BIOENERGETICS: Origin & Future with Diana Guest

"Before the body remembers, the mind only theorizes. But when the body speaks—through eyes that won't meet, jaws that won't release, breath that won't descend—that's where bioenergetics begins."Dr. Brian Tierney connects with Diana Guest—certified bioenergetic therapist, international trainer, and living bridge to the roots of somatic psychotherapy—for a masterclass on Bioenergetic Analysis.Together they trace the lineage from Wilhelm Reich to Alexander Lowen to the present moment, exploring how character structure lives in the body's seven segments:👁️ Eyes👄 Jaw🫁 Throat❤️ Chest🌬️ Diaphragm🫀 PelvisDiana defines bioenergetics as a holistic, somatic, relational psychotherapy—one that treats the body not as metaphor, but as history made visible.🧬 What Bioenergetics Actually IsA living lineage from Reich and Lowen, distinct from New Age appropriation—👁️ The EyesHow we charge, discharge, and reveal character through the first body segment—💑 Couples WorkEye contact interventions that bypass narrative and land in the body—🤲 Touch LiteracyConsent, ethics, and the therapeutic power of skilled, safe touch—👄 The Mouth, Jaw, and VoiceBiting, sucking, rooting—the unfinished business of the oral stage—🗺️ The Character MapSchizoid, oral, borderline, narcissistic, masochistic, rigid: where we hold and why—🌬️ The DiaphragmThe breath breakthrough that changes everything—🫀 Pelvis and SexualityThe "sexual cornerstones" that shape intimacy and expression—🌍 GroundingNot as metaphor, but as felt relationship with the earth beneath us—🎙️ Host: Dr. Brian Tierneysomaticdoctor.com🧑‍🏫 Guest: Diana Guestdianaguest.com📚 Diana's Books:Becoming Grounded and moreAmazon Link🔔 Follow for more conversations at the intersection of body, psyche, and soul#Bioenergetics #SomaticTherapy #BodyPsychotherapy #DrBrianTierney #DianaGuest #TraumaHealing #NervousSystem #Grounding #TheBodyKeepsTheScore #WilhelmReich #AlexanderLowen #BoundlessBody