Breathwork in body psychotherapy: Clinical applications
Himmat Kaur Victoria, Christine Caldwell
Body Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy November 1, 2013 DOI: 10.1080/17432979.2013.828657 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Conscious breathing practices balanced breathing exercise |
| Topics | Breathwork |
| Keywords | Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 11 |
| Key points | Proposes six clinical themes, a balanced breathing exercise, and four clinical models for integrating conscious breathing into body psychotherapy practice. |
Abstract
AbstractThe use of conscious breathing practices for the purpose of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual healing has a long and extremely varied history, yet little work has been done to bring these practices into a coherent and unified form that contributes to the field of body psychotherapy (BP). This article focuses on translating theoretical themes developed in a previous publication (Caldwell & Victoria, 2011. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 6(2), 89–101) into practical applications in the BP profession. The authors propose six clinical themes for the use of breath in BP, a balanced breathing exercise, and four clinical models for integration into BP practice. Recommendations are made for future research and training in this crucial area of BP.Keywords:: breathbreathworkbody psychotherapyconscious breathingbreath therapy Notes1. A gender neutral pronoun used to refer to a person that identifies outside of male/female gender norms.