What Is Bioenergetics?

Bioenergetics was created and developed through the work of Alexander Lowen in the second half of the 20th century. It is a way of understanding and working with the body and its energetic processes.
In life we are not always able to deal with situations as they occur. Sometimes stressful or traumatic experiences in our life cause us to hold our breath and repress emotions. When we begin to repress the same emotion again and again, a physical tension begins to occur in the body. This tension stops the free and spontaneous movement of our energy and we can find ourselves imprisoned and heavy.

In Bioenergetics, specific exercises are used to release these physical tensions through breath, movement and emotional release. Through the practice of Bioenergetics one will find themselves more relaxed, spontaneous and able to experience large amounts of pleasure in our bodies.