Somatic Psychotherapy Training in
Contemporary Orgone (Reichian) Therapy
Module 3 syllabus 2024 – 2025
Theory and Therapeutic Technique in
Contemporary Orgone (Reichian) Therapy
Intermediate Studies
Meeting #1: Contemporary Orgone (Reichian) Therapy – review of key principles
Meeting #2: The somatic armor and its segmental structure - review
Meeting #3: The biophysical evaluation – review
Meeting #4: Identifying and working with ocular armor: theory and technique
Meeting #5: Identifying and working with ocular armor: theory and technique - continued
Meeting #6: Identifying and working with respiratory armor: theory and technique
Meeting #7: Identifying and working with respiratory armor: theory and technique -
continued
Meeting #8: Identifying and working with oral and cervical armor: theory and technique
Meeting #9: Identifying and working with oral and cervical armor: theory and technique - continued
Meeting #10: Identifying and working with abdominal and pelvic armor: theory and
technique
Meeting #11: Person-centered therapy: review of key principles
Meeting #12: Gestalt therapy: review of key principles
Meeting #13: The cycle of experience and contact boundary disturbances - review
Meeting #14: Orgonotic pulsation and the cycle of experience – addressing contact boundary
disturbances
Meeting #15: Orgonotic pulsation and the cycle of experience – addressing contact boundary
disturbances - continued
Meeting #16: Influencing orgonotic pulsation - experience near somatic interventions
Meeting #17: Influencing orgonotic pulsation – other centered somatic interventions
Meeting #18: Working with specific clinical issues: psychosomatic disorders
Meeting #19: Working with specific clinical issues: disorders of affect
Meeting #20: Key concepts in working with the characterological and somatic armor - review