Physical Dynamics of Character Structure: Bodily Form and Movement in Analytic Therapy

If body structure and temperament are related, as anyone who studies human nature can determine, the question then is: Can one change the character of an individual without some change in the body structure and in its functional mobility? Conversely, If one can change the structure and improve its mobility can we not effectuate those changes in temperament which the patient demands? In his emotional expression, the individual is a unity. It is not the mind which becomes angry nor the body which strikes. It is the individual who expresses himself. So we study how a specific individual expresses himself, what is the range of his emotions and what are his limits. It is a study of the motility of the organism for the emotion is based on an ability "to move out."