| In the medical world, Body or Energy Psychotherapy | | | | options have stimulated therapists to develop |
| differs from self talk therapy in a fundamental way: it | | | | compatible solutions. In the past it was feared that |
| uses the whole body to remove emotional blockades | | | | the field had become so routine that therapists had lost |
| and establish self consciousness and self discovery. | | | | a great deal of interest in to positions. As a result, |
| While the technique has been around for several | | | | there were no new innovative ideas being |
| years, Medical Translation workers suggest, “The | | | | developed. “But the new technique has created a |
| technique works by making unconscious knowledge | | | | whole new level of excitement in the Psychotherapy |
| and unknown stored materials accessible through | | | | field.” says one Medical Translator. |
| energy work.” In more simple terms, the therapy | | | | One branch of Body and Energy Psychotherapy that |
| assumes that the body holds historical information that | | | | is growing quickly is called Core Energetics. What |
| can’t always be accessed talking. However, by | | | | differentiates Core Energetics is the lively and dynamic |
| combing talking with movement, sounds, exaggerated | | | | nature of the therapy. For example, the Core |
| expression and breathing exercises hidden information | | | | approach may shift from being very quiet to being |
| becomes more visible and much easier to treat. By | | | | extremely challenging and evocative. Further, patients |
| combining speech with activity, therapists are able to | | | | are encouraged to position themselves that allow them |
| bring real human emotions back into the treatment | | | | to explore episodes of grief, anger, empowerment, |
| room. As a result, psychotherapists are able to | | | | humiliation, pleasure, love and other common human |
| introduce a new assortment of treatments. | | | | feelings. |
| In addition to benefitting patients, the new treatment | | | | |