They were deeply invested in making it duplicable and understandable so others could learn it. Inc. It is a method that allows the physical, motoric, yet symbolic, expression of feelings that are deeply stored in the body from impressive past events. Although the activity occurs in the room, the final and most meaningful locus of reconstruction takes place in the inner theater of the mind. With the therapist's help, this present day therapeutic experience is carefully linked to childhood memories and states. Memories evoked by these procedures are powerful and experienced almost as if they were happening in the present.
Clients can thus air and safely integrate feelings that have been long buried and deeply repressed.
However, emotional expression alone is not enough for long lasting change. New learning requires new experience. What has happened, as well as what has not happened shapes our character and personality during our formative years. These new experiences give clients a positive lens through which to see and experience the world. Thus clients can function more productively in present day, reality settings.