International Institute of Core Energetics® and Core Evolution®
Directors: Siegmar & Cornelia Gerken
Postfach 143206
D-45262 Essen
Germany
Tel: +49-(0)201-616-7497
Email: info@CoreEnergeticInstitute.com
www.CoreEnergeticInstitute.com
School history
The Institute of Core Energetics and Core Evolution for the International European and German Trainings was founded in 1985. It is the longest established Institute for professional training in Core Energetics and Core Evolution in Europe.
Basic theory and concepts
Core Energetics (CE) is the dynamic force in the evolution of our Core (Core Evolution CE). The Core represents the individualized universal life Energy and with this, our essential being.
The manifestation of life and its unfolding is the energetic interaction of different forces. So far we acknowledge the biological and the cognizant dimension. They create and form a unity. In a human being this unity evolves in a constant dynamic interaction of a body-mind process, which forms the understanding of Self and with this, the growing personality.
Experiences gained during these developmental phases will influence how a person relates to their mother, father, other family members, society, the world and their disposition to life and existence.
The core energetic evolutionary Professional training teaches the understanding of these processes, how they can become distorted and what effect this may have in the unfolding of the body and psyche of a person. This training is based on a unified and holistic process, connecting body, emotions, mind, will and spiritual self into a whole, expressing the total reality of a person and in so doing supports the evolution of ones Core.
As one of the great pioneers of body-psychotherapy and humanistic psychology, John C. Pierrakos M.D. developed many theories and therapeutic approaches, which give an analytical understanding of personal development in relation to a persons structuring of life energy.
Siegmar Gerken, Ph.D., has expanded the theoretical formulation and practice of the Core Evolution work by integrating new theories of trauma, systems theory, family constellation work and other approaches. He cooperates with other health practitioners and scientists who are developing energetic medical research, which involves a holistic healing program. This connects and combines holistic medicine and body-psychotherapy (CE) in an unequalled and unparalleled way, creating an expanded description of the science of life (see Foundation of Healing on our www). Furthermore Siegmar Gerken has expanded the therapeutic process beyond the personality issues of Self, leading experiential groups with consciousness teachers from other traditions in the exploration of body-psychotherapy (CE) and transpersonal psychology.
Training description
Main topics of the Training Curriculum:
In our training we describe, how our reaction to experiences in certain stages of our life can influence our disposition and formation of our body movement and expression emotions and feelings the thinking process and the will to direct our life. The CE Training encompasses teaching and personal process. CE sees itself not only as a leading analytic and body-oriented therapy, but also as support and guidance for the evolutionary life path that each individual walks to self-realization.
People working with people from many different schools and backgrounds come to this work because of the unifying aspects of this theoretical and practical training.
First Training Year:
The teaching in the first year provides the basis for a deeper understanding of how we structure energy and consciousness and how we recognize the relationship of energy and consciousness at all levels of existence: body-feelings-intellect/thinking-will-spirit. CE-an Evolutionary Process Dimensions of Life Energy Therapeutic Dimension Character and Expression. Feeling, seeing and understanding of the energy patterns and their manifestation in oneself and others is the focus of the first year. At the same time, awareness towards your core qualities becomes opened.
Second Training Year
Continuation of the intensive experience/learning of the character defence patterns, including comprehensive body reading. This deepens the foundation for a successful body-oriented practice: Basic energy functions for therapeutic application Differentiation of Real Needs and False Needs Transference and Counter-Transference Personal and professional integration of learned material. Beginning CE-Sessions in Dyads and Triads. Individual sessions for demonstration with trainers in the group Group Dynamics.
Third and Fourth Training Years
The training continuously focuses on teaching and experience - with special emphasis on the development of therapeutic skills, integrating and applying the principles of CE. CE-Analysis - How you apply the work, from the first interview to the application of energy and process work. Inviting and supporting the client towards the opening and recognition of unconscious feelings which try to protect the essence (Core of the child), but now in the adult stage, distort reality and prevents the unfolding CE-Therapy Resistance and Crisis Borderline and DSM & ICD Narcissism Sexuality Theories of Trauma and the interactive Approach to Trauma in CE Ethics
Psychosomatic Integration Subtle Dimensions of Therapy and Healing Body-Oriented Approach in CE
Supervision and Session Intensive Coaching: Developing Your Style of Work in CE Unity Becoming One
Oneness Fourth Year Project Completion and Graduation.
Students may then also focus or specialize in Core Somaticsฎ, a hands-on body-oriented therapy.
Trainers
- Siegmar Gerken, Ph.D. studied cultural anthropology, education and psychology. After working in the Free Clinic Heidelberg in 1972, he pioneered body-psychotherapy and humanistic psychology. He has been a member in the AHP since 1974. Dr. Gerken trains professionals and organizations in the inter-connectedness of psychosomatic processes. With his wife he founded this International European Institute and the CE-Institute in California. They both worked with John C. Pierrakos from 1981-2001.
- Cornelia Gerken, CMP works with different somatic approaches and is the founder of Core Somaticsฎ (see www.CoreSomatics.com). She also has extensive trainings in Voice Dialogue with H. & S. Stone and Energy and Healing oriented approaches. Cornelia and Siegmar Gerken have been married for over 27 years and have raised three children together.
- Further trainers: Isabelle Bailey, Dottoressa; Ken Goldberg, M.D. Anam Dhi Katja Held, M.D.; Jerry Nabb, M.A.
State of recognition
The International Institute of Core Energetics was accredited as a Body-Psychotherapy Training Institute by the EABP Forum in February 2001. It is a member of the USABP (USA) and the AHP, Association for Humanistic Psychology.
EABP Members
Siegmar Gerken, Cornelia Gerken
Literature - Publication - Research
Pierrakos, John C., Core Energetics: Developing the Capacity to Love and Heal
Pierrakos, John C., Eros, Love and Sexuality
LifeRhythm see: www.LifeRhythm.com Synthesis see: www.Synthesis-Verlag.com
Siegmar and Cornelia Gerken with John C. Pierrakos