“Movement is the province of the muscular system: a child who needs to inhibit his or her natural feelings, whether for healthy… — Elliot Greene Children Copy Share Image
“People with a compressed structure, out of necessity, have crushed, numbed, and muffled their feelings. Not only do they need space, but… — Elliot Greene Copy Share Image
“People with an entertaining rigid structure are brought up in environments in which the parents are uncomfortable with expressing feelings. This is… — Elliot Greene Expressing feelings Copy Share Image
“The holding up against collapse often appears in the shoulders and upper back (Lowen, 1975). Some tensions develops there to resist the… — Elliot Greene Copy Share Image
“This leads to a pattern in which the child cries out and either gets nothing or gets an insufficient or intermittent response.… — Elliot Greene Children Copy Share Image
“Although this is a reasonable use for massage, people with an achieving rigid structure must, because of their pattern, see it as… — Elliot Greene Copy Share Image
“Because people with a disembodied structure often have no bodily sensation, they also cannot sense where they begin and end, which reflects… — Elliot Greene Outside world Copy Share Image
“A way to do this is to "hand back" the projection to the client. For example, if the client says, "You're making… — Elliot Greene Feeling Tired Copy Share Image
“On the bodily level, tension resulting from introjections may settle in the throat, stomach, or gut. In terms of body language, this… — Elliot Greene Body language Copy Share Image
“Because they cannot be direct, they must attract the other person toward them without becoming vulnerable themselves. Imagine what it would be… — Elliot Greene Copy Share Image
“The type of statements to avoid are indirect, open-ended suggestions, especially about feeling, and truisms or platitudes. Such statements induce a stuck… — Elliot Greene Copy Share Image
“Armor and character work together. Character emphasizes the form rather than the content of a person's psychological defenses. It is a person's… — Elliot Greene Work together Copy Share Image
“Much of the control exerted by the caregiver is accomplished through being indirect, such as implying expectations. The caregiver may tell the… — Elliot Greene Children Copy Share Image
