Energy and Blocks to Energy

Energy and Blocks to Energy

- blocked energy is another form of resistance

- it can be manifested by tension in some part of the body, e.g. by posture, by keeping body tight and closed

- therapeutic endeavor involves: finding the focus of interrupted energy and bring these sensations to the client’s awareness

- therapist may help clients locate the ways in which they’re blocking energy and transform this blocked energy into more adaptive behaviors

- to exaggerate their tight mouth and shaking legs, they can discover for themselves how they are diverting energy and keeping themselves from a full expression of aliveness

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