Unni Heim (born 1968) is the founder of Biodanza® Norway. Since 2006 she has been teaching Biodanza® regularly in Norway. She has also been teaching in Sweden and Holland. In Norway she is running her own groups as well as teaching for clients like Norwegian Institute of Psychosynthesis, The Norwegian Cancer Society, The Norwegian Doula school, The association for gynecological canser in Oslo and the Norwegian Psycho Synthesis Association.

Professional background
Unni is a Psychosynthesis therapist from the Norwegian Institute of Psychosynthesis (NIP, 4-year), and Biodanza® teacher from Biodanza® Sistema Rolando Toro School of Biodanza® in Amsterdam (3-years). In addition, she has a Master of Science degree from NTNU (Norwegian University of Science & Technology). Within the Biodanza system, she has the following specialization:

• ·         Clinical Biodanza-Mental health           Teacher: Rolando Toro
• ·         Clinical Biodanza-somatic disorders    Teacher: Rolando Toro
• ·         Biodanza® in nature                           Teacher: Eliane Matuk
• ·         Biodanza® with voice and percussion     Teacher: Sergio Cruz

Other relevant theraputic tools:

• Daily practice of Qi gong og Tai chi (2001-2005)
• Reconnctive Healing level 1 og 2 (2006)
• Unified Reiki level 1 og 2 (Usui traditional, Usui Tibetan and Usni Japanese) (2008)
• Trainer of the program ”Chronic Disease Self Management Program” (CMSMP) developed at  Stanford University, USA

Relevant self-development training from the business sector:

            Relational colaboration    (LärData, Sweeden)

            Workshop facilitation       (CapGemini Norway)

            Coaching                         (CapGeimini Norway)

            Conflict management       (CapGemini University Paris)

            Negotiation skills             (CapGemini University Paris)

            Rhetoric skills                    (Logografia. Sweeden)

Until 2000, worked Unni in international communication projects (Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Norway) including consulting, management, quality assurance, coaching and training.

Since 2004 she has run her own practice as a therapist in Oslo. In her work as a therapist, she uses conversation, energy therapies (including Unified Reiki), touch, meditation, mindfulness (psychology of the heart), visualizations, body-oriented therapy and more.

Personal background

Unni is originally from Tromsø –Northern-Norway. Growing up she was engaged in the local music scene. She played several instruments, teaching younger musicians, and was the concertmaster of Tromsø Youth Orchestra in the late 80's.

After living in Tromsø, Narvik, Trondheim and Rome (Italy), she moved to Oslo in 1995, where she started her career in the consulting industry.

In 2000, Unni was struck by serious illness, and life took a new turn. She therefore has a deep personal experience with all the methods she uses, and have even seen how the various approaches are helping to create healing on all levels.

Read about Unnis own story:

"In 2000 I was struck by serious illness. I got M.E. and cancer. For long periods of time I could hardly walk or talk. This changed my life totally. I explored many methods and met many wonderful people on my road to recovery again (including qi gong, acupuncture, psychosynthesis, and Reiki). All these have in different way contributed towards healing.

In 2003 I came in contact with Biodanza®. I knew right away that this was a good tool for overall, holistic health. I decided therefore to dance as much as possible to see what it did to me. In 3.5 years I danced regularly include in Amsterdam. Each time I got more and more energy, and I felt inner warmth grow inside me. The warmth felt very integrated with everything I am, and with the environment around me. Qualities such as strength, robustness, sensitivity, peace, harmony, relaxed, happy, presence and confidence became stronger and stronger in me. In short, I experienced life around me and myself as intensely alive!

One of the strengths of Biodanza® is the way we balance activity and vitality with relaxation, surrender and sensitivity. The endocrine system is affected positively (the hormones calming us down and bring a feeling of well-being is activated). In addition, Biodanza® is not just something you do alone, but you also relates in a loving way with the other group participants, which gives much more energy and meaning than ignoring the potential for human contact.

The best medicine for mankind is other humans and nature. All we need to allow ourselves to open up for it! "