NSI® presentation
Somatic Experiencing® profile
Resonator®
Marek Bureš
Five decades in six chapters
- 1969 – 1973
The beginning of my search
My search began in the late 1960s – a search to understand my own trauma and, eventually, myself. It took me to the New York Institute of Technology, at the meeting point of psychology and business, and on to Nassau Community College and Adelphi University. Back then I could not have imagined that this path would later shape my somatic practice.
- 1974 – early 1990s
The Esalen experience
In 1974 my path led me to the cliffs of Big Sur and the Esalen Institute. Between ocean and redwoods I learned Gestalt with Dick Price, bone work with Dr. Matthew McKinley and Radix with Laura Dillon, and Stan Grof’s spiritual and existential perspectives widened my understanding – from Rolfing to breathwork, chakra work and emotional process.
- 1980s – early 1990s
The alchemy of touch
Like a smith carefully joining different metals, I began to shape my experiences into my own body-oriented approach – through chiropractic impulses, trigger point work, craniosacral approaches and applied kinesiology with teachers such as Lauren Berry, Dub Leigh, Jim Asher and Dr. Jack Downing. Esalen® massage, with Edward Maupin, Dr. Lenore Jones and Dr. Don Johnson, became a central space of experience.
- 1990s – early 2000s
The path of the heart
My work turned increasingly toward its inner dimension: emotional process with Robert Augustus Masters, encounters with Daya Harris, meditation with Jack Kornfield, and The Human Element by Will & Alish Schutz – I became a Licensed Human Element Practitioner (LHEP™). In this phase, Neural Somatic Integration® began to take shape.
- Early 2000s – 2019
International teaching and practice
NSI® matured into its own somatic approach. Training in Somatic Experiencing® with Dr. Peter Levine and Sivananda yoga teacher training deepened my work. I led workshops and trainings across Europe, North and South America and Asia – every encounter a space of mutual learning.
- 2019 – today
The Black Forest era
In 2019 I followed the call of nature and settled in the Black Forest. Like a tree that finds its place after years of movement, a quiet space for practice and experience grew here – for individual sessions, supervision, retreats and teaching, carried by nature, presence and continuous development.
