Andrey Zhelvetro getting buried in the forest (Image: CEN/Andrey Zhelvetro)Andrey Zhelvetro's techniques are a little... unconventional
Meet Andrey Zhelvetro, the therapist who buries his patients during therapy so that they "feel alive."
The Ukrainian therapist has his patients climb into coffins, before he buries them in a 'shallow grave' as part of psychological treatment .
His unusual methods became known after a villager found 12 empty coffins abandoned in the forest near the capital city of Kiev in northern Ukraine.
The villager reportedly found a dozen freshly dug graves at the scene and called the police.
Police began looking into the incident and their investigations led them to Zhelvetro, who reportedly admitted that the coffins were used by him in his psychological treatment.
We know what you're thinking, and yes the patients can breathe during the 'therapy,' via a pipe sticking out of the coffin.
Zhelvetro said: "I created this treatment few years ago. I was the first person who underwent it. This training helps you feel alive."
One of the patients who was reportedly buried alive said: "When I got out of the coffin, I felt as if I had become a new person. That was strange."
Andrey Zhelvetro buries his patients during therapy (Image: CEN/VK)Police investigating the practice found that no crime had been committed.
A police spokesperson said: "The training participants were buried voluntarily. Nobody was injured during the procedure.
"No signs of criminal activity have been found."
