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A mythologic quest: Jungian movement therapy with the psychosomatic client

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A rationale for the use of Jungian movement therapy with psychosomatic disorders is presented. Assumptions concerning body-mind interrelationship, the flow of energy, and somatic predispositions supply a foundation for this form of therapy. The use of the Jungian technique of active imagination through authentic movement-in-depth affords an avenue through which information from the clients’ unconscious can communicate the process and direction of therapy. This process is phenomenologically explained and demonstrated through a case study of a woman with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

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  1. Antioch University Antioch-New England Graduate School Movement Therapy Graduate Program, UK

    Penny Lewis Bernstein Ph.D., DTR (Administrative Coordinator)

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Bernstein, P.L. A mythologic quest: Jungian movement therapy with the psychosomatic client. Am J Dance Ther 3, 44–55 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02579618

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