Core Energetics was developed by John Pierrakos, MD. The work brings consciousness to how we block our energy and recreate defense patterns adapted in childhood that keep us limited and disempowered. The core process helps us see how our worldview is to a large extent a function of many of these blocked energy patterns, and so we keep recreating similar situations and relational dynamics that leave us frustrated.
”Energy and consciousness are in a continual state of interaction: energy is shaped and directed by consciousness which is itself driven by energy.
John PierrakosAmerican physician and psychiatrist
Awareness is not enough; we also need to mobilize our physical energy (life-force) differently in order to make lasting changes in both our inner world and our outer experience of life.
Work with the body is critical in changing our experience of embodiment, because our defenses, belief systems, coping mechanisms, and typical emotional responses are not just psychological—they are also somatic and powerfully anchored in the physical body.
Core Energetics was developed from the work of Wilhelm Reich. It views the human being as a psychosomatic unity and holds the source of healing as inside each person, not with any outside expert or agency. Its main focus is on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels of the person.
Each level is worked with to heal misconceptions, clear emotional hurt and negativity, open up pleasure and creativity, and connect to spiritual guidance and essence. The depth of the self-exploration and authentic expression enables people to fully encounter their essence as a dimension providing guidance and as the source of well-being.
Targeted body techniques open consciousness to suppressed feelings and engage the energy system in ways that allow us to go beyond our “comfort” zone. The Core work taps into blocked sources of energy that can then be integrated and grounded. This creates an expanded sense of who we are to more fully embrace our life, open unknown inner resources, express our creativity, embrace our sexuality, and deepen our connection with others.
Over the last years, the newest research emerging from the field of neuro-biology has clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of body-centered modalities such as Core Energetics in working with individuals with anxiety, depression, personality issues, sexual dysfunction etc.
The Core process however, goes far beyond symptom improvement as it works at the very deepest levels of being able to transform the fixed patterns of behavior that have been structured in our character.
