Meridian University

Primary Concern:

• The Body as a Lived Experience

Mode of Imagination:

• The Kinesthetic Imagination

Theorists Associated with:

• Wilhelm Reich, Alexander Lowen, Eugene Gendlin, Illana Rubenfeld, Ron Kurtz, David Boadella, Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Susan Aposhyan, Jack Rosenberg, Marian Chase, Janet Adler

Key Concepts in Somatic Psychology:

• Body/Mind Integration
• Body is the Locus of Experience
• Body Awareness Supports Psychological Insight
• Movement and Touch are Therapeutic Interventions

Approaches within Somatic Psychology:

• Bioenergetics
• Rubenfeld Synergy
• Focusing
• Hakomi
• Biosynthesis
• Integrative Body Psychotherapy
• Somatic Experiencing
• Dance Movement Therapy