even decades, are opened, revealing all their hidden corners.
    Irina
    Manager
  • The group was very helpful for me from a professional perspective — I’m incorporating many of the methods into my own work and with my students.
    Anna
    Psychologist
  • THIS IS MY BODY! It… There are no grandma’s legs, no mom’s hair, no dad’s nose. This is MY BODY. And I decide WHAT TO DO WITH IT, EXACTLY HOW I WANT!
    Olga
    Art Therapist, Psychologist
Soft space of creativity and wisdom
Insights and new perspectives
Step by step protocol
How my Method was born?
Who am I?
I graduated as a professional photographer in 2011 and was later invited to an orphanage as a photography teacher. That’s where I first began practicing PhotoTherapy—before I even knew such a field existed. When I finally discovered it, I realized I had “reinvented the wheel.” Afterwards, I earned my diploma in Art Therapy under the guidance of Alexander Kopytin, PhD, and have continued this work ever since.
In parallel with my work at the orphanage, I also continued doing portrait photography and business reportages. I noticed that many successful businesswomen did not accept their bodies at all. I started digging deeper, trying to show them their natural beauty, but they kept rejecting it. Then I found a way to address the true reasons for this rejection—hidden in the implicit memories their bodies carry. That’s when I began offering photo art therapy sessions, and this is how my method “Body Landscapes” was born(2020). Now I am exploring it even further, and if you want to dive into this topic, join my Masterclass and experience it for yourself.
  • Marka Kondrateva
    Certified Art Therapist. Practical Psychologist.
    Family Constellations Facilitator (EISEC). Reiki Master (My Teacher).
    I received my initiation as a shaman.

    I have been in the profession for over 10 years, with the past 5 dedicated to deep work with bodily symptoms, ancestral trauma, and women’s identity.
    In my practice, I have developed my own method and style, allowing us to approach the emotional memory of the body from different angles and release it. I integrate art therapy, shamanic journeys, field and energy work, guided visualizations, and conscious movement.

    Based in Amsterdam.
The body does not understand words, but it remembers everything and shapes your reality. This includes not only the experiences of your early development, but also the traumas of your lineage. Through my method, I open a passage into these realities and offer the possibility of transformation and healing.
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