Expanding the Dialogue: Exploring Contributions from Energy Medicine Debra Greene, Phd

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56 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis © Author andUSABP/EABP. Reprints andpermissions [email protected] Volume 12,Number 1,2013pp56-73Printing ISSNNumber 2169-4745Online ISSN2168-1279 International BodyPsychotherapy Journal TheArt andScienceofSomaticPraxis DEBRA GREENE,PhD empower clientsthrough self-awareness, educationandself-responsibility. in somatics,Iamprimarilyconcerned withpracticalapplicationsofenergymedicinethat people’s bodies,Iwanttomentionthat,asan energy medicineclinicianwithabackground energy work ingeneral tendstoconjure upimagesof“healers” wavingtheirhandsover may contributetobodypsychotherapy between thetwo. andenhance theinterface Since woven intothe fabricofbodypsychotherapy. Energetics (1990),withothersinbetween, thethread ofhumanenergy canbefound energy (1942/1973,1948/1973),toLowen’s Bioenergetics (1975)andPierrakos’ Core in particular, reflects this.From foundationsgrounded inReich’s work withorgone Along theselinesIwouldsaythatallpsychotherapy isenergywork. Bodypsychotherapy, energy medicine,Oschman stated,“All medicineisenergymedicine” (2003,p. 14). and pragmatic. In his rigorous contributions toward paradigm of establishing a new potential forcreating aunifiedbridgefrom thespiritualandscientifictophysical is inexistence--includingus. withenergy,effervescing aquantumfroth. thatThis energyisomnipresent ineverything “empty space”, physicists determined that it was notso empty after all. It was teeming, thatareparticles comprisedofmostlyempty space.In turn, whentheylookedintothe what we are made of, they discovered that matter is not solid. It consists of subatomic and energyintomatter. Indeed, whenphysicistsprobed deeplyintomattertofind interchangeable, different formsofthesame thing.Matter intoenergy canbeconverted homeodynamics, ethericbody senses--areas ofoverlap andapplicationtobodypsychotherapy are discussed. power supply, thereplica effect,andtheinternal effect,theblueprintinterface point.Focusingmedicine, isusedasastarting onfive principlesoftheethericbody—the relevance tobodypsychotherapy. The multidimensionalmodel,akeymodelinenergy This paperpresents a model and concepts from energy medicine and explores their According toEinstein’s famousformula,E=MC This paperintroduces amodelandkeyconcepts from energymedicinethatIbelieve Energy isthecommondenominatoruniting allaspectsoflife.Assuch,itholds Submitted 3November 2012;received inrevised form28February 2013;acceptedMarch 2013 Key words: energy medicine, multidimensional model, subtle energy bodies, medicine,multidimensionalmodel,subtleenergy words: energy Exploring ContributionsfromEnergyMedicine Expanding theDialogue: Debra Greene,PhD Abstract 2 , energyandmatterare being—our fourmainenergybodies—are formed. overlapping frequency domains,orchannelsofexperience,uponwhich thelayers ofour emotional, mental,andspiritual. These fourplanes ofexistencecomprisedistinctyet following Tiller’s lead(Tiller, 1997),Icondensethesetofour:thephysical/etheric, energy frequencies. Early depictions of the model describe seven dimensions, however, Subtle Energy Bodies indicated.unless otherwise for thepurposesofthispaperIamdrawingfrom thework oftheaforementioned authors book on energyhealth(Greene, 2009). When referring to the multidimensional model his groundbreaking work onenergykinesiology, andImadeuseofthemodelinmyrecent energy medicinetextbookofitskind.CharlesKrebs, Ph.D., (1998)alsousedthemodelin researched andbackedby thescienceofday, thebookessentiallycomprisedfirst M.D., in his seminal contribution, human consciousnessinteractswithphysicalreality. his approach, calledpsychoenergetic, hehasmadesignificantstridesin science revealing how various subtledomainsofinnerreality andthedomainofspirit(Tiller, 2013). Through mission istobuildareliable bridgethatseamlesslyjoinsconventional sciencewiththe at Stanford University and former chair of the materials science department. Tiller’s stated his contributionstoenergymedicine.After34years inacademia,heisprofessor emeritus because ofhisbackground inconventional scienceandduetothedepthbreadth of Dibble &Fandel, 2005; Tiller, 2007). Tiller’s are contributionsinparticular significant legitimacy (Oschman, 2000,2003;Rubik, 2002;Swanson, 2010; Tiller, 1997; Tiller, experiences together. dimensions ofreality, whileconsciousnessisthemediatorthatholdsbodiesandour Our energybodiesconstitutethe“equipment” through whichwe experiencethevarious originate atthelevel ofenergyandconsciousnessplayoutthrough ourphysicality. and actionsdonotoriginateinthebrainorelsewhere inourphysicality;insteadthey According tothesemultidimensionalmodels,energyisprimary. Our thoughts,emotions 1978/1985; Leadbeater, 1902/1969;Saraydarian, 1981; Yogananda, 1946/1998). our vehicles ofexperience,ourenergybodies(Bailey, 1922,1951,1953/1971;Jurriaanse, occupy multipleplanesofexistencesimultaneouslyandthatupontheseare formed have beenaround forthousandsofyears inEasternphilosophies. They holdthathumans According of tothemultidimensionalmodelhumanbeingconsistsofaspectrum Rich inheuristicvalue, Tiller’s multidimensionalmodelwasusedby Richard Gerber, This agelessunderstandingofthehumanenergyconstitutionisgainingscientific Energy-based models of human functioning that recognize various dimensions of reality The Multidimensional Model Vibrational Medicine (1988/1996;2000).Meticulously EXPANDING THEDIALOGUE 57 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis 58 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis DEBRA GREENE,PhD physical body. But the physicalbodyneedsapower supplyinorder tofunction.It needsalife- of the system and brain, all fall within the purview Bones, organs,tissues, blood, glands, nervous plane andwe ofthefactthatwe occupy thischannelofexperience by have virtue aphysicalbody. affected, asisthequalityoflife in general. live ourlives tothefullest. When anyaspectofoursystem isoutofbalance,theentire systemis multidimensional systemisaligned andcoherent we experience radianthealthandare ableto interactions; theouterphysical bodyreflects ourinnerthoughtsandemotions. When our these multipleplanesofexistencesimultaneously, complex. makinguswonderfully which is the highestorfastestfrequency, allows us to have spiritual experiences. We humans occupy and feelingswhilethedomainofmentalbodyisthought and cognition. The spiritualbody, the emotionalandmentalbodiesrespectively. The emotionalbodyisresponsible forouremotions valuable thanlower. The gradationsinbetween thephysical/ethericandspiritual bodiesconsistof a musicalscale. They are notmeantasavalued hierarchy anddonotindicatethathigher ismore seem hierarchical, thesetermsare merely usedtodescribepositions,suchashighCandlow Con end ofthecontinuumandspiritualbodyathigherend. Althoughsuchdesignationsmay The slowest orlowest frequency domainofthehumanenergyconstitutionis physical According tothemodel, ourinner, subjective statesdetermineouroverall healthand The energybodiesrangefrom low tohighfrequency, withthephysical/ethericbody atthelower

the planesofexistence The fourmajorchannelsofexperience,alsosometimescalled are formeduponthosechannels. Channel Physical Channel Emotional Channel Spiritual Channel Mental the Four MainChannelsofExperience The HumanEnergyConstitutionand , andthefourmainenergybodiesthat tei Body Etheric Physical Body Emotional Spiritual Mental Body Body Body Ayurveda, Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine,andkahunahealing,tonameafew. based onthisenergy, asare thehealing systemsof Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, well anddeveloped theirpracticesaccordingly. from avariety arts ofculturesThe martial are prana in India, or 1972). It consistsof avitality-richenergythatgoesby several names,chiinChina,ki physical bodyisbuilt(Lansdowne, 1986;Leadbeater1927/1997;Powell, 1925/1997; Tansely, helps explainhow theethericbodygotmissedinconventional Western medicine(Greene, 2009). is acadaver. The factthat Western medicalsciencedeveloped primarilythrough thestudyofcadavers etheric istypicallyreferred toasonebodyinsteadoftwo. Without theethericbodyphysical woven together, astwosidesofthesamecoin,whendealingwithalivingperson. Thus, thephysical/ paper Iusethetermethericbody. by various names, i.e.,thevitalbody, the biofield, theconjugatephysical. For thepurposesof this force toanimateitorelseisnothingbutacorpse.In energymedicinethisbodyiscalled The etheric body is the inner substantial form, the invisible scaffolding, upon which the The ethericbodyistheinnersubstantialform,invisiblescaffolding,uponwhich According tothemodel,physicalbodyandethericare understoodasinseparably mental, andspiritualbodies. layers: thephysical/etheric,emotional, The humanenergyconstitutionwithfour mana inHawaii (Greene, 2009; Rubik, 2002). thisenergy The ancients knew mental, anduniversalbodies. layers: thephysical/etheric,emotional, The humanenergyconstitutionwithfour Physical/Etheric Body EXPANDING THEDIALOGUE Emotional Body Mental Body Spiritual Body in Japan, 59 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis 60 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis anatomy isformed. combining theircontributionsacomprehensive anddetailedpicture ofhumanenergy from cultures dedicatedtocomplexandsystematicstudyoftheethericbody. When yoga, Many acupuncture, arts. ofthesepracticesemerged meditation,andthemartial embraced itsancientmethods. We don’t have tolookfartodayseethepopularity of in theU.S.have beenresistant torecognizing theethericbody, mainstream culture has increasingly validated by Western scientificmethods.Althoughmedicalprofessionals of longago,uponwhichentire successfulmedicalsystemswere built,are being this paper to describe the etheric body in any detail. Suffice it to say that the discoveries of years to studying and working directly with these energies. It is beyond the scope of energy anatomyisfoundinhealthsystemsfrom cultures that have devoted thousands of Reich’s descriptionsoftheorgoneandenergy. However, acompletescienceof energy dynamicsinbodypsychotherapy. from theperspective ofenergymedicinecanbroaden anddeepenourunderstandingof energy medicinethatisgainingscientificlegitimacy. Assuch,understandingthisbody in homeodynamics(Rubik, 2002). The ethericbodyisafoundationalcomponentof life processes onmultiplelevels across various timescalestocreate dynamicstability. homeodynamics, theorganismintegratesamassive numberofinformationsignals and includes thecapacitytocontinuouslyrecalibrate tohigherlevels offunctioning.In integrated experience” (p. 707).It paththat appearshumansare onanevolutionary previous dynamicbalance appropriate dynamicstate,butestablishesanew tothisnewly life functions.Oncestressor anew isencountered, theorganismnever returns toits homeodynamics “emphasizes the ever-adjusting nature oftheprocesses thatmaintain was firstappliedtoenergymedicineby Rubik (2002).In contrasttohomeostasis, countless informationflows (Rubik, 2002). nonlinear dynamicsofself-organizationthrough strangeattractors,nonlocality, and or ultimatebalancepoint,homeodynamicsisbasedonmodernbiophysicsandrecognizes and chaostheory. Whereas homeostasisisbasedonclassicalphysicsandadvocates asingle sciencesofcomplexityincludingopensystemstheory,contemporary self-organization, modes offunctioning(Rubik, 2002). The conceptofhomeodynamicscameout This refers toourcapacitycreatively respond tostressors by progressive developing new Homeodynamics DEBRA GREENE,PhD The ethericbody¬–andthephysical/ethericplanethatitoccupies—are reminiscent The ethericbodymayactasaregulator complexfunctionsinvolved oftheimportant, The term was coined by Yates (1994), a physiologist and biomedical engineer, and The multidimensional model recognizes the homeodynamic nature of human beings. The Etheric Body be limpandlifeless. Allmovement is possiblebecauseofthis energy body, a complex Leadbeater, 1927/1997;Powell, 1925/1997). Without it, thephysicalbodywould The Power Supply effect, andtheinternalsenses. Let’s lookatthese oneatatime. etheric body:thepower supply, effect,thereplica theinterface effect,the blueprint Chart depictingthehumanenergysystemcirca19thCentury Tibet (attributedtotheprophetRatnasara). The ethericbodyisthepower supply forthephysicalbody(Lansdowne, 1986; Five principles that I believe have relevance to body psychotherapy govern the EXPANDING THEDIALOGUE 61 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis 62 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis (Gerber, 1988/1996). energy from the charkas is translated into hormonal, physiologic and cellular changes a majorendocrinegland” (Gerber, 1988/1996,p.128). Ultimately, thestepped-down 1972). “Anatomically, plexusand eachmajorchakraisassociatedwithanerve 1988/1996; Lansdowne, 1986;Leadbeater, 1927/1997;Powell, 1925/1997; Tansley, system(Gerber,meridian/nadi system,whichcorresponds tothephysicalnervous and nadis. withthephysicalbodythrough thecharka/The ethericbodyinterfaces energy istransducedanddistributedthrough adivergence ofpower lines—themeridians 1988/1996, 2000; Tansley, 1972). send energy/informationtothenadis,whichactastinyenergycapillaries(Gerber, 1988/1996, 2000;Hunt, 1995;Swanson, 2010; Tiller, 2007). The meridians,inturn, micro-photography, volt-ohm metersandmagnetic resonance imaging(MRI)(Gerber, including electromagnetic measurements, integratedpolarizationchargemeasurements, healing systemisused.Meridians have beenvalidated by anumberofscientificmethods, There are 14majormeridiansandseveral hundred minormeridians,dependingonwhich 2007). The chakras,inturn,feedintoenergy/informationchannels,calledmeridians. well aselectromyography (Gerber, 1988/1996;2000;Hunt, 1995;Swanson, 2010; Tiller, have beenscientificallyverified withelectrostatic measurements, soundfrequencies, as 2010; Tansley, 1972). plexusofthephysicalbodyandThese alignwiththemajornerve like energycentersandnamedthemaccordingly. 1927/1997; Swanson, 2010).It islikelytheancientshadcapacitytoseethesewheel- in diametertoseveral inches,dependingontheirstageofdevelopment (Leadbeater, as looking like spinning that wheels range or in vortices size from about two inches means round orwheel. Those whoare abletoseetheseenergieshave describedthem Leadbeater, 1927/1997; Swanson. 2010; Tansley, 1972). step themdown intoamore usableform(Gerber, 1998/1996,2000;Lansdowne, 1986; and nadis(Gerber, 1988/1996,2000). a vast energydistributionsystem that hasthree maincomponents:chakras,meridians, inches beyond it (Leadbeater, 1927/1997; Swanson, 2010). The etheric body consists of energy/information matrixthatinterpenetratesthephysicalbodyandextendsseveral DEBRA GREENE,PhD Metaphorically speaking, thechakrasare likepower stations where highvoltage There are seven majorchakras(Lansdowne, 1986;Powell, 1925/1997;Swanson, The chakrasare energytransformersthattakeultra-high frequency energiesand Chakra is a Sanskrit word that

Chart depicitngthesevenmajorchakrasandnerveplexustowhichtheycorrespond. HeartCenter Center SolarPlexus SacralCenter BrowCenter Throat Center CrownCenter EXPANDING THEDIALOGUE

Base Center 63 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis 64 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis etheric body. 1976), verifying whattheancients have saidfor millennia: alllivingthings have an cells from plantsandanimals(Backster, 1968,1973,2002; Tompkins, 1972; Vogel, distance andover time.Interestingly, theexperimentalsoworks effectively using energy/information intheform ofemotionalstimulifrom theirprevious hostacross host? effect oftheethericbodyhelpsexplainhowThe interface cellscanreceive cells farremoved from thebodyregister thereal-time emotionsoftheirprevious cells from avast array ofpeople(Swanson, 2010). thousands ofmiles.It hasbeenrepeated hundreds oftimesby various researchers using This experimenthasbeenshown towork withdistancesspanning from feet to afew generating aspikeinvoltage (Backster, 2002;Backster & White 1985;O’Leary, 1989). strong emotion(pleasurableorpainful)the donated cellsbackinthelabrespond by voltmeter isonlyamonitoringdevice;nocurrent ispassedthrough thecells. measures andamplifies the weak electrical signal normally produced by the cells. The rinsing themouthinasaltsolution. Then thecellsare hookedup toavoltmeter that collected from apersonby swabbingtheinsideofmouthwithasterileswab, orby Backster & White, 1985; O’Leary, 1989).In thisprocedure, loosecellsare afew register emotionseven whenthecellsare removed from thebody(Backster, 2002; communication ofenergy/informationamongthebodies. Tansley, 1972). In essence, the etheric body is the “go-between” allowing for two-way 1988/1996, 2000;Lansdowne, 1986;Leadbeater, 1927/1997;Swanson, 2010; heavily influencetheethericbody, which,inturn,impactsthephysicalbody(Gerber, ways asthehigherfrequency energiesoftheemotional,mental,andspiritualbodies through the etheric body; the etheric body acts as a portal. worksThis gateway both and spiritual--creating reciprocity amongthem.Anyofthebodiescanbeaccessed between” thephysicalandthree remaining energybodies—theemotional,mental etheric body“backing”, itwouldbelimpandinanimate,unabletostandupormove. body together. ifthephysicalbodywere Likeacollarwithoutaninterface, withoutits reinforces the physicalbody, providing the energetic substancethatholds the physical theethericbodybody (viathechakra/meridian/nadisystem).Asaninterface, substance toit. The ethericbodyisprimarily“woven” onto theinsideofphysical isconcealedbetween layersthe garmentiscompletedinterface offabric. into.sewn It isusuallystitchedontotheinsideofanout-facingpiecefabric. When stand up. is to reinforceThe purpose of an interface or add substance to whatever it is most commonlyusedinthecollarofamen’s dress tomakethecollarstiffsoitcan shirt Tansley, functions.It important 1972).In performs theclothingworld,aninterface is mental, andspiritual(Gerber, 1988/1996;Lansdowne, 1986;Leadbeater, 1927/1997; between thephysicalbodyandotherenergybodies—emotional,as aninterface effect.ItOne explanationforthisistheinterface isbelieved thattheethericbodyacts mental health(Eden, 1998;Gerber, 1988/1996,2000;Krebs, 1998;Oschman, 2000). The Interface Effect DEBRA GREENE,PhD Again, conventional sciencehasnoexplanationforthis:whywould physical Then the cell donor is taken away, usually far away. When the donor experiences a by research effectissupported The interface thatdemonstrateshow individualcells goesbetween layersAn interface offabric.Similarly, theethericbody“goes So itiswiththeethericbody. It reinforces thephysical layer, addingformand The chakrasandmeridianshave beenempiricallylinkedtophysical,emotional,and 1986; Powell, 1925/1997). The body isareplica—the ethericbodyisthe“original” (Gerber, 1988/1996,2000;Lansdowne, The Replica Effect explain whyenergytherapiesare abletodothesame. able toproduce physicaleffects oftenwithoutever touchingthephysicalbody. It alsohelps 1972). The blueprinteffectoftheethericbodyhelpsexplainwhypsychotherapies are disease, pre-exist in the etheric body (Gerber, 1988/1996, 2000; Lansdowne, 1986; Tansley, physical body. As well, itmaybethatallaspectsofthephysicalbody, includingillnessand thatdetermine whatgoesintothestructure ofthethe energy/informationinstructions 2005). In effect,thisisthedomainofethericbody. lightoftheinterface such asemotions,thoughts,perceptions, andstatesofconsciousness(Church, 2007,Lipton, Epigenetics reveals themechanisms that influencegene activation canbenonphysicalfactors command isnotgiven atthephysicallevel. It comesfrom thelevel ofenergy/information. ofthebuilding,orrebuilding, genebecomespart process.particular In theseinstancesthe included inthephysicalstructure. Something outsideofthegenecandeterminewhethera are likethelumber, nails,sheetrock, andfixture choicesthatmayornotendupbeing are linedup, waitingtobegiven theorder tobeimplemented. Metaphorically speaking,they a geneisactivated (Church, 2007,Lipton,2005). the gene) has revealed an influence beyond the physicallevel thatdetermineswhether or not determining ourphysicality, fieldofepigenetics(epigeneticmeansabove thenew orbeyond over Althoughgenesplayafundamentalrole in thelastcoupleofdecadessuggestsotherwise. blueprint forthephysicalbody. However, groundbreaking research inmolecularbiology Powell, 1925/1997; Tansley, 1972). The conventional wisdom isthatgenesprovide the that ofablueprint(Gerber, 1988/1996,2000; Lansdowne, 1986;Leadbeater1927/1997; The Blueprint Effect psychological, andspiritualissues. and Touch forHealth, helpwithphysicalailmentsaswell tonamea few) asemotional, body (suchasacupuncture, homeopathy, Healing Touch, Emotional Freedom Technique, effectalsoexplainswhyenergymodalitiesthatdirectlyThe interface accesstheetheric allowing accesstotheotherbodies(physical,emotional,mental,spiritual)inprocess. pointintothetherapeuticprocess. Assuch,theethericbodyactsasagatewayentry multiple levels simultaneously. In somaticmodalitiesthephysical/ethericbodyis is takenintoaccount, thismysteriousphenomenon canbeunderstood. In theinstanceof To this day, modern medicine is hard-pressed to explain it. However, when the etheric body phenomenon, documented in medical books since the 1700s, is referred to as from pain andelectricalshockstoitchingsensationsofheat cold. -everything This conventional Western science hasnoviableexplanation for: phantom painandcellularmemory. of etherictissuesandlimbs. This helpsexplaintwowell-documented phenomenathat Incells have ethericcounterparts. otherwords, ourethericbodiesare comprisedofamatrix The ethericbodyissometimesreferred toastheetherictwinordoubleinthatphysical It blueprintforthephysicalbodyisethericbody. appearsthatthe true It maycontain According toepigenetics,ourgenesare more likebuilding materialsthanblueprints. They function— anotherimportant In theethericbodyserves additiontobeinganinterface, effectalsohelpsexplainwhybodypsychotherapiesThe interface are soeffective on About eightypercent intheirmissinglimbs- ofamputeesreport somekindofdiscomfort replica effectmeans that all glands, bones, muscles, organs and EXPANDING THEDIALOGUE phantom pain. 65 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis 66 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis routinely encountered andworked withinbodypsychotherapy. whichis information matrix—helps elegantly explainthephenomena of cellular memory transplant recipient. Indeed, thepresence oftheethericbody—withitsinvisibleenergy/ intact, woven andwouldcontinuetransmittingitsmessagestothe intothephysicalheart, this maywork. ofthevictimwouldremain Despite havingbeentransplanted,theethericheart the etheric body and the replica effect are brought into the picture we can understand how reported aboutthecrimeturnedouttobeaccurate even thoughshehadnopriorknowledge ofit. the police. Using her descriptions alone they were able to locate and convict the killer. What she the murder andthekillerinsuchminutedetailthatpsychiatrist wascompelledtocontact brought thegirltoapsychiatrist forhelp. The girlwasabletodescribethevictim,sceneof a manmurdering ayoung girl. The dreams were sovividandpersistentthatthemother finally the girlorherfamily, yet soonafterhertransplantshebeganhavingdisturbingnightmares about of aten-year oldwhohadbeenmurdered. The donorinformationwascompletelyunknown to Pearsall, Ph.D., in hisbookTheHeart’s Code (1999). An eight-year oldgirlreceived theheart through recognition oftheethericbody. and informationfrom thedonor’s lifethat appear tohave nootherexplanation except, perhaps, clothing, music,cars,andsexualbehaviors)(Pearsall, 1999). They alsoexperiencememories qualities andhabits(drinking,smoking,swearing, praying)andpreferences (intermsoffood, changes inpersonality(shiftingfrom extroverted tointroverted), ortotakeonthedonor’s studies, organdonorrecipients have beenshown toexperiencestrange andsometimes drastic and behaviortraitsoftheirorgandonorswithoutever havingmetthem.In documentedcase evident ininstanceswhenorgantransplantrecipients mysteriously takeonthepersonality on transmittingmessagestotherest ofthesystem. etheric armwouldcontinuefunctioningand,asanenergy/informationmatrix,itcarry still beintactandconnectedwiththerest oftheetheric body. If anamputeelostarmthe amputation, even thoughaphysicalappendagehadbeenremoved, theethericlimbwould DEBRA GREENE,PhD where attention goes energy flows. Attention inandofitselfhas potency (Radin,2002,where attention goesenergy brings tolifethat whichitisdirected on.Awell-known axiominenergymedicine is: external andinternal sensesonit.Attention islikeaspotlight thatilluminatesand Attention the contextofenergytherapies. constitute familiarterrainforbody psychotherapists, Iwilldescribethembrieflybelow within valuable innerresources thatimpactourhealthandwellbeing. Although theinternalsenses The ethericbodyishighlyresponsive toinputfrom theinternalsenses. Assuch,theyare (Greene,attention, self-sensing, self-talk, intention, visualization, and self-observation 2009). body, inparticular, canbeaccessedandworked withthrough theinternalsenses. These include internal, subjective worldofsubtleenergies. The energybodies,ingeneral,and theetheric senses thatorientustotheexternalworld,we have internalsensesthatorientustothe Materialist sciencehasnoexplanationforthephenomenaofcellularmemory. But when Probably is a case documented by Paul the most profound example of cellular memory The phenomenonofcellularmemory, familiartomanybodypsychotherapists, isquite Attention isfocused awareness. When we payattentiontosomething,we focus our A finalprinciplethatmeritsinclusioninvolves theinternalsenses. Just as we have external The Internal Senses these modesofinnercommunication thatformaperceptual layer over our“raw” experience. of thethree typicallymore predominant (Dunn, Griggs, Gorman, etal.,1995).Self-talk includes channels aspossible.Still, andkinesthetic,with one processes are thethree visual,auditory primary orientations includemathematical,spatialandmusical.Ideally, we wouldwanttoemploy asmany sensations and feelings, a felt-sense about things (Dunn, Griggs, Gorman et al., 1995). Additional conjure up clear, vividmental images or movies. Others, more kinesthetic, will experience bodily envision, thewords andstorieswe tellourselves constituteself-talk. meaning we give towhatwe perceive, how we it,whatwe view feelaboutit,thepictures we inputinitspureperceives form;itisalwayssubjecttopersonalinterpretation. sensory The Self-Talk experience subtleenergyflows andtoaccess andexpress theenergybodies. of somaticmodalitiesandbodypsychotherapies. In energymedicine,self-sensingisusedto effects (Feldenkrais, 1990,1997),as is evidentintheconsistentoutcomesfrom aspectrum body psychotherapy. Bringing attentioninsidethebodyviaself-sensinghasproven therapeutic subtle internal cues (Hanna, 1988;Feldenkrais, 1990, 1997).Self-sensing is foundational to sense how thebodymoves ingeneral.It canalsobeusedtosensepainorapprehend more receptivity thatopensusuptoavariety ofproprioceptive inputs. experience(Greene,with primary 1995,1997,1997-98).Self-sensing isachannelofinternal Itinsights, imaginings,andsoforth. isamodeofinternallisteningthatputsusintouch a vast arrayofinternalfunctioningincludingbodilysensations,feelings,thoughts,intentions, at timesbroadening that focus toinclude the entire body. Self-sensing allows for experiencing shifting attentionawayfrom anexternalfocusanddirecting attentiontoward aninternalfocus, inner-focused, subjective stanceofexperiencingfrom the“insideout”. Self-sensing occursby Self-Sensing body psychotherapies alike. (i.e., awareness) isatransformative energytool thatisfoundationaltoenergytherapiesand ofbringingawareness tosomething,inevitably changesit.Humanobservation, attention commonly taughtinterpretations ofquantummechanics.It holdsthatthemere actof (Heisenberg, chooseswhattoobserve 1979). until anobserver This isoneofthemost objectissaidtoexistonlyaspotentialCopenhagen interpretation inwhichanunobserved & Zurek,around 1926 (Wheeler 1984). by the supported The notion was further Werner Heisenberg principle whenhepublishedthemathematicsofuncertainty somethingaltersitinsomeway. actofobserving the very information andischangedatafundamentallevel. Sometimes effect, calledtheobserver 2002a; Radin & Nelson, 2003). What we focus our awareness on receives our energy/ of consciousness are understoodtoimpact physicalmatter(Swanson, 2010; Tiller, 1997,2005, Swanson, 2010),intentions, (Radin&Nelson, 2003),words (Emoto, 2004),andother aspects isenergy,in whicheverything thoughts(Hawkins, 1995;Lipton,2005;Sheldrake, 2003; playing insideourheads,thenoisy mind,ortheinnercritic.In theparadigmofenergymedicine, Some researchers refer to self-talk as Some channel and think in words. ofus orient through Somean auditory who are more visual Self-talk constitutesthemessageswe tellourselves aboutwhatwe experience.None ofus Self-sensing canbefocusedonaselectedorganorarea ofthebody, ormore expandedto Self-sensing isthecapacitytoturninward andfocusattentiononbodilyexperience. It isan This surprisingaspectofreality wasfirsttouchedon by Nobel Prize-winning physicist explanatory style, but most of us know it as the “tapes”explanatory EXPANDING THEDIALOGUE 67 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis 68 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis experiment and otherslikeithave beenrepeated withconsistentresults. (23% improvement). The control group showed no change (Martin, Moritz & Hall, 1999). This practiced free throws at the gym (24% improvement) versus those who stayed home and visualized After a month there was only one percent difference in the achievement level of thosewhoactually successful free throws for20minutes eachday. The third group, thecontrol group, didnothing. basketball free throws. Asecondgroup wasaskedtostayhomeand simplyvisualize completing groups. One dayfor20minutesandpracticemaking group wasaskedtogoanearby gym every by athletestoimprove In were performance. onesimplestudyparticipants dividedintothree the brainandonourhealth(Doige, 2007;Hansen &Mendius, 2009).It isoftenusedsuccessfully purpose inenergytherapies.Likeself-talk,visualizationhasprofound effectsonthestructure of I usethetermvisualizationotherorientationsare includedaswell, notjustthevisual. andkinesthetic.Probablyauditory abettertermwouldbesensualization (Greene, 2009). When suggests, visualizationisnotlimitedtothevisualrealm. It includesotherchannelssuchas way. We allhave thisabilitybutsomehave developed itmore thanothers.Unlike thename Visualization Dibble, 2000),andchocolate(!)(Radin,Hayssen & Walsh, 2007). (Nelson & Radin,2001),electronic devices (Tiller, Dibble & Kohane, 1999; Tiller, Kohane & Hayssen, Emoto &Kizu,2006),cancercells(Radin,Stone &Levine,etal.2008),computers bacteria, DNA(Radin&Nelson, 2003),yeasts (Radin, Taft & Yount 2004),water(Radin, from felloweverything humans(Radin,Machado &Zangari, 2000),toanimals,insects,plants, intent, there were noeffects--acleardemonstrationoftheprecise power ofintent. the monitoringdevices(Radin,Machao &Zangari, 2000).Duringwhenthere wasno intervals sending theirhealingintent,thevolunteers’ bodieswere registering theeffectsasrecorded by blood volume, breathing, and skin activity. that the healers were At the exact timed intervals five volunteers were hooked up to various monitoring devices tomeasure rates, their heart five volunteers who were over 6000milesawayina research labinLas Vegas, Nevada. The energies toanyplaceattime(McTaggart, 2007;Radin,2006). & Braud, 1997; Targ, 1997).Intent canbeusedtomobilize ourown energiesandtodirect research onthehealingeffectsofprayer demonstrates(Braud, 2000;Dossey, 1993;Schlitz human intent.Our energybodiesare extremely responsive tointent(Saraydarian, 1981)as follows intent,reflects thepower assigned to foundational axiominenergymedicine, focusing attentiononsomeoneorsomething;we willfullydesire outcome. A aparticular Intention a higherhomeodynamicfrequency. and words thatconstituteinnerchannelofexpression—the entire systemcanrecalibrate to atthelevelbringing awareness ofself-talk--changingthepictures, toandintervening sensations In whathasbecometheanthemofneuroplasticity: neurons thatfire togetherwire together . By actually changesthephysicalstructure ofourbrains(Doige, 2007;Hansen &Mendius, 2009). 2007). by researchThis issupported inneuroplasticity thatshows thatourmentalexperience DEBRA GREENE,PhD Visualization isimaginationcoupledwith intent.It isnotdaydreaming, brainstorming, or Visualization, orguidedimagery, isapotenttoolformobilizingenergiesandusedthis As aninternalsense,visualizationrefers toourcapacityformconceptsinanintentional Experiments suchasthisandhundreds ofothersconfirmtheeffectshumanintenton In Sao Paulo, Brazil, onJune 3,1998,three healerswere directing healingintentionto Intention isattentioninfusedwithwill(anotherinternalsense),inwhichwe are notjust Like ourexternalsenses,theinternalsensescanberefined andhoned. are naturalqualitiesthatwe intrinsicallypossess, similartoseeing,hearing,tasting,andsoforth. clients torealize these are notforeign to attain. or difficult skillstheymust struggle Instead, they psychotherapists. Ihave sensestoclientshelpsempower foundthatintroducing themasinternal different labelsmaybeused,manyoftheinternalsensesconstitutefamiliarterrainforbody Presenting issuesare understoodasimbalanceswithinandamongtheenergybodies.Although are meansbyself-observation whichtheenergybodiescanbeaccessedandworked with. andtoachieve higherstatesofconsciousness. interventions, isusedtotracksubtleenergies,assessenergymedicine energy medicine,self-observation 2012). Self-observation isafoundationalcomponentofbody-orientedpsychotherapies. In (Farb, Segal, Mayberg et al, 2007; Williams & Kabat-Zinn, 2011; Segal, Williams, & Teasdale, what isgoingoninside,spectating,asitwere, (Greene, insteadofactively participating 2009). itinamore we are detachedway.with self-observation observing We are witnessingorwatching functioning thatwe are focusedon;we are actively engagedwiththeinnerlandscape.In contrast, difference. With self-sensing,we are experiencingthemultitude, orspecificallyselected,internal bodily sensations)andmaysoundsimilartoself-sensing.However, there isafundamental of us.It includesaccess tothearrayofinternalfunctioningmentionedabove (thoughts,feelings, Self-Observation the abilitytoholdafocus,whichallows formore robust results. research conductedonintentionisdoneusingtrainedmeditators,asmeditatorshave developed The more focusedtheconcentration,stronger theresults. This iswhythevast majorityof Visualization ispurposefulimagining,holdingaspecificfocus through thepower ofconcentration. stream-of-consciousness thinking,nordoesitinvolve expandingthemindtoseewhatfloatsin. dynamically recalibrate toahigher level of functioning. In keeping withtheprincipleofhomeodynamics addressed above, theentire system would inturn,wouldradiateout toeffectchangesintheother bodiesaswell. types ofinterventions, enter through themental bodyandeffectchangeintheemotionalspiritual bodies. These and mentalbodiesduetothe closeproximity of theirfrequency domains.Similarly, we can example, we canenterthesystemthrough thephysical/etheric bodyandimpacttheemotional appropriate effects. toenergy work, we couldthinkintermsoffield effectsorradiatory For effect changeatthatlevel which,inturn,wouldprecipitate outtoaffectalltheotherbodies. and spiritual).In atop-down approach, we canenterthe system through thespiritualbodyand how bodypsychotherapies work toeffectchangeonalllevels (physical/etheric.emotional,mental, effectoftheethericbodyoffer anelegantdescriptionof multidimensional modelandtheinterface the physical/ethericbodyandgainaccesstoallotherbodies. AsIhave suggestedabove, the are seenasdistinctyet overlapping. In abottom-upapproach, we canenterthesystemthrough intothebody-mind-spiritsystem.It points ofentry isaholisticmodelinwhichtheenergybodies bottom upapproach? The answer is:itdepends. The modelissuchthatitrecognizes multiple The internal senses of attention, self-sensing, self-talk, intention, visualization, and Sometimes thispracticeiscalledmindfulnessandithasdocumentedtherapeuticeffects Self-observation refers and become aware to the ability to of observe what is going on inside Using aframework otherthantop-down/bottom-up, onethatis lesshierarchical andmore The questionthenarises:wouldthemultidimensionalmodel beconsidered atop-down or Top Down Up? orBottom EXPANDING THEDIALOGUE 69 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis 70 International Body Psychotherapy Journal The Art and Science of Somatic Praxis DEBRA GREENE,PhD Backster, C.& White. (1985). 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Table of Contents:

4 Editorial Jacqueline A. Carleton, PhD

ARTICLES

8 Sense and Sensibility in Supervision Sibylle Huerta Krefft, MA, ECP (Translated from the German by Elizabeth Marshall)

15 Bridging the Split: Integrating Psychodynamic and Body-Centered Therapies. Claire Haiman, PsyD.

27 A spacious life Salita S. Bryant, PhD., MFA.

28 Broken Boundaries, Invaded Territories - The Challenges of Containment in Trauma Work Morit Heitzler, MSc

42 Yoga Based Body Psychotherapy: A Yoga Based and Body Centered Approach to Counseling Livia Shapiro

56 Expanding the Dialogue: Exploring Contributions from Energy Medicine Debra Greene, PhD

74 Tandem Hypnotherapy P. József Vas, MD, ECP and Noémi Császár, PhD, ECP

e uropean a ssociation for b ody- p sychotherapy EABP

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