Biosynthesis encompasses ten main themes and the corresponding theories, methods and practices for each:

Centering
Facing
Grounding
Holding
Bonding
Bounding
Charging
Sounding
Shaping
Valuing

Centering
means to deal with personal values and personal identities. This covers the somatic, psychological and spiritual identity of an individual. The fundamental question in this context is
     “Who am I?

Facing
means the interaction between internal and external goals. In this case the question is
     “Where am I going?”

Grounding
means the development of effective life management strategies, appropriate levels of assertiveness, efficient and compassionate behaviour. The question is
     “How do I get there?”

Holding
concerns the principles of personal boundaries, self-preservation, and security, which in this context refers to the individual and social surroundings. The question is
     “Whom and what can I trust?”

Bonding
aims to encourage contact with others, intersubjectivity, verbal and non-verbal interchange. The question is:
     “Who can I communicate with and how can I improve my contacts?”

Bounding
covers understanding, recognition, or negotiating of one's own or other’s boundaries and borders, both private and public, personal and social. Social conflicts often occur for instance as a result of ambiguities when drawing up territorial boundaries. The question is
     “What and where are my boundaries and how can I approach conflict in a constructive way?”

Charging
offers opportunities to release personal energy from a static or stagnant situation, to arouse vitality and nourish creativity. Question:
     “Where and what are my sources of strength, and how can I improve the uptake, circulation and output of my energy?”

Sounding
links our language with the depths of experience and encourages the ability to listen to others empathetically and to communicate effectively. For this, you must be good at self-reflection, observing inner monologues and mental patterns. The question is
     “How do I communicate?”

Shaping
means finding and developing skills, work opportunities, competence, meaningful and practical areas of application for them, and organisational structures. Question:
     “How can I turn my dreams into reality?”

Valuing
aims for an increased perception of our eco-social environment and an embodied understanding of the roots of our human existence in nature, our effect on the world. Question:
     “What values do I have and how can I behave ethically?”

Biosynthesis addresses the fundamental needs of every individual with respect to physical well-being, psychological experience and spiritual development.

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