Articles about Bodymind Integration and Integrative Psychotherapy

Reading the Body’s Language Through Tissue, Energy, and Breath Fascia Texture Typology™ by Dirk Marivoet In conventional anatomy, fascia is typically described by its form—collagen type, fiber orientation, and tensile strength. But in trauma-informed somatic practice,...

The Energetic Breath Cycle™ maps the living spiral of breath, fascia, energy, and consciousness. Rooted in Jack Painter’s legacy and expanded with modern science, it offers a path to embodied healing and evolution. Learn more about this powerful integrative framework.

Healing the Bodymind — A Path of Personal, Relational, and Spiritual Transformation “Trauma victims cannot recover until they become familiar with and befriend the sensations in their bodies.” — Bessel van der Kolk Introduction — What Is the Neurofascial...

by Dirk Marivoet, MSc., Founder of Core Strokes™, Neurofascial Encoding™ and the Neurofascial Transformation Process™ Touching What the Body Remembers™ Every moment we live leaves a memory — not only in the mind, but in the tissues of the body. Neurofascial Encoding™...

Landing in the Body. Listening to the Core. Awakening the Flow of Being. By the Founder: Dirk Marivoet, MSc. An Introduction Before we can dive, we must land. Rooting Core—the first module in the Core Strokes™ journey—is an invitation to come home to your body, not as...

Expanding Breath, Softening Armor, and Restoring Relational Rhythm Opening the inner space where flow, pleasure, and presence meet. By Dirk Marivoet, MSc. — Founder of Core Strokes™ Professional Entry Point: Opening the Inner Chambers: A Somatic Invitation Flowing...

Integrating Soul Texture, Structural Coherence, and Multidimensional Presence Module 4 at a Glance Focus: Whole-system integration of structure, emotion, energy, and consciousnessPrerequisites: Completion of Modules 1–3Core Themes: Vertical alignment • Vibrational...

Author: Dirk Marivoet Inspired by: Marivoet, Dirk (2012), Bodymind Integration and Social Evolution. In: Erken, Rita & Bernhard Schlage. Transformation of the Self with Bodymind Integration. Berlin. Hubert W. Holzinger Verlag. pp. 95-145. Abstract This article...

This text is a representation of a presentation that Dirk Marivoet gave for the Fédération Française de Psychothérapeutes en Psychanalystes (FF2P) in 2009 (in French). Instinct cannot be liberated without liberating the mind, just as the mind separated from instinct...

“Therapy on the body without integrated work with emotions and thoughts is just as one-sided as psychotherapy that ignores bodily processes. Furthermore, working with a person should offer them a perspective and integration with 'the whole'. Dirk Marivoet...

The Influence of various philosophical forces on Bodymind Integration by Dirk Marivoet © 2016 THE PREMISES OF BODYMIND (PSYCHOCORPORAL) INTEGRATION  Central to "Bodymind Integration" (also known as "PsychoCorporal Integration") as taught at the IBI (Int'l...

Clicking on the links you are lead to Interviews with Dirk Marivoet on aspects of Bodymind Integration and Body Psychotherapy. In the first interview Dirk speaks about Postural Integration, a primary method of deep holistic bodywork and integrative therapy. It was...

The obsession of taking care of your body Many people today are obsessed with taking care of their bodies—and it’s for a good reason, because our lives depend on it! But even though our physical health is important we should remind ourselves that our emotional,...

Reading the body - Structure as frozen function Body Reading in body psychotherapy is based on the concept that structure is frozen function. What this means is that a person's physical structure is a reflection of his psycho-biological history and his current...

My late friend and colleague Jack Painter, PhD., with whom I collaborated for 25 years, championed three very powerful methods of bodymind integration: Postural Integration, Energetic Integration and Pelvic-Heart Integration. As part of these methods he has created...