Autogenic training
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Autogenic training is a term for a relaxation technique developed by the German psychiatrist Johannes Schultz first published in 1932. It usually involves a series of sessions in which the patients learn to relax their limbs, heart, and breathing. The goal is to induce a pleasant, warm feeling throughout most of the body but induce a feeling of coolness in the forehead. The technique is used against stress-induced psychosomatic disorders.
Schultz emphasized parallels to techniques in yoga and meditation. However, unlike some forms of yoga and meditation, autogenic training is devoid of any mysticism. It is a method for influencing one's autonomic nervous system without spirituality.
Schultz's theory is a modified version of Émile Coué's autosuggestion method, which was derived from Abbé Faria's "outcome from mind" concept – all of which are the step-by-step development of mind conditioning.
References
- Luthe Dr W & Schultz Dr JH, "Autogenic Therapy", first published by Grune and Stratton, Inc., New York, (1969). Republished in (2001) by The British Autogenic Society.
- In six volumes.
- Vol. 1 Autogenic Methods
- Vol. 2 Medical Applications
- Vol. 3 Applications in Psychotherapy
- Vol. 4 Research and Theory
- Vol. 5 Dynamics of Autogenic Neutralisation
- Vol. 6 Treatment with Autogenic Neutralisation
- Bird, Jane and Pinch, Christine, "Autogenic Therapy - Self-help for Mind and Body", Newleaf (Gill & Macmillan), (2002).
External links
- The British Autogenic Society
- Spanish Society of Psychotherapy and the Institute for Autogenic Psychotherapy] (in Spanish)cs:Autogenní trénink
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