Alexander Lowen, MD - Working with the Body in Analytic Therapy
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- Topic Areas:
- Clinical Demonstrations | Mind-Body | Psychotherapy | Bioenergetics
- Bundle(s):
- Pioneers of Psychotherapy Bundle
- Categories:
- Pioneers of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy | Evolution of Psychotherapy 1995
- Faculty:
- Alexander Lowen, MD
- Course Levels:
- Master Degree or Higher in Health-Related Field
- Duration:
- 01:01:00
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 15, 1995
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description:
Alexander Lowen (1995) demonstrates with John who is dissatisfied with his body. Through exercises, Lowen helps John use his body to express his full range of feelings. Lowen explains that he does not rely on the mind to change behavior because of its lack of power. Lowen expects the body to free itself. The demonstration concludes with Lowen’s elaboration on his work.
Educational Objectives:
- To state what features in a person's body express his emotional conflicts.
- To name a body technique that directly effects a personality program.
From conference EP95-CD16-DVD
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Faculty
Alexander Lowen, MD Related Seminars and Products
Alexander Lowen, MD, was an American physician and psychotherapist. A student of Wilhelm Reich in the 1940s and early 1950s in New York, he developed bioenergetic analysis, a form of mind-body psychotherapy, with his then-colleague, John Pierrakos. Lowen was the founder and former executive director of the International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis in New York City.