Open Up with Katrien Franken

Please introduce yourself…? Open Up, with Katrien Franken. I am a breath worker, passionate yogi, visual artist with a soft spot for writing.

What are you bringing to Exhale? Individual breath work sessions — to release energetic and emotional ‘stuckness’ by overwhelming the conscious, controlling mind and allowing the body’s natural healing intelligence to take over. In comfortable clothes, lying on your back with your eyes closed, I’ll connect you with the rhythm of your breath, to enter a non-ordinary state of consciousness. This state activates the natural inner healing process of the psyche, bringing you in a particular set of internal experiences. It can be a powerful experience as it relies on your trust to let yourself go. I work intuitively, using different techniques and stimulate and guide the process by massaging parts of your body, particularly the abdomen regions. We end the session with a time of “stillness”, to give your body & mind the opportunity to adjust to the biological and energetic changes.

Why do you Stretch and Breath? I long for the world to Open Up, to connect with the heart and experience what it is to fully relax into the body, into the moment, into oneself.

Favourite type of yoga? I’m in love with Yin yoga. Better than a warm bath!

Any camping tips for the festival? Explore, spread out & stay close.