The Southern California Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis (SCIBA) is a professional association that offers educational programs in the theory, techniques and clinical teaching of Bioenergetic Analysis; provides referrals to bioenergetic therapists; assists in maintaining the professional and ethical standards of …
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The Violence is Within
By Scott Baum, PhD, CBT Editor’s note: For the purposes of this newsletter, this article has been edited. A full text of this article as well as other articles are available from the author. Scott can be reached at 212.665.3908 …
Bioenergetics, Body Language Translated
By Tarra Judson Stariell, MFT, CBT Have you ever noticed that most people who concentrate on holding their head high, remain disconnected from any feelings that might bring them down? Furthermore, keeping your chin up will most likely prevent a …
The Eyes Have It! … Or Do They?
By Michael Brennan, MFT, CBT Part 1 I want to state at the outset that I consider the ocular segment to be the most overlooked and most complex segment of the human organism, and therefore, perhaps the most important. Most …
The Importance of the Body in Therapy
All body expression has meaning. Consciously or unconsciously it reveals a person’s history and their personal stories. Movement happens deep in the body as an impulse and moves outward toward the environment in spontaneous expression of feeling. When this spontaneous …
Experiential Workshop: The Bioenergetic Experience (November, 2016)
Bioenergetic Therapy blends traditional psychotherapy with a body-oriented approach. Based on the connection between the body and the mind, Bioenergetics addresses both physical and emotional symptoms of unhappiness, stress and trauma, including depression, anxiety, insomnia, heart attacks, ulcers, and headaches …