Conference: 1st US National Conf. on Body Oriented Psychotherapy: 4th International Congress of Psycho-Corporal

Presenter: Linden, Paul

Date: 1996
Location: Beverly, MA, USA
Type: Seminar

Lecture title: Applications of Being in Movement in working with incest survivors
Format: Proceedings Volume 1, 7 pp

Describes body movement and somatic education work with survivors of child sexual abuse and incest as a useful complement to psychotherapy, as well as being effective on its own. He states the key issue is powerlessness and sets up 'experiments' for the student to work with which are simple body or movement situations that present a challenge. The student is taught how to monitor and evaluate their physical responses and how to construct new responses. 'Concrete Thinking', 'Responses', 'Deconditioning', 'Pelvic Softening', 'Feet Walking', and 'Love' also form part of this teaching process. Once they start feeling empowered, they can begin to dispense with the defenses and ' Muscle Tension', 'Pelvic Contraction', and 'Memory Suppression' form part of the later work.
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Author's institution: Co-founder, Columbus Centre for Movement Studies, Ohio
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Language: English
Country origin: USA

Entry number: 860
English version:

Entry source: Courtenay Young
Entered by: Courtenay Young
Entry date: 23 April 1997

Key Phrases: Incest - Body Oriented Psychotherapy - Somatic Education
References: 8 references
Other information: Appeared in Somatics (Autumn, 1990)