{"id":40,"date":"2014-07-22T13:41:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T13:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agoracademie.com\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:09:41","slug":"definition-sophrologie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00e9finition de la sophrologie : \u00e9tymologie, origine et histoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/definition-sophrologie.jpg\" alt=\"D\u00e9finition sophrologie : quelle est l'\u00e9tymologie, l'origine et l'histoire de cette m\u00e9thode ?\" class=\"wp-image-16903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/definition-sophrologie.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/definition-sophrologie-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La sophrologie : une m\u00e9thode fond\u00e9e sur l\u2019\u00e9tude et l\u2019harmonie de la conscience<\/figcaption><\/figure><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Sommaire<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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>D\u00e9finition de la sophrologie en quelques mots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Que_signifie_le_mot_%C2%AB_sophrologie_%C2%BB\" >Que signifie le mot \u00ab sophrologie \u00bb ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Qui_a_cree_la_sophrologie\" >Qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 la sophrologie ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Pourquoi_Caycedo_cree-t-il_le_mot_%C2%AB_sophrologie_%C2%BB\" >Pourquoi Caycedo cr\u00e9e-t-il le mot \u00ab sophrologie \u00bb ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#La_rencontre_avec_Binswanger_et_la_phenomenologie\" >La rencontre avec Binswanger et la ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Les_influences_du_yoga_et_de_la_meditation\" >Les influences du yoga et de la m\u00e9ditation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Les_premieres_annees_de_la_sophrologie\" >Les premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es de la sophrologie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Quelle_est_la_definition_de_la_sophrologie_aujourdhui\" >Quelle est la d\u00e9finition de la sophrologie aujourd\u2019hui ?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Pour_aller_plus_loin\" >Pour aller plus loin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Que_dit_la_science\" >Que dit la science&nbsp;?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Devenez_sophrologue\" >Devenez sophrologue !<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#En_resume\" >En r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#FAQ_%E2%80%93_Definition_de_la_sophrologie\" >FAQ \u2013 D\u00e9finition de la sophrologie<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Que_signifie_le_mot_sophrologie\" >Que signifie le mot sophrologie ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Qui_a_cree_la_sophrologie-2\" >Qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 la sophrologie ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Pourquoi_Alfonso_Caycedo_a-t-il_cree_la_sophrologie\" >Pourquoi Alfonso Caycedo a-t-il cr\u00e9\u00e9 la sophrologie ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Quelles_sont_les_origines_de_la_sophrologie\" >Quelles sont les origines de la sophrologie ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#La_sophrologie_est-elle_une_science\" >La sophrologie est-elle une science ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/definition-sophrologie\/#Quelle_est_la_difference_entre_sophrologie_et_relaxation\" >Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre sophrologie et relaxation ?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition_de_la_sophrologie_en_quelques_mots\"><\/span>D\u00e9finition de la sophrologie en quelques mots<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La sophrologie est une m\u00e9thode fond\u00e9e sur l\u2019\u00e9tude et l\u2019entra\u00eenement de la conscience, qui s\u2019appuie notamment sur la relaxation corporelle et la d\u00e9tente mentale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le mot \u00ab sophrologie \u00bb vient du grec et peut \u00eatre traduit traditionnellement par <strong>\u00ab science de l\u2019harmonie de la conscience \u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais que signifie pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment ce terme ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 la sophrologie et dans quel contexte ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour comprendre la d\u00e9finition de la sophrologie, il est int\u00e9ressant de revenir \u00e0 l\u2019origine du mot et \u00e0 l\u2019histoire de cette m\u00e9thode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Que_signifie_le_mot_%C2%AB_sophrologie_%C2%BB\"><\/span>Que signifie le mot \u00ab sophrologie \u00bb ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le mot <strong>sophrologie<\/strong> est compos\u00e9 de trois racines grecques :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SOS<\/strong> : harmonie, tranquille, serein ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PHREN<\/strong> : esprit, conscience ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LOGOS<\/strong> : science, \u00e9tude.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On peut donc r\u00e9sumer l&rsquo;\u00e9tymologie de la sophrologie par l&rsquo;expression :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>La science de l\u2019harmonie de la conscience.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019est \u00e9galement une formulation attribu\u00e9e \u00e0 Alfonso Caycedo, cr\u00e9ateur de la sophrologie :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00ab \u00c9cole \u00e9tudiant la conscience humaine en harmonie. \u00bb<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette d\u00e9finition permet d\u00e9j\u00e0 de comprendre l\u2019importance accord\u00e9e \u00e0 la conscience dans la d\u00e9marche sophrologique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qui_a_cree_la_sophrologie\"><\/span>Qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 la sophrologie ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le mot \u00ab sophrologie \u00bb est cr\u00e9\u00e9 en <strong>1960 par Alfonso Caycedo<\/strong>, neuropsychiatre n\u00e9 en Colombie en 1932.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c9tudiant en m\u00e9decine, Caycedo souhaite devenir psychiatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mais il est rapidement r\u00e9volt\u00e9 par certaines techniques th\u00e9rapeutiques utilis\u00e9es \u00e0 son \u00e9poque, notamment le coma insulinique et l\u2019\u00e9lectrochoc, qu\u2019il juge inhumaines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il envisage alors un instant d\u2019abandonner cette voie m\u00e9dicale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019est dans ce contexte qu\u2019il d\u00e9couvre <strong>l\u2019hypnose clinique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tr\u00e8s vite, il prend cependant conscience des limites de l\u2019hypnose et de la m\u00e9fiance que peut susciter ce terme, parfois associ\u00e9 dans l\u2019esprit du public \u00e0 la magie ou \u00e0 des pratiques occultes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il cherche donc \u00e0 cr\u00e9er une nouvelle approche et, avec elle, un nouveau vocabulaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pourquoi_Caycedo_cree-t-il_le_mot_%C2%AB_sophrologie_%C2%BB\"><\/span>Pourquoi Caycedo cr\u00e9e-t-il le mot \u00ab sophrologie \u00bb ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019id\u00e9e de Caycedo est notamment de pouvoir travailler sur la conscience dans un cadre diff\u00e9rent de celui associ\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019hypnose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il emprunte alors \u00e0 la langue grecque les trois racines qui vont former le mot <strong>sophrologie<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>sos<\/strong>, pour l\u2019harmonie et la s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9 ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>phren<\/strong>, pour l\u2019esprit et la conscience ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>logos<\/strong>, pour l\u2019\u00e9tude ou la science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le terme permet ainsi de d\u00e9signer une d\u00e9marche centr\u00e9e sur l\u2019\u00e9tude de la conscience humaine dans une recherche d\u2019harmonie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pourquoi un nouveau terme&nbsp;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parce qu\u2019il ne correspond \u00e0 rien d&rsquo;autre qu\u2019\u00e0 une nouvelle d\u00e9finition, ce qui permet d\u2019investir un nouveau champ sans aucune confusion ou m\u00eame comparaison directe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La d\u00e9finition de la sophrologie est donc directement li\u00e9e \u00e0 son histoire et \u00e0 la volont\u00e9 de son fondateur de proposer une nouvelle mani\u00e8re d&rsquo;aborder la conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_rencontre_avec_Binswanger_et_la_phenomenologie\"><\/span>La rencontre avec Binswanger et la ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apr\u00e8s sa r\u00e9ussite \u00e0 l\u2019examen de psychiatrie, Alfonso Caycedo se rend en Suisse afin de rencontrer <strong>Ludwig Binswanger<\/strong>, consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme l\u2019un des grands repr\u00e9sentants de la ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie en psychiatrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voici ce que Caycedo nous dit de l\u2019enseignement de ce ma\u00eetre :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00ab J\u2019ai appris cet art difficile d\u2019observer les ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes, de tenter, d\u2019une part, de les conna\u00eetre, d\u2019autre part, de les comprendre peut-\u00eatre et enfin de les aimer \u00bb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie d\u00e9veloppe notamment une attitude consistant \u00e0 faire en premier lieu table rase des concepts ant\u00e9rieurs, \u00e0 suspendre ensuite son jugement et \u00e0 focaliser son attention sur l\u2019objet de la recherche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette philosophie influencera profond\u00e9ment Caycedo dans la cr\u00e9ation des techniques sophrologiques et dans sa mani\u00e8re d\u2019entrer en contact avec ses patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Troubles-psychosomatiques-et-yoga.jpg\" alt=\"D\u00e9finition de la sophrologie : le yoga\" class=\"wp-image-5321\" title=\"D\u00e9finition de la sophrologie : le yoga\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Troubles-psychosomatiques-et-yoga.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Troubles-psychosomatiques-et-yoga-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Troubles-psychosomatiques-et-yoga-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Troubles-psychosomatiques-et-yoga-624x390.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rassurez-vous, ce n&rsquo;est pas de la sophrologie mais du yoga \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Les_influences_du_yoga_et_de_la_meditation\"><\/span>Les influences du yoga et de la m\u00e9ditation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La construction de la sophrologie ne s\u2019arr\u00eate pas \u00e0 la ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La femme de Caycedo, adepte du yoga, lui fait d\u00e9couvrir plusieurs ouvrages consacr\u00e9s \u00e0 cette discipline mill\u00e9naire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il constate que les yogis travaillent eux aussi sur la conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caycedo entreprend alors d\u2019\u00e9tudier les techniques yogiques en Inde pendant deux ans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il se dirige ensuite vers le nord de l\u2019Inde afin de rencontrer des Tib\u00e9tains qui, depuis l\u2019invasion de leur pays par la Chine, ont trouv\u00e9 refuge dans ces r\u00e9gions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les moines tib\u00e9tains se montrent toutefois beaucoup plus r\u00e9ticents \u00e0 transmettre leurs techniques de m\u00e9ditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Craignant que Caycedo ne d\u00e9nature ensuite la tradition bouddhique, ils ne lui enseignent que quelques exercices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il termine enfin son p\u00e9riple au Japon o\u00f9, guid\u00e9 par les Roshis de diff\u00e9rents monast\u00e8res, il d\u00e9couvre l\u2019enseignement du zen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces diff\u00e9rentes exp\u00e9riences vont contribuer \u00e0 la construction de la sophrologie et de ses techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Les_premieres_annees_de_la_sophrologie\"><\/span>Les premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es de la sophrologie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les s\u00e9jours successifs de Caycedo en Europe et en Asie participent ainsi \u00e0 la construction progressive d&rsquo;une nouvelle approche de la conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au fil des ann\u00e9es, la sophrologie \u00e9volue et se diffuse progressivement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En <strong>1970<\/strong>, alors que la sophrologie commence \u00e0 se d\u00e9velopper largement, les techniques qui constituent aujourd&rsquo;hui son r\u00e9pertoire ne sont pas encore toutes pr\u00e9sentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Puis, en <strong>1977<\/strong>, Caycedo ouvre la sophrologie aux professions non m\u00e9dicales, avec une double volont\u00e9 : permettre une diffusion plus large de l\u2019entra\u00eenement sophrologique et lui donner \u00e9galement une dimension pr\u00e9ventive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La sophrologie commence alors \u00e0 int\u00e9resser notamment les :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>sages-femmes,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>kin\u00e9sith\u00e9rapeutes,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p\u00e9dagogues,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ainsi que les animateurs sociaux.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quelle_est_la_definition_de_la_sophrologie_aujourdhui\"><\/span>Quelle est la d\u00e9finition de la sophrologie aujourd\u2019hui ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La d\u00e9finition de la sophrologie ne se limite donc pas \u00e0 la traduction de son nom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historiquement, elle d\u00e9signe une d\u00e9marche centr\u00e9e sur la conscience humaine, dont la construction a \u00e9t\u00e9 influenc\u00e9e par la psychiatrie, la ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie, l\u2019hypnose, le yoga et diff\u00e9rentes traditions m\u00e9ditatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On peut ainsi retenir une d\u00e9finition simple :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>La sophrologie est une m\u00e9thode d\u2019\u00e9tude et d\u2019entra\u00eenement de la conscience, visant notamment \u00e0 favoriser une relation plus harmonieuse entre le corps et l\u2019esprit.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Son histoire explique \u00e9galement pourquoi la sophrologie s\u2019est progressivement d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e dans des contextes tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pour_aller_plus_loin\"><\/span>Pour aller plus loin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette d\u00e9finition vous permet de mieux comprendre <strong>ce que signifie le terme sophrologie et comment cette m\u00e9thode est n\u00e9e<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si vous souhaitez maintenant d\u00e9couvrir <strong>concr\u00e8tement ce qu\u2019est la sophrologie, ses principes, ses techniques, ses diff\u00e9rentes approches et ses applications<\/strong>, veuillez consulter notre article :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/qu-est-ce-que-la-sophrologie\/\">Qu&rsquo;est-ce que la sophrologie&nbsp;?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Que_dit_la_science\"><\/span><strong>Que dit la science&nbsp;?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les \u00e9tudes sont \u00e9tonnamment tr\u00e8s rares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cependant, bien que <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inserm.fr\/rapport\/evaluation-de-lefficacite-et-de-la-securite-de-la-sophrologie-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">le rapport d&rsquo;\u00e9valuation de l&rsquo;Inserm<\/a> souligne le manque d&rsquo;\u00e9tudes cliniques d&rsquo;envergure, il met en lumi\u00e8re des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices notables sur la gestion du stress et l&rsquo;anxi\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ce qui est d\u00e9j\u00e0 un premier pas vers une potentielle reconnaissance scientifique \u00e0 venir.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"devenez-sophrologue\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Devenez_sophrologue\"><\/span>Devenez sophrologue !<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vous avez compris avec cet article d\u00e9finition sophrologie que cette m\u00e9thode est faites pour vous et vous souhaitez vous y former pour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/academie\/devenir-sophrologue\">devenir sophrologue<\/a> ou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/academie\/sophroanalyse\">sophronalyste<\/a> ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors d\u00e9couvrez d\u00e8s maintenant notre programme en ligne et \u00e0 distance, puis posez toutes vos questions \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/accueil\/equipe\/laurent-bertrel\">Laurent Bertrel<\/a> (le sophrologue formateur \u00e0 l&rsquo;origine de ce programme et l&rsquo;auteur de cette d\u00e9finition de la sophrologie).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laurent vous r\u00e9pondra g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement dans la journ\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"En_resume\"><\/span>En r\u00e9sum\u00e9<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sophrologie<\/strong> vient traditionnellement de trois racines grecques :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SOS + PHREN + LOGOS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>soit <strong>\u00ab science de l\u2019harmonie de la conscience \u00bb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le terme est cr\u00e9\u00e9 en 1960 par <strong>Alfonso Caycedo<\/strong>, neuropsychiatre, dans le contexte de ses recherches autour de la conscience et de nouvelles approches en psychiatrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/qu-est-ce-que-l-hypnose-ericksonienne\/\">l\u2019hypnose<\/a>, le yoga, les pratiques <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/qu-est-ce-que-la-meditation-zen\/\">m\u00e9ditatives tib\u00e9taines et le zen japonais<\/a> ont notamment influenc\u00e9 la construction de sa d\u00e9marche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aujourd\u2019hui, la sophrologie est principalement connue comme une m\u00e9thode d\u2019accompagnement et d\u2019entra\u00eenement de la conscience, fond\u00e9e notamment sur la relation entre le corps et l\u2019esprit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-magic-content-box-content-box aligncenter magic-content-box-dd68b713-b178-4 magic-content-box-contentBox block-wrapper-background 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src=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/apprendre-a-s-aimer.jpg\" alt=\"Formation \u00e0 distance pour devenir sophrologue\" class=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"magic-content-box-section-wrapper magic-content-box-mainheader-wrap\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-section-header-wrapper magic-content-box-blocks\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-section-head-wrap magic-content-box-style1 magic-content-box-center\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-title-wrapper\"><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash magic-content-box-upper-dash\"><\/span><h4 class=\"magic-content-box-title\">Devenez sophrologue<\/h4><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash magic-content-box-lower-dash\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"magic-content-box-subtitle-wrapper\"><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash magic-content-box-upper-dash\"><\/span><p class=\"magic-content-box-subtitle\">Formation 100 % \u00e0 distance<\/p><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash 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(max-width:767px){.magic-content-box-938ae377-bf1d-4 .magic-content-box-section-head-wrap .magic-content-box-title{font-size:undefinedpx}.magic-content-box-938ae377-bf1d-4 .magic-content-box-section-head-wrap .magic-content-box-subtitle{font-size:undefinedpx}.magic-content-box-938ae377-bf1d-4 .magic-content-box-block-button span{font-size:undefinedpx}.magic-content-box-938ae377-bf1d-4 .magic-content-box-block-button i{font-size:px}}<\/style><div class=\"content-wrapper-inner\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-content-wrapper magic-content-box-blocks reverse-img style-3\"><div class=\"content-img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/daseinsanalyse_analyse_existentielle.jpg\" alt=\"Formation \u00e0 distance pour devenir sophroanalyste\" class=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"magic-content-box-section-wrapper magic-content-box-mainheader-wrap\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-section-header-wrapper magic-content-box-blocks\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-section-head-wrap magic-content-box-style1 magic-content-box-center\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-title-wrapper\"><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash magic-content-box-upper-dash\"><\/span><h4 class=\"magic-content-box-title\">Devenez sophroanalyste<\/h4><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash magic-content-box-lower-dash\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"magic-content-box-subtitle-wrapper\"><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash magic-content-box-upper-dash\"><\/span><p class=\"magic-content-box-subtitle\">Formation 100 % \u00e0 distance<\/p><span class=\"magic-content-box-title-dash magic-content-box-lower-dash\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"magic-content-box-desc-btn-wrap\"><div class=\"magic-content-box-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agoracademie.com\/academie\/sophroanalyse\" class=\"magic-content-box-button magic-content-box-button-shape-rounded magic-content-box-button-size-small hover-style-1 btn-icon-left\"><span>PROGRAMME EN LIGNE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ_%E2%80%93_Definition_de_la_sophrologie\"><\/span>FAQ \u2013 D\u00e9finition de la sophrologie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Que_signifie_le_mot_sophrologie\"><\/span>Que signifie le mot sophrologie ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le mot sophrologie est compos\u00e9 de trois racines grecques : <strong>SOS<\/strong>, qui renvoie notamment \u00e0 l\u2019harmonie et \u00e0 la s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9, <strong>PHREN<\/strong>, qui d\u00e9signe l\u2019esprit ou la conscience, et <strong>LOGOS<\/strong>, qui signifie \u00e9tude ou science. La sophrologie peut ainsi \u00eatre traditionnellement d\u00e9finie comme la <strong>\u00ab science de l\u2019harmonie de la conscience \u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qui_a_cree_la_sophrologie-2\"><\/span>Qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 la sophrologie ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La sophrologie a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9e en <strong>1960 par Alfonso Caycedo<\/strong>, neuropsychiatre d\u2019origine colombienne. Ses recherches et ses r\u00e9flexions autour de la conscience humaine l\u2019ont conduit \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper progressivement cette nouvelle m\u00e9thode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pourquoi_Alfonso_Caycedo_a-t-il_cree_la_sophrologie\"><\/span>Pourquoi Alfonso Caycedo a-t-il cr\u00e9\u00e9 la sophrologie ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alfonso Caycedo cherchait notamment \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper une nouvelle approche de la conscience dans le domaine de la psychiatrie. Apr\u00e8s avoir d\u00e9couvert l\u2019hypnose clinique, il s\u2019est int\u00e9ress\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u2019autres approches et a souhait\u00e9 cr\u00e9er une m\u00e9thode ainsi qu\u2019un vocabulaire permettant d\u2019aborder la conscience diff\u00e9remment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quelles_sont_les_origines_de_la_sophrologie\"><\/span>Quelles sont les origines de la sophrologie ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La sophrologie s\u2019est construite sous l\u2019influence de plusieurs courants et pratiques. Parmi eux figurent notamment <strong>la ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nologie, l\u2019hypnose, le yoga, certaines pratiques m\u00e9ditatives tib\u00e9taines et le zen japonais<\/strong>. Ces diff\u00e9rentes influences ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9laboration progressive de la m\u00e9thode par Caycedo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_sophrologie_est-elle_une_science\"><\/span>La sophrologie est-elle une science ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le terme \u00ab sophrologie \u00bb signifie traditionnellement <strong>\u00ab science de l\u2019harmonie de la conscience \u00bb<\/strong>. Toutefois, cette expression correspond \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tymologie et \u00e0 la conception historique du terme. Dans son usage actuel, la sophrologie est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e comme une <strong>m\u00e9thode ou une d\u00e9marche d\u2019accompagnement et d\u2019entra\u00eenement de la conscience<\/strong>, plut\u00f4t que comme une science au sens des sciences exp\u00e9rimentales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quelle_est_la_difference_entre_sophrologie_et_relaxation\"><\/span>Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre sophrologie et relaxation ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La relaxation d\u00e9signe principalement des techniques permettant de favoriser la d\u00e9tente corporelle et mentale. La sophrologie utilise notamment des techniques de relaxation, mais elle constitue une d\u00e9marche plus large centr\u00e9e sur la conscience et l\u2019exp\u00e9rience de la personne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour d\u00e9couvrir plus pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment les principes, la pratique et les applications de la sophrologie, consultez notre article <strong>\u00ab Qu\u2019est-ce que la sophrologie ? \u00bb<\/strong>.<br><br><em><strong>Derni\u00e8re mise \u00e0 jour de cet article le 3 septembre 2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-prise-en-charge-des-contenus-embarqu-s wp-block-embed-prise-en-charge-des-contenus-embarqu-s wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Formation sophrologie en ligne &amp; \u00e0 distance avec sp\u00e9cialisation stress &amp; 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