by Dirk Marivoet | Dec 27, 2025 | Methods & Frameworks (EN)
What is Somatic Psychotherapy? By Dirk Marivoet, MSc., Registered Psychotherapist (ECP), CCEP, PMT, PT. Somatic psychotherapy—also known as body-oriented or body-centered psychotherapy—is an approach that works with the living relationship between body and mind. It...
by Dirk Marivoet | Mar 26, 2021 | Lineage & Context
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...
by Dirk Marivoet | Oct 30, 2020 | Methods IBI
Jack Painter’s Visionary Work in Postural Integration® (PI) by Dirk Marivoet, MSc Jack Painter, Founder of Postural Integration® Jack W. Painter (1933–2010), originally a philosophy professor at the University of Miami, was a true pioneer in the field of humanistic...
by Dirk Marivoet | Oct 30, 2020 | Methods IBI
A Comprehensive Overview by Dirk Marivoet, MSc. Senior Teacher, Supervisor, and Expert in the Method What is Core Energetics? Core Energetics is a pioneering therapeutic approach that bridges body-centered psychotherapy with spirituality. It offers a transformative...
by Dirk Marivoet | Oct 29, 2020 | Methods IBI
Uniting the masculine and feminine within the Self and your intimate relationships Origins of Pelvic-Heart Integration Jack W. Painter, PhD who originated the world famous modality of Deep Holistic Bodywork called Postural Integration® (PI) in the 1960s, also...