What
is Bioenergetics?
In 1993 I had the
opportunity to receive bioenergetic therapy and loved it. I then began
training in it with the Chicago Society for Bioenergetic Analysis. Here
is a description:
Bioenergetic Analysis
is a somatic psychotherapy which combines work with the body and the mind
to help individuals resolve emotional problems and to increase their potential
for pleasure and joy in living. Based on the premise that there is no
fundamental separation between the mind and the body, Bioenergetic Theory
is a way of understanding personality in terms of one's body, it's form
and movement; i.e. the body and mind are one and interact with each other
as a whole.
Emotional stress
from many areas of one's life--relationships, family, work, health--produce
tension in the body. The body reacts to stress by contracting. Contractions
in the muscular system are often the result of carrying unresolved emotional
tension. These contractions can have a direct effect on the energy level
of the individual, on the capacity for spontaneous and creative self-expression
and on feelings of well-being with oneself, one's physical health and
with others. Bioenergetic Therapy seeks to bring about the conscious integration
of mind and body by working with the special relationship between various
levels of experience: cognitive, emotional, physical, spiritual and energetic.
More info at: www.bioenergetics-chicago.org.