Bioenergetic Analysis
"It may be interesting to
point out the differences between bioenergetic therapy and the
traditional psychoanalytic techniques. First and foremost, the
study of the patient is unitary.
The bioenergetic therapist analyzes
not only the psychological problem of the patient as will every
analyst, but also the physical expression of that problem as
it is manifested in the body structure and movement of the patient.
Second, the technique involves a systematic attempt to release
the physical tension which is found in chronically contracted
and spastic muscles. Third, the relationship between therapist
and patient has an added dimension to that found in psychoanalysis.
Since the work is done on a physical level in addition to the
analysis on a verbal level, the resulting activity involves
the analyst more deeply than do the conventional techniques."
—
Alexander Lowen, The
Language of the Body, (1958), preface.
Welcome to these pages of the website dedicated to Bioenergetic
Analysis. “
What is Bioenergetics?”
is answered by Alexander and Leslie Lowen from the popular exercise
manual, The
Way to Vibrant Health. Here, you can practice
three of the basic principals of Bioenergetics through exercises
described by the Lowen’s.
Bioenergetics Today relates
the principles of Bioenergetics, developed over fifty years
ago by Dr. Lowen, to today’s cultural milieu. Though predominant
personality issues and psychotherapeutic approaches have shifted,
the principles of Bioenergetics remain solid, universal, and
timeless.
Also included to the right is a link to websites pertaining
to Bioenergetic Analysis. Please use the
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Us form if you know of websites related to lectures, seminars,
workshops and other bioenergetic related activities that you
may want to tell others about.
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