Energy & Character is a journal above all a means of communication among colleagues and professionals in the body psychotherapy community at large all over the world.

The title Energy & Character suggests on the one hand physics and biology, the energetic roots of existence, and on the other hand character, in the psychic and social meanings. Character has roots in ancient Greek which on the one hand refer to the formation of the personality in the culture, and on the other hand relate to the core, or essence of the person, his or her unique individuality.

CONTENTS

Frank Lake A Deeper Understanding of ‘Affliction’

Emmanuel Choisne Book Review: Bien Naitre

Michael Odent Obstetric Positions, Consciousness and Maternity Practice

Andrew Mezurecky Softening the Superego

Stan Papenfus The Meaning of Psychotherapy

Joel Dweck Anger Blocked by Fear

Inge-Maria Ladenbauer-Bellis Bone and Bioenergetics Part I

David L. Smith Archetypal Foundations of Grounding

Lillemor Johnsen Developmental Steps and Centres of Growth Part IV

David Boadella Death of the Ego, Part I: Salvation Surrender

Sandra Fabian Object Relations and Bioenergetics Part II

REVIEW

Jerome Liss The Action Inhibition System