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

David Boadella, Incarnation: Life in the womb

Frank Lake, Maternal Distress and Umbilical Affect

Lisa Rablen, The Split Self

Roberta Reich, Children, Self-Regulation, and Therapy

Tony Crisp, The Release of Tension

REVIEWS

Marcus McCausland, A New Science of Life

Frank Hladky, Integrated Respiration Theory /Therapy

Nigel Williams, Martial Arts: The Spiritual Dimension