Bioenergetics. Part of Biology closely related to Physics , which is responsible for the study of the processes of absorption, transformation and delivery of energy in biological systems. In general, it is related to Thermodynamics , in particular to the topic of Free Energy, especially Gibbs Free Energy. Bioenergetics is based on powerful physical aspects, movement, breathing , and the understanding of the basic structures of the human character.
Summary
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- 1 History
- 2 energy changes
- 3Bases
- 4 Utility
- 5 Therapy
- 6 Strategy
- 7 sources
History
Dr. Alexander Lowen created Bioenergetic Analysis as an extension of the work of his teacher Wilhem Reich ( 1897 – 1957 , psychoanalyst, physician and student of Sigmund Freud ) who began to introduce bodywork into the therapeutic process in 1930 .
Currently Bioenergetic Analysis continues to evolve with the research of psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, biologists and doctors, such as Daniel Stern, John Bowlby, Stanley Keleman, Robert Lewis among others.
energy changes
Changes in the Gibbs free energy ΔG give us a quantification of the energetic feasibility of a chemical reaction and can provide a prediction of whether or not the reaction will happen.
As a general characteristic of Bioenergetics, it is only interested in the initial and final energy states of the components of a chemical reaction, the times necessary for the chemical change to take place are generally neglected. A general objective of Bioenergetics is to predict if certain processes are possible or not; In general, kinetics quantifies how fast the chemical reaction occurs.
Bases
It seeks the understanding, in depth, of the inner conflicts of the human being. In the family affective experiences are the bases of, where you first feel, express, and establish relationships with the other.
The existing feelings ( love , sadness , anger), the conflicts experienced (desire, repression…), the losses suffered (abandonment, duels, separations…), that is, the quality of the affective relationships experienced at the time They determine the person you are.
The history of life is engraved on the body. We must free it from old fears and tensions in order to be closer to our emotions, thus allowing us to feel and act freely and original.
Utility
Bioenergetic Analysis acts on the body and spirit, using breathing exercises (relaxation/stimulation), energy (loading/unloading), and muscular exercises (favoring expression).
Always act within a safe space, respecting the rhythm and history of each person and, fundamentally, work in a climate of trust and empathy in the therapist / client relationship.
Therapy
The therapy consists of sessions, initially weekly, where the contents of the experiences, more or less traumatic, are brought, through an energetic-body process, to be experienced and expressed in their true feeling, in order to be analyzed in this way. and finally integrated into a coherent, true and meaningful biography.
Bioenergetic therapy is responsible for eliminating those activities or thoughts that hinder spontaneity and, therefore, self-expression. Throughout the bioenergetic therapeutic process, the patient shows his inner self and his existential avatars framed in the tendencies to pleasure and the forged resistances.