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