Upcoming Seminar--Highly Recommended
Luke Gonzales
I wanted to encourage you all to consider attending this seminar. It
is both a very "energetic" and also grounded model for understanding
the mind/body problem and the patterns and blocks that become disease
and get in the way of health. I have found a study of Reich's work to
be essential in the practicality of understanding and relating to
patients, but more than that it has been helpful in really seeing the
essence of Naturopathic and Anthroposophical ideas of Miasm,
Temperament, Obstacles to cure, Center of Gravity, and other concepts
in a fresh and clear way. Reich's work is a way of illuminating the
basic patterns and qualities of nature and natural functioning, and
therefore strongly overlaps the ideas of Classical Chinese medicine,
Traditional Naturopathic medicine, the work of Rudolph Steiner, and
all healing modalities that are tied to nature. In addition Harry
Lewis is a very special teacher coming all the way from New York City
with 30 years experience. He is one of the world's foremost teacher's
in Bioenergetic medicine. Sign up is through the NCNM website in the
CE section. Cost is very reasonable $65 for students.
Take Care,
Luke
Wilhelm Reich and the Development of Orgonomic-Bioenergetic Medicine
Daniel Schiff, PhD
Harry Lewis, MA, MSW, ED.D.
Saturday Apr. 24,
2010 from 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
National College of Naturopathic
Medicine, Portland, OR.
Over a 30-year period, from the late 1920s through the mid 1950s,
Wilhelm Reich MD developed a functional bioenergetic method for the
treatment of those somatic and psychological disorders that result
from a disturbance in the natural pulsatory expression of life
energy. He called this therapy ‘orgone therapy’ – an approach that
simultaneously addresses both the psychic (cognitive, attitudinal,
interpersonal) and somatic (muscular, respiratory, postural) defensive
behavioral patterns that lead to the stopping of the free movement and
expression of life energy (orgone energy). While currently Reich is
often referenced as the father of ‘body-mind psychotherapy’ and much
has been written about his work, the broad scope of his bioenergetic
and emotionally-focused model and technique remains often either
misrepresented or not fully understood. In this day course, through a
series of lectures and discussion, Reich’s orgonomic-bioenergetic
model will be presented and its current application in the fields of
psychotherapy, counseling, and naturopathic medicine will be
discussed.
Presentations:
“An Overview of the Life and Work of Wilhelm Reich”
“Character and Muscular Armor – the Bioenergetic Basis of Health and
Illness”
“The Development of Armor and its Prevention – an Orgonomic and
Attachment Perspective”
“The Theory and Practice of Orgone Therapy”
“Orgonomic-Bioenergetic Medicine – its place in the contemporary
treatment of
somatic and psychological disorders.”
Presenters:
DANIEL SCHIFF, PhD, is a psychologist in private practice in Portland,
OR. with 34 years of experience in the practice of Reichian
psychotherapy (orgone therapy). You can find out more information
about his work at HYPERLINK "http://www.dschiffphd.com/" www.dschiffphd.com.
HARRY LEWIS, M.A., M.S.W., ED.D., has been a practicing orgone
therapist for the last 25 years. He trained and was associated with
Victor M. Sobey, M.D. who had been a trainee of Wilhelm Reich from
1948 to 1957. Dr. Lewis has an active private practice in New York
City, where he has also been on the faculty of The New School for
Social Research for the last 30 years. You can find out more
information about his work at HYPERLINK "http://
www.wilhelmreich.net/" http://www.wilhelmreich.net/
Professional Credits: 6 CEU’S for psychologists, counselors,
naturopathic physicians, acupuncturists (some still pending – check on
NCNM website)