Meridian University

Primary Concern:

• The Body

Mode of Imagination:

• The Kinesthetic Imagination

Theorists Associated with:

• Wilhelm Reich, Alexander Lowen, Thomas Hanna, Ron Kurtz, Peter Levine, John Conger

Key Concepts in Somatic Psychology:

• Energy
• Character
• Grounding
• Titration of trauma
• Sensory Motor integration

Approaches within Somatic Psychology:

• Somatic Experiencing
• Hakomi Therapy
• Analytic Somatic Therapy