Open Up is developing inner work programs for refugees in Africa since 2020. A youth-centric process for improving the (mental) health development of refugees. A passion project for radical regeneration in a supported, participatory space, founded and set out by Katrien Franken. 

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We are on the cusp of a new era of understanding breathwork as therapy. This Open Up clinical scientific research study is set out by Katrien Franken in 2020, and was published in September 2023. We are aiming to deepen our scientific understanding of how breathwork brings about inner change – biologically and psychologically.

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