"Emotions leave traces – even in the face. Those who can read them see more than just expression. They recognize what’s been lived."
What you’ll learn about emotional traces in the face
In this 2.5-day training, you’ll learn how emotional experiences and frequently felt primary emotions can leave lasting traces in the face – as expressions of inner patterns, protection, or blockage. You’ll develop a trained eye for emotional imprints without judging, and strengthen your ability to accompany others with presence and care.
Emotions leave their mark – sometimes deeply visible. Repeated emotions that had no outlet may settle into the face: as fine lines, deep wrinkles, or frozen areas of expression.
In this training, you will learn to read such signs with mindfulness for the underlying experience.
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Understand facial lines and areas of expression as visible traces of emotional experience – and recognize the deeper patterns behind them
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Confidently identify primary emotions like anger, fear, sadness, disgust, joy & more in the face
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Detect warning signals from the body that show up in the face
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Decode emotional defense mechanisms
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Gently classify expressions of emotional imprinting
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Find compassionate language for deep and respectful support
This training is an invitation to recognize emotional depth in the face – with appreciation, nuance, and professional relevance for your work with people.
How This Will Impact You
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See more deeply: Recognize emotional backgrounds without analyzing
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Speak mindfully: Find words for what’s invisible
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Support with appreciation: Respond to what you see – consciously and professionally
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Understand yourself: Revisit your own story with fresh eyes
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Gain clarity: Better understand emotional dynamics
How I Work
In the Advanced Training, it’s not just about recognizing. It’s about sensing, understanding, and connecting. You learn through real encounters, deep observation, and mindful exchange with others. This creates space for trust, clarity, and growth – in yourself and in those you support. You’ll experience all of this in the world’s first hybrid Face Reading training.
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Analysis of real faces with emotional depth
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Practice readings and group reflection
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You combine Face Reading with the Needs Matrix™, the Big Five, and the DISC model
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Connection with your prior knowledge from the Foundation Training “Reading Personality and Strengths in the Face”
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Persönliches Feedback & achtsames Lernfeld
❗Prerequisite for participating in the Advanced Training:
This training builds on the Foundation Training “Reading Personality and Strengths in the Face.” Participation in the Foundation Training is required in order to attend this module.
You’ll be amazed at how much depth becomes visible when you learn to recognize emotional traces in the face – and allow yourself to be touched in the process. The way you see others will change. And so will the way you see yourself.
What You’ll Be Able to Do
After the Training
RECOGNIZE
See emotional traces in the face – even where they’ve settled in the form of wrinkles
UNDERSTAND
Recognize lived emotions and protective patterns
CONNECT
Link what you see with psychological understanding
ENCOURAGE
Strengthen people – with depth and respect
TRUST
Speak mindfully and confidently about sensitive topics
Why This Topic Matters So Deeply
Some wrinkles speak volumes – once you learn to truly perceive what you see.
Not every emotion we’ve experienced was allowed to be expressed. Some were held back, others suppressed – out of protection, conditioning, or simply because there was no space for them. But what couldn’t be expressed on the inside often leaves traces on the outside: in muscle tone, facial expression, or subtle tension.
These traces don’t tell diagnoses – they tell stories. And they’re not necessarily age-related. They reveal what someone has felt again and again – and perhaps never found words for.
Each primary emotion – whether anger, fear, sadness, or joy – carries its own direction. It wants to protect, move, set boundaries, or connect.
When we begin to understand and integrate this emotional energy, clarity emerges – and often, new vitality and a deeper sense of agency.
Face Reading in this context means: not judging, but understanding. Not interpreting, but perceiving. That’s what makes this training so special: it opens the door to emotional depth that doesn’t have to be spoken – and yet can be seen.
What You’ll Learn
About Yourself
You don’t just read others – you begin to see yourself on a new level. This training opens a space where you can gently explore your own emotional patterns – without judgment, but with deep insight.
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You recognize which emotions have shaped your own life
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You discover recurring patterns in your facial expression
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You sense where protective strategies have shaped you – and where you can begin to let them go
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You find words for feelings that may have only shown up as tension
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You strengthen your expressive power and inner clarity
This awareness not only changes the way you see others – it also transforms the way you relate to yourself. And that’s exactly where true growth begins.
Overview of Contents
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Deepening the foundations of Face Reading
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Recognizing primary emotions – and understanding how they point to unmet or fulfilled needs
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Facial features related to suppressed or fixed emotions
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Body language and emotional defense strategies
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Understanding and naming signs of inner blocks
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Using mindful language when addressing sensitive topics
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Exercises, case studies, and practical sessions
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Face Reading certificate
Who Is This Training For?
Ideal for anyone who supports people on a deeper level:
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Coaches, alternative practitioners, and medical professionals
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People with experience in personal development
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Those with sensitivity for emotional processes
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Professionals in counseling, healing, or leadership roles
Format, Dates & Price
Duration: 2.5 days
Schedule (CEST – Central European Summer Time):
Day 1: 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Day 2: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Day 3: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Format: In-person training + hybrid live online access
Location: Neuhaus Face Reading Institute
Bergstraße 1, 65558 Hirschberg (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis), Germany
→ Hybrid: Join on-site or online via Zoom
Training Fee: 650 €
(incl. VAT & catering, excl. accommodation)
The price applies equally to in-person and hybrid online participation.
→ Hybrid Explained – Here’s how it works
➝ Info on Travel & Accommodation
The training location is centrally situated in 65558 Hirschberg (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis), Germany – easily accessible by car or train. For accommodation tips and full travel details, click here: View all info on travel & accommodation
Note on participation
This training is not a therapeutic self-exploration format. It is intended for emotionally stable individuals with experience in self-reflection. ➝ A brief pre-session may be part of the registration process.
Your Next Step in the Advanced Training "Emotions in the Face – Traces of Lived Experience"
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Feedback from Previous Trainings
Thomas F., systemic coach
“What I learned here is hard to put into words – but I’ve seen people with completely different eyes ever since. A face reveals so much more than I ever imagined.”
Jasmin R., alternative practitioner for psychotherapy
“These two days gave me more than just knowledge – they opened up a whole new, deeper way of seeing people and what they’ve been through. I can now support my clients on a completely different level.”
Marie K., psychologist
“I thought I had been working deeply with people for a long time – but this training opened a new door. I now see how much the face also reflects the untold stories.”
