HISTORY OF CORE ENERGETICS

DR. SIGMUND FREUD

 

Father of Psychoanalytic Theory

 

Formed the theory that all healing takes place

by uncovering childhood memories held in the unconscious mind.

DR. WILHELM REICH

 

Character Analysis Theory

 

Student of Freud who formed the theory that the 

body holds memory and that healing needed to happen within both the body and mind.

Co-Founders of Bioenergetic Analysis  

DR. ALEXANDER LOWEN         

 

              

              

 

     

In 1978, Dr. John Pierrakos created Core Energetics having done research on the spiritual discipline called Pathwork as well as the nature of human energy fields.  He added these elements into the Bioenergetic Analysis model and Core Energetics was born – a holistic process encompassing body, emotion, mind and spirit.  

   

                                             

Students of Reich who developed this Mind-Body Psychotherapy proving that blocks to emotional expression and wellness are revealed and  expressed in the body as chronic muscle tensions which are often subconscious and need to be released for full healing.   

DR. JOHN PIERRAKOS