Modern sacral-psychotherapeutic practices (anthropologist’s participant observation) (summary)

Abstract

This article draws readers’ attention to description and brief analysis of specific sacral-psychotherapeutic practices of two distinct groups located in the city of Volgograd: “The School of Contact Improvisation” and «”Butterfly Lab” – Laboratory of Self-Revealization”. Both of these schools combine the philosophy of Oriental mystic teachings, elements of religious-mystical practices and contemporary psychotherapeutic methods. Usually the leaders of such groups come up with their own methods of work. This study has been conducted via participant observation method, working inside the groups under analysis.

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