EUROTAS 2026 Program

An Integrative Journey of Sharing, Reflection, and Transformation

The detailed program for the EUROTAS 2026 Symposium, taking place from May 22 to 24, 2026, at the Hotel Seminário Torre d’Aguilha in Portugal.

Please note: This program is subject to change due to scheduling or organizational reasons

crowd of people sitting on chairs inside room

May

Friday - 22

13:15 – 16:00

Welcome Drink and Sandwiches
(coffee break style)

16:00 – 16:30

Opening with Live Music and Meditation

16:30 – 17:45

Opening Session with
Pier Luigi Lattuada
Mário Resende
Ilja Van de Griend

17:45 - 18:30

1st Talk
Franz Rupert

18:30 - 19:15

2nd Talk
Bernardette Blin

19:15 – 20:00

Music - Experiential Moment

20:00 – 21:30

Dinner

21:30 – 23:00

Event A - Active Meditation - Mário Resende & AlmaSoma

Event B - Healing Practice - Ilja Van de Griend

May

Saturday - 23

07:00 – 08:00

Yoga – Experiential – Meditation

07:00 – 09:00

Breakfast

09:00 - 09:45

1st Talk
Ilja Van de Griend

09:45 - 10:30

2nd Talk
Dana Biechonski Fernandes

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:45

3rd Talk
Rita Ribeiro

11:45 - 12:30

4th Talk

12:30 - 13:00

Music – Experiential Moment

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch

15:00 - 19:00

Event A - Workshops
Event B - Short Lecture Series

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner

21:00

Meditation Concert with
Netanel Goldberg

May

Sunday - 24

07:00 – 08:00

Yoga – Experiential – Meditation
07:00 – 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 09:45
1st Talk
Regina U. Hess
09:45 - 10:30
2nd Talk
10:30 - 11:00
Music – Experiential Moment
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15
3nd Talk
12:15 - 12:45
Formal Closing
12:45 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 17:30
Workshops

Confirmed Speakers & Facilitators

Franz Ruppert

Professor, psychotrauma expert and author, Franz Ruppert explores identity, bonding, and trauma in individuals and family systems worldwide.

Pier Luigi Lattuada

President of EUROTAS, founder of Integral Transpersonal Institute, creator of Biotransenergetics, bridging psychotherapy and ancient traditions

Bernadette Blin

Psychologist, transpersonal psychotherapist, and director of IRETT, integrating bodywork and expanded states into transformative adult trainings.

Ilja van de Griend

Transpersonal psychotherapist, Co-director of AlmaSoma, former EARTh president, trainer in regression, energy healing and pre/perinatal psychotherapy.

Mário Resende

Transpersonal psychotherapist, trainer, and co-director of AlmaSoma, with a background in psychology, philosophy, and clinical hypnosis.

Regina Hess

Clinical psychologist, shamanic practitioner, planetary educator, and sacred activist. Founder of Birthing an Ancient Future and Vice President of ETPA.

Dana Biechonski Fernandes

Somatic psychotherapist, supervisor, teacher, bodyworker, movement teacher, and board member. Somatic psychotherapy-psychomotor research.

Andrea Cardillo

Managing Partner at TPC Leadership Italy, Master Coach (ICF), PhD candidate in Transpersonal Psychology at CIIS, trainer in Grof® Breathwork, expert in psychosynthesis.

Victoria Rose

Pre- and Perinatal Psychology & Health Educator, International Speaker, Sacred Birth Doula, Heal Your Own Birth Guide, Founder Luminous Birth.

Marica Grgurinović

Counseling body psychotherapist, theatre director, trainer. Active in HKPT, EABP & EUROTAS. Works with constellations, arts & shamanic practices.

HUGO MACHADO

Transpersonal therapist and certified trainer. Specialized in hypnotherapy, regression, energy healing. Manager of EUROTAS Symposium 2026.

Rita Ribeiro

Clinical Psychologist, PhD in Psychology, Jungian Analyst, university professor, and president of both the Portuguese Society for Analytical Psychology (SPPA) and the C.G. Jung Institute (IJP).

António Venâncio

Clinical Psychologist, Transpersonal Psychotherapist & EUROTAS Supervisor, Jungian Analyst trainee, co-founder of SPPA and Instituto C. G. Jung Portugal.

Rita Ferreira

Psychotherapist trained in Psychosomatics, Epigenetics, Biosynthesis and Transpersonal Psychotherapy; member of the European Association for Psychotherapy.

Catarina Carvalho

Neo-Reichian Body Psychotherapist based on Biosynthesis, with training in Psychosomatics, Epigenetics, Trauma and Neuroscience; clinical supervisor.

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Franz Ruppert

Short bio:

Franz Ruppert is Professor of Psychology at Munich University of Applied Sciences, a post he has held since 1992. He gained his PhD in Work and Organization Psychology at the Technical University of Munich in 1985.

Since 1995, he has focused on psychotherapeutic work, specifically on the causes of psychosis, schizophrenia, and other forms of severe mental illness. He has combined this with his interest in bonding and attachment theories and modern trauma work, in order to better understand the effects of traumatic events—not only on individuals but on entire bonding systems such as families.

He teaches trauma theory at the University of Applied Sciences, works with individuals, and facilitates workshops in Germany and internationally, including the UK. He also teaches the theory and method at his own institute in Munich. He is the author of several books exploring trauma, identity, and the dynamics of the human psyche.

Email: professor@franz-ruppert.de

Webpage: https://www.franz-ruppert.de

Pier Luigi Lattuada

Short bio:

Pier Luigi Lattuada is the President of EUROTAS and founder of the Integral Transpersonal Institute in Milan.

A medical doctor with a specialization in psychotherapy from Milan State University, he is the creator of Biotransenergetics—an integrative approach that bridges psychology, shamanism, and ancient traditions. His work focuses on Integral Medicine, transpersonal research, and consciousness studies.

With decades of international experience, Pier Luigi trains individuals and groups around the world through seminars, workshops, and a four-year professional training in transpersonal counseling and psychotherapy. He speaks Italian, English, French, and Portuguese.

Email: djirendra@gmail.com

Bernadette Blin

Short bio:

Bernadette Blin is a psychologist, transpersonal psychotherapist, trainer, and author. She is the Director of IRETT (EUROTAS Transpersonal Training Institute) and a long-time Board Member of EUROTAS.

With extensive training in Neo-Reichian therapy, Gestalt, relaxation techniques, and Holotropic Breathwork, she integrates bodywork and expanded states of consciousness into her therapeutic approach. She is deeply committed to activating the inner resources of human beings through transpersonal methods.

Bernadette facilitates workshops, groups, and trainings for adults, working in both French and English.

Webpage: http://www.bernadetteblin.fr; http://www.irett.net

Ilja van de Griend

Short bio:

Ilja van de Griend, 55, is Dutch-born with Portuguese nationality and has been living in Portugal since 2006. She is a transpersonal psychotherapist certified by the European Transpersonal Association and a professional member of the EARTh Association for Regression Therapy, with over 30 years of personal and professional experience in the field of integral development.

A trainer of therapists since 2005, Ilja has extensive training in Regression Therapy (Hans ten Dam, 1999–2002, followed by studies with Michael Newton, Morris Netherton, Roger Woolger, and Trisha Caetano, among others), Energy Therapy (licensed as a Brennan Healing Science Practitioner by the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, 2006–2010), Coaching (trained by the International Coach Academy in 2011 and Alan Seale in 2012), and Baby Therapy (through the Institute for Pre- and Perinatal Education, 2013–2017, and Pre- and Perinatal Educator, APPPAH, 2022).

She completed the Teacher of Presence training with the Eckhart Tolle School of Awakening and became a certified Art Medicine Practitioner in 2023. Ilja is responsible for the training programs in Energetic Techniques and Therapeutic Presence (ETTP) and Pre- and Perinatal Therapy (PPN) at AlmaSoma.

She was the founding president of the EARTh Association for Regression Therapy from 2006 to 2007. Ilja holds a degree in Economics (1994) and is the co-founder and co-director of AlmaSoma since 2006.

Mário Resende

Short bio:

Mário Resende, 59 years old, is a member of the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association, a transpersonal psychotherapist recognized by the European Transpersonal Association, and a certified therapist by the EARTH Association for Regression Therapy. He is a former president of the Luso-Brazilian Transpersonal Association and currently serves as one of the vice-presidents of the Portuguese Federation of Psychotherapy.

He co-founded and has co-directed AlmaSoma since 2006. Mário holds a degree in Philosophy, a master’s in Clinical Psychology, and a postgraduate specialization in Clinical Hypnosis. He was a full-time high school teacher until 2006 and has additional training in Biodynamic Therapy, Waking Dream Analysis, and Active and Social Meditations.

His poetry can be found at: www.marioresende@almasoma.pt.

Regina Hess

Short bio:

Regina U. Hess, Ph.D. (Netherlands/Portugal), is a clinical psychologist from Germany, a shamanic practitioner, a planetary educator, and a sacred activist, holding a Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology (USA/UK). She is the visionary Founder/Director of Birthing an Ancient Future – a Multidisciplinary Council of Peace-Builders – creating global learning spaces where Indigenous knowledges, body-centered transformation, alchemical ceremony, and psychedelic science converge. Guided by Indigenous ethics of Respect, Reciprocity, and Responsibility, her work advocates transpersonal education, planetary healing, and transcultural peace. Dr. Hess is faculty at Alef Trust (UK), serves in leadership roles on the Boards of EUROTAS and the International Transpersonal Association, and is Vice President of ETPA. An international speaker and author, she is a multidimensional, transformative weaver and bridge-builder, committed to the further evolution of sacred planetary consciousness for the benefit of all relations. 

Email: drreginahess@birthinganancientfuture.com

Webpage: www.birthinganancientfuture.com

Dana Biechonski Fernandes

Short bio:

Dana Biechonski Fernandes is a Somatic Psychotherapist and Certified Supervisor from Bodynamic International, the Danish school for somatic developmental psychology. She has maintained a private practice since 2014 and works internationally, supporting people with a wide range of body–mind and psychosomatic symptoms through an embodied, nervous-system-based approach.

In her clinical and teaching work, Dana weaves together somatic psychology, psychomotor research, a deep understanding of the nervous system, and fascia, exploring the relationship between connective tissue, trauma, and regulation — always held with a warm, attuned presence. She is a member of the Fascia Research Society and the European Association for Body Psychotherapy (EABP) and serves on the board of the Association for Bodynamic Psychology (ABP).

Dana’s work is deeply integrative, grounded in parallel professional trainings across psychotherapy, bodywork, and movement education, as well as a long-standing background in transpersonal psychotherapy that began in her teens and shaped the foundation of her path. By bridging hands-on manual work, somatic psychotherapy, and movement awareness, she supports healing through multiple entry points — honoring the body, emotions, and mind as one system.

Within the ABP, Dana contributed to community and professional initiatives, including support groups for Ukrainians during the first year of the war. She is also the creator and facilitator of The Family Playground, a project fostering playful movement and embodied connection between parents and children, and The Playground, a program introducing embodiment practices within psychotherapeutic schools that are often more focused on cognitive or verbal approaches.

Email: dana@heldbydana.com

Webpage: www.heldbydana.com

Andrea Cardillo

Short bio:

I have been working as the Managing Partner of TPC Leadership in Italy since 2011. I have experience in leadership development, group facilitation, team/executive coaching, and transpersonal education with a psychosynthetic approach. My approach blends integral and transpersonal psychology (including psychosynthesis), adult development theory, and appreciative inquiry. I am an ICF credentialed Master Coach. Currently, I am completing a PhD in Psychology (concentration in Integral and Transpersonal Psychology) at the California Institute of Integral Studies. I am also completing my training in Grof® Breathwork and Grof Psychedelic Therapy with Grof Legacy Training Nordic. I have a PhD in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy and have published books and essays in the philosophy of religion and ethics. 

Email: andrea.cardillo1@gmail.com

Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreacardillo/

Victoria Rose

Short bio:

Victoria Rose is a Myofascial Release Therapist, Reiki Master, Sacred Birth Doula and Birth-Keeper Mentor. She’s an international pre- and perinatal educator — specializing in prenatal memory — certified through the Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health and is devoted to protecting the consciousness and sentience of babies from the very begininng of life. Her path has been shaped by years of immersion in indigenous communities and Amazonian healing traditions, apprenticing with elders and wisdom keepers in Hawai‘i, Canada, and Peru. She has several developed pioneering programs—including Transcribing Living Memory, Transform Into Birth, Luminescence Fertility and Pre-Proconception Program and a 9-Month Luminous Birth Practitioner Mentorship Program—guiding individuals and couples through life’s most profound thresholds of conception, pregnancy, and birth. Luminous Birth’s programs transcend the most breakthrough models of fertility, preconception, and prenatal care — embodying the unseen dimensions that sit at the core of cultivating humans who thrive lifelong in love, health, belonging and interconnectedness. 

As the founder of Luminous Birth, Victoria’s mission is to revive family culture on our planet, by re-fertilizing humanity—recognizing that the psycho-neuro-immuno-endocrinological developement of all human beings are informed by our core beliefs about whether or not we’re loved, welcomed, and belong in our family, community and world. Family creation is inseparably linked with the health of Mother Earth, and the flourishing of all sentient life. 

Email: birthingluminousbeings@gmail.com

Webpage: www.luminousbirth.earth

Marica Grgurinović

Short bio:

Marica Grgurinović is a counseling body-oriented psychotherapist, trained at the Center for Integrative Development (CIR), the leading training institute for body psychotherapy in Croatia. She is a member of the teaching team at CIR INTP (Split and Sarajevo) and an active member of HKPT, EABP, and EUROTAS.

With more than 20 years of experience as a theatre director and drama pedagogue, she has supported personal growth through acting techniques and drama pedagogy, fostering creativity, communication, and self-expression. Her background also includes cultural management, production, and teaching performing arts at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split.

In addition to her core psychotherapeutic training, she works extensively with family constellations and shamanic journeys, alongside further education in energy work and tantric practices (International School of Temple Arts). Her approach integrates theatre, puppetry, dance, music, and film with body expression and psychotherapy.

Marica describes art and therapy as the “two legs she walks on in the world,” offering her work with joy, humility, and gratitude in individual sessions, therapies, workshops, lectures, and shared encounters.

Email: maricagrgurinovic@yahoo.co.uk

Website: www.besa.hr

HUGO MACHADO

Short bio:

Hugo Machado is a transpersonal therapist and certified trainer based in Lisbon, Portugal. He works both in person and online, offering individual sessions to clients worldwide. Specialized in hypnotherapy, regression therapy, energy healing, and coaching, he offers a holistic and experiential approach to personal transformation.

Certified by Portugal’s IEFP as a trainer, Hugo is passionate about mentoring and training emerging professionals in the field of transpersonal therapy, with experience in hypnotherapy and regression therapy training programs. He is currently completing his degree in Psychology at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and preparing to pursue a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. He is also deepening his expertise in Transpersonal Psychotherapy at Almasoma Instituto de Transpessoal.

With a strong commitment to integrating psychological science and transpersonal methodologies, Hugo’s approach bridges academic knowledge with expanded states of consciousness and integrative therapeutic methods. He is dedicated to creating safe, transformative spaces where clients can access deeper layers of healing, insight, and meaning. His work includes facilitating expanded-state experiences through practices such as Innerdance and active meditation, always grounded in a robust therapeutic framework.

Over the past decade, Hugo has served as a manager and CEO in the corporate world. He now brings that leadership and strategic vision into the field of psychology and consciousness work. His mission is to help individuals reconnect with their inner potential and live with greater presence, clarity, and purpose. He is actively involved in the international transpersonal community and currently serves as Executive Manager of the 8th International EUROTAS Symposium, to be held in Portugal in May 2026.

Email: geral@hugomachado.pt

Webpage: www.hugomachado.pt

Rita Ribeiro

Short bio:

Rita Ribeiro is a Clinical Psychologist since 1999, holds a PhD in Psychology, and is a Jungian Analyst. She teaches at university level and currently serves as President of both the Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia Analítica (SPPA) and the Instituto C. G. Jung (IJP).

Email: consultorio@ritaribeiro.pt

Webpage: www.ritaribeiro.pt

António Venâncio

Short bio:

António Venâncio is a Clinical Psychologist, Transpersonal Psychotherapist and EUROTAS Supervisor. Jungian Analyst trainee (SPPA, IJP, SEPA, IAAP) and founding member of the Portuguese Society for Analytical Psychology (SPPA) and the Instituto C. G. Jung Portugal (IJP).

Webpage:: www.antoniovenancio.com

Rita Ferreira

Short bio:

Rita Ferreira is a Psychotherapist trained in Psychosomatics, Epigenetics, Biosynthesis, Body Psychotherapy and Transpersonal Psychotherapy, with a degree in Zootechnical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Engineering and Technology Management. Rita is a member of the European Association for Psychotherapy.

Email: escolaportuguesadebiossintese@gmail.com

Webpage: https://www.escolaportuguesadebiossintese.com/

Catarina Carvalho

Biografia

Catarina Carvalho is a neo-Reichian Body Psychotherapist based on Biosynthesis, with a degree in Social and Organizational Psychology and a master’s degree in Music Therapy, with complementary training in Psychosomatics, Epigenetics, Trauma and Neuroscience. Catarina is a clinical supervisor.

Email:: escolaportuguesadebiossintese@gmail.com

Webpage: https://www.escolaportuguesadebiossintese.com/

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