HUMA TRANSPERSONAL BODYWORK

A method of bodywork that integrates subtle, articulate touch and verbal communication by combining the focus of physical and psychological health found in Western body-based tradition (Rosen Method is part of the foundation) with the deeper self, or inner guide, found in Eastern traditions.

(See also: HUMA TRANSPERSONAL BODYWORK, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)

Transformational Counseling / Transformational Therapy

Counseling techniques associated with transpersonal psychology that are aimed at promoting selfrealization at the personal level and planetary brotherhood and consciousness at the global level.

(See also: Transformational Counseling/Therapy, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

attitudinal healing: regulation or maintenance of physical, mental, and/or spiritual health by taking up proper mental attitudes or a particular worldview. Attitudinal healing encompasses Buddhist psychology, Christian Science, A Course in Miracles, transpersonal psychology, and yogic meditation.

(See also: Attitudinal healing, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Though the deficiency needs may be seen as "basic", and can be met and neutralized (i.e. they stop being motivators in one's life), self-actualization and transcendence are "being" or "growth needs" (also termed "B-needs"), i.e. they are enduring motivations or drivers of behaviour. Self-actualization (a term originated by Kurt Goldstein) is the instinctual need of a human to make the most of their unique abilities. Maslow described it as follows: Self Actualization is the intrinsic growth of what is alread ...

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Deficiency needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Being needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Counterpositions

Read more here: » Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Encyclopedia II - Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Being needs

The idea originated in antiquity, and its more modern history is detailed in Henri F. Ellenberger's Discovery of the Unconscious (Basic Books, 1970). Certain philosophers preceding Sigmund Freud, such as Leibniz, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, developed ideas foreshadowing the modern idea of the subconscious. The new medical science of psychoanalysis established by Freud and his disciples popularized this and similar notions such as the role of the libido (sex drive) and the self-destructive urge of thanatos (death wish), and the famous Oedipus complex, whe ...

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Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Pre-Freudian history of the idea, Unconscious mind - Freud's definition, Unconscious mind - Controversy, Unconscious mind - Terminology, Unconscious mind - Unconscious mental processes, Unconscious mind - Questions about Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Application of unconscious

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Many modern philosophers and social scientists either dispute the concept of an unconscious, or argue that it is not something that can be scientifically investigated or discussed rationally. In the social sciences, this view was first brought forward by John Watson, considered to be the first American behaviourist. Among philosophers, Karl Popper was one of Freud's most notable contemporary opponents. Popper claimed that Freud's theory of the unconscious was not falsifiable. Still, many, perhaps most, psychologists and cognitive scientists agree that many things of w ...

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Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Pre-Freudian history of the idea, Unconscious mind - Freud's definition, Unconscious mind - Controversy, Unconscious mind - Terminology, Unconscious mind - Unconscious mental processes, Unconscious mind - Questions about Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Application of unconscious

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Somewhat related to the unconscious are nonconscious psychic events. The term nonconscious seems to be used in various ways. Some appear to use the term to avoid the somewhat value-laden term "unconscious" or "subconscious", but basically for the same purpose. Others use it to refer to events that can only be observed indirectly (e.g. certain acts of short-term memory), and still others use it to point to events such as brain activity controlled mostly by the autonomic nervous system (e.g. emotional reactions to certain smells). Not surprisi ...

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Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Pre-Freudian history of the idea, Unconscious mind - Freud's definition, Unconscious mind - Controversy, Unconscious mind - Terminology, Unconscious mind - Unconscious mental processes, Unconscious mind - Questions about Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Application of unconscious

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The subconscious is not directly accessible to ordinary introspection, but it is capable of being "tapped" and "interpreted" by special methods and techniques such as random association, dream analysis, and verbal slips (commonly known as a Freudian slip), examined and conducted during psychotherapy. Thoughts, feelings and urges that are repressed are all present in the subconscious mind and "issues" need to be "worked out" with pr ...

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Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Pre-Freudian history of the idea, Unconscious mind - Freud's definition, Unconscious mind - Controversy, Unconscious mind - Terminology, Unconscious mind - Unconscious mental processes, Unconscious mind - Questions about Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Application of unconscious

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Probably the most detailed and precise of the various notions of 'unconscious mind' - and the one which most people will immediately think of upon hearing the term - is that developed by Sigmund Freud and his followers, and which lies at the heart of psychoanalysis. It should be stressed, incidentally, that the popular term 'subconscious' is not a Freudian coinage and is never used in serious psychoanalytic writings. Freud's concept was a more subtle and complex psychological theory than many. Consciousness, in Freud's topographical v ...

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Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Pre-Freudian history of the idea, Unconscious mind - Freud's definition, Unconscious mind - Controversy, Unconscious mind - Terminology, Unconscious mind - Unconscious mental processes, Unconscious mind - Questions about Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Application of unconscious

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The deficiency needs (also termed 'D-needs' by Maslow) are: The physiological needs of the organism, those enabling homeostasis, take first precedence. These consist mainly of: the need to breathe the need to drink and eat the need to dispose of bodily waste material the need for sleep the need to regulate the bodily temperature the ...

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Deficiency needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Being needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Counterpositions

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(Note: The next section does confuse the two but has not been removed because of the interesting examples that it gives) The unconscious is arguably not the most intuitive idea, so why bother with it? What's the evidence? What might the unconscious explain? The fact that most bodily processes are not consciously controlled e.g. breathing, blood circulation, blinking The fact that something - not the conscious mind - creates the dreams that we wander around in at night The mind spontaneously moving ...

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Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Pre-Freudian history of the idea, Unconscious mind - Freud's definition, Unconscious mind - Controversy, Unconscious mind - Terminology, Unconscious mind - Unconscious mental processes, Unconscious mind - Questions about Unconscious mind, Unconscious mind - Application of unconscious

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The effects of psychedelic drugs on the human mind are complex, varied and difficult to characterize, and as a result many different "flavors" of psychedelic psychotherapy have been developed by individual practitioners. Some aspects of published accounts of methodologies are discussed below. Psychedelic psychotherapy - Psycholytic Therapy. Psycholytic therapy involves the use of low to medium doses of psychedelic drugs, repeatedly at intervals of 1-2 weeks. The therapist is present during the peak of the ...

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Psychedelic psychotherapy, Psychedelic psychotherapy - History, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Methods, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Psycholytic Therapy, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Developments from 1980 — present

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While Maslow's theory was regarded as an improvement over previous theories of personality and motivation, it has its detractors. For example, in their extensive review of research that is dependent on Maslow's theory, Wabha and Bridwell (1976) found little evidence for the ranking of needs that Maslow described, or even for the existence of a definite hierarchy at all. The concept of self-actualization is considered vague and psychobabble by some behaviourist psychologists. The concept is based on an aristotelian notion of human natu ...

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Deficiency needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Being needs, Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Counterpositions

Read more here: » Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Encyclopedia II - Maslow's hierarchy of needs - Counterpositions

Mysticism:

Religious or spiritual doctrines which argue that the human mind or soul can directly experience the divine. See also mystical experience, transpersonal psychology.

(See also: Mysticism, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

hypnoanalysis: Method taught by the Infinity International Institute of Hypnotherapy, in Royal Oak, Michigan. Hypnoanalysis encompasses dream analysis, hypnotherapy, regression therapy, spiritual cleansing, transpersonal psychology, and techniques for the release of negative energy.

(See also: Hypnoanalysis, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Psychedelic psychotherapy in the broadest possible sense of the term is likely as old as humanity's ancient knowledge of hallucinogenic plants itself. Though usually viewed as predominantly religious in nature, elements of psychotherapeutic practice can be recognized in the entheogenic rituals of many cultures. The use of psychedelic agents in Western psychotherapy began in the 1950s, after the widespread distribution of LSD to researchers by its manufacturer, Sandoz Laboratories. Extensive research into experimental, chemotherapeutic ...

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Psychedelic psychotherapy, Psychedelic psychotherapy - History, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Methods, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Psycholytic Therapy, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelic psychotherapy - Developments from 1980 — present

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Humanistic psychology includes several approaches to counselling and therapy, among these we find the categories mentioned by Aanstoos, Serlin & Greening (2000) and Rowan (2001): Counselling: The existential psychology of Rollo May, person-centered or client-centered therapy (as originally developed by Carl Rogers), marital and family therapies. Psychotherapy: The existential psychotherapy of Medard Boss, Gestalt therapy (originally developed by Fritz Perls), Experiential psychotherapy, Bodywork, Psychodrama, Primal integration, Psychosynthesis, Depth therapy, Transpersonal therapy. ...

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Humanistic psychology, Humanistic psychology - The development of the field, Humanistic psychology - Epistemology, Humanistic psychology - Counselling and therapy, Humanistic psychology - Criticism and debate, Humanistic psychology - Also see

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A movement in the field of psychology that is based on bringing in a spiritual or religious dimension to personal development and growth. besides focusing on the whole person, it uses techniques to spiritual healing and explores alternate states of consciousness as a source of promoting wellness and resolving psychological problems.

(See also: transpersonal psychologist, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

Transformational Therapy: versatile and powerful therapy technique developed at the Heartwood Institute, in Garberville, California. Its principle is that, although wellness is one's natural state of being, most people have barriers to experiencing it consistently. Transformational Therapy encompasses Alchemical Hypnotherapy, Dreambody Work, Strategic Hypnotherapy, Transformational Breathwork, and transpersonal psychology.

(See also: Transformational Therapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

SkyDancing Tantra: Westernized form of Tantra developed by Margo Anand, author of The Art of Sexual Ecstasy and the bestseller The Art of Sexual Magic. SkyDancing Tantra is an approach to sexual ecstasy that borrows from bioenergetics, NLP, shamanism, and transpersonal psychology. It awakens vitality and hidden powers of the brain. The Fall 1997 New York Open Center catalog described the expression SkyDancing as an ancient metaphor for the ability to reach ecstatic states when love is experienced as a joyful meditation.

(See also: SkyDancing Tantra, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Theorists within the schools of Humanistic psychology, Transpersonal psychology and Near-Death Studies describe a complex pattern of motor, sensory, affective and cognitive/hermeneutic symptoms called The Kundalini Syndrome. This psycho-somatic arousal and excitation is believed to occur in connection with prolonged and intensive spiritual or contemplative practice (such as meditation or yoga) or as a result of intense life experiences or a close encounter with death (such as a near-death experience) (Greyson 1993, 2000; Scotton, 1996; Lukof ...

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Kundalini, Kundalini - Historical source text, Kundalini - The interpretation of Kundalini, Kundalini - Kundalini Yoga, Kundalini - Kundalini in the world's religions, Kundalini - Kundalini rising, Kundalini - The Kundalini Syndrome, Kundalini - Kundalini and development, Kundalini - Kundalini and physiology, Kundalini - Pathological Kundalini

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HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK

Developed by Dr. Stanislov Grof, a psychiatrist working with people in non-ordinary states of consciousness, and by Christina Grof, a transpersonal teacher, this is a simple, yet powerful technique for self-exploration and healing based on combined insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology, and perennial spiritual practices.

The method activates non-ordinary states of consciousness which mobilize the spontaneous healing potential of the psyche. Sustained effective breathing, evocative music, focused energy work, and mandala drawing are components of this subjective journey.

Holotropic literally means moving toward wholeness. Virtually all ancient and native traditions recognize the psychological and spiritual healing potential of states of consciousness that differ from what we call ordinary.

Holotropic Breathwork is a powerful method of self-exploration and healing. This work can be useful for artists wishing to facilitate their creativity, persons seeking a deep level of healing, those seeking to explore their inner self and/or the transpersonal dimensions, and it can lead to a spiritual opening and transformation.

(See also: HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK, Alternative Health, Massage, Bodywork, Body Mind and Soul)