Gentle Bio-Energetics
Gentle Bio-Energetics is a form of very mild energy work, that’s where the name comes from, initiated by Eva Reich. It involves working with all aspects of the individual; cognitive, physical, emotional and spiritual. It is not just a body therapy. However, there are special areas that the therapy addresses where the memory may be maintained in our bodies including pre-verbal trauma, unconscious states, and trance states. The traumatic or even joyous experiences of these times may have been repressed or lost to us because of the pain or the lack of permission from others. Now from within ourselves we continue the repression stopping the experiencing of the fullness of life. Through the Gentle Bio-Energetics process of touching we will be enabled to get back to the earliest and deepest memories stored in the cells and body tissues.
The goal of Gentle Bio-Energetics therapy is to enable individuals identify his/her armoring mechanisms, heal any underlying conscious or unconscious memories and restore the natural flow of life energy. Eva Reich often refers to the phrase “glow and flow” meaning that the life energy glowing in the center of our being is free to flow expanding beyond our being into our energetic field. The process might involve talking or gentle touch to restore the energetic flow resulting in new energy for life, emotional health, healing the memories, and integrating the work into our present life experiences. The process of understanding and melting armor, healing underlying memories and restoring the natural energetic flow is a healing process.
The aim of Gentle Bio-Energetics is to restore the natural flow of life energy by: [1] applying techniques immediately when a trauma happens to avoid having to do therapy many years later; or [2] helping individuals sometime later recover and heal memories of trauma held in the body for years.
