Bioenergetic holistic massage, what it is

Bioenergetics: from the body to emotions

Bioenergetics is a type of body psychotherapy devised in the 1950s by Alexander Lowen.

The principles of bioenergetics hypothesize how one can act through the body to remove certain blocks and solve emotional problems .

Bioenergetics is therefore a technique that acts primarily on the physical plane, to go and realize changes on the other planes of being : the emotional one, first of all, and then, as a link, also on the mental plane.

The bioenergetics techniques include special breathing exercises, postures and manipulations, accompanied by verbal expressions and massages.

Each technique acts on one or more body segments, identified as armor that does not allow the free flow of energy within the body . Each block is placed on a body segment to which a narrow and precise range of behaviors and emotions is connected.

Bioenergetic holistic massage: what it is

The massage occupies a privileged position in bioenergetics, since it allows to act on the body segments in which the blocks and emotions materialize, without the often misleading intervention of rationality.

The holistic bioenergetic massage takes care of the whole human being, starting from the body to act on all the other levels . The massage, carried out in this light, takes into consideration the various parts: rational, emotional and physical, and paying attention to areas that require priority intervention, but without excluding any.

The holistic massage is first and foremost a tool for listening and probing what is not in balance : the body does not lie and a good operator of holistic bioenergetic massage is able to listen to what it communicates, even if in contrast with what has been reported. rationally from those who receive the massage.

In this way it is possible to dialogue, through manipulations, with the instinctive and suffering part, without masks and without words. And it is the goal of this type of massage to unlock and let it flow .

The holistic bioenergetic massage works in full respect of the times and rhythms of those who receive it, welcoming the breath, first of all, and gently redirecting it. Muscle and joint pressures and manipulations have the task of dispersing the accumulated tensions and freeing the emotions that are hidden behind the armor.

The knowledge of bioenergetics, of where blocks are localized, of the related emotions, of the relationships between the various districts, the ability to recognize the character structures, and to apply the precise and specific manipulations for each of them, make a holistic bioenergetic massage a tool versatile and adaptable to each individual in its uniqueness.

The massage can be codified in standard protocols, but often the sequences with which they operate vary, just as the various needs of the subject vary over time and space.

Listening, as in all holistic massages, is the first tool to be applied. Empathy and knowledge of the operations to be performed on the body follow.

This massage can bland as it can stimulate, can sedate or revitalize, it can also lead to very strong emotional breakouts, but always contained and managed in a protected space, and always focused on the specificity of the person. You can use oils, essence, music and lights, and the touch can be light or deep: the body will tell the operator what he needs.