Increasing Energy in Daily Life
A morning of Breema — supporting health, vitality, and enthusiasm for life.
Reserve Your Place or call 510-455-8008
Access an inner vitality that lifts you up—anytime, anywhere.
We all have an innate supply of energy available to us. Sometimes, for whatever reason, we experience that our energy is easily depleted, and it can be a challenge to get back to feeling well. When we feel drained, we can also feel hopeless. This hopelessness is rooted in the fear that things will never improve.
Breema bodywork, Self-Breema exercises, and the Nine Principles of Harmony offer a new way of moving, thinking, and feeling—and an experience of positivity and vitality that lifts you up.
What to Expect
Breema Bodywork Workshop
With Jon Schreiber, DC, Alexandra Johnson, MD and Dena Ehrlich, LMFT. Learn and practice a variety of somatic movement and partner Breema bodywork exercises designed to revitalize the body, calm the nervous system, and bring body, mind, and feelings into harmony.
- Give and receive nurturing and vitalizing bodywork in a supportive atmosphere
- Learn and practice Self-Breema movement exercises for mental, physical, and emotional balancing—simple exercises that you can take home and return to anywhere, at any time.
- Discover areas of your life where you drain energy, along with practical tools and principles that can increase your vitality and focus
- CEUs available through the Breema Center (RN, CMT, LMFT)
Self-Breema for Daily Life
Self-Breema movement exercises for mental, physical, and emotional balancing—simple practices you can take home and return to any time your energy needs a lift.
Working With Fatigue
Interested in a functional medicine perspective for managing fatigue? Go deeper with a private integrative-medicine session with Alexandra Johnson, MD—a personalized look at your energy, vitality, and next steps beyond the workshop. Discover practical starting points for increasing energy through your diet, lifestyle, herbs, supplements, and daily interactions.
Learn More About the Optional Add-On ↓Three Practitioners, One Morning
Jon Schreiber, DC
Director of the Breema Center in Oakland and senior Breema instructor. Has practiced and taught Breema internationally for decades, offering personal bodywork sessions and instruction in Self-Breema and the Nine Principles of Harmony.
Alexandra Johnson, MD
Family physician and staff Breema instructor combining western and integrative medicine with Breema bodywork. Practices in Oakland and Santa Cruz, and has an active international teaching schedule.
Dena Ehrlich, LMFT
Trauma-informed somatic therapist and certified Breema practitioner and Self-Breema instructor whose integrative approach includes expressive arts, sandtray therapy, and herbalism.
Details
- Date
- Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Time
- 10am–1pm
- Location
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Hummingbird Valley
1690 Glen Canyon Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 - Format
- Half-day, in-person
- Registration
- Via the Breema Center
- CEUs
- Via the Breema Center (RN, CMT, LMFT)
Please come ready to sit, move, and work on a well-padded floor, and to trade bodywork with others. Wear comfortable, loose clothing.
Questions About the Day
Could the morning be too much for me?
The half-day workshop is structured to support and increase your energy — not deplete it. Breema and Self-Breema are nurturing and supportive, not effortful, and much of the morning is seated and reflective.
Do I need any experience with Breema?
No experience needed. The morning workshop offers an introduction to Breema and the Nine Principles of Harmony, and is accessible for complete beginners as well as those with prior experience.
Is it physically demanding?
Breema bodywork is practiced on a well-padded floor, and movements are nurturing and supportive. You'll need to be comfortable sitting and moving on the floor, but the practice itself is designed to nourish rather than exert. The Principles of No Force and No Hurry/No Pause support you to discover your natural rhythm. When you move with the natural rhythm of the body, you receive energy as you participate.
Can I still work with Dr. Johnson or receive bodywork?
Yes. While the retreat itself is a half-day workshop, you can add a private integrative-medicine session with Alexandra Johnson, MD, and retreat attendees can book follow-up Breema bodywork with Jon Schreiber, DC or Alexandra Johnson, MD at a 20% discount. Both are scheduled separately — see "Continue Your Journey" below.
What should I bring?
Comfortable, loose clothing you can sit and move in. You may want to bring water and a light snack for the morning.
Reserve Your Place
The half-day workshop runs 10am–1pm. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged.
Register at the Breema Center →Questions? Call 510-455-8008 or email admin@alexandrajohnsonmd.com
