Tepsinteza - YU Training School of BodyPsynthesis
Founder and director: Ljiljana Klisic
Joce Jovanovica 7
YU-11040 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel: +381-1126-67357
School history
Dr Ljiljana Klisic founded TePsynthesis in 1976 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. TePsynthesis has evolved from thirty years of research by Dr. Klisic into drives development and the relationship between life force and consciousness. It has trained more than 200 professionals
Basic theory and concepts
TePsynthesis is a scientifically-based body-psychotherapy approach which combines systematic work with the body and the mind-psyche (and in some cases spirit) to help reduce psychological and psychosomatic suffering and to help people achieve integration on the somatic, emotional and spiritual level as well as Power and Bliss development.
The most influential source of the TePsynthesis is Radix work, founded by Charles Kelly who was a student of Wilhelm Reich. The theory represents an integration of psychoanalysis (Janet, Freud) and psychosynthesis (Assagioli). Many other body-psychotherapy approaches have had their influence including vegetotherapy, bioenergetic analysis, biosynthesis, biodynamic, bodynamics, core energetics and various neo-Reichian psychotherapies. Mainstream psychoanalysis, developed in Serbia one century ago, has also exerted its influence. Elements of analytical psychotherapy, gestalt and transactional analysis are integrated with respect to spirituality. TePsynthesis has grown into an autonomous depth psychological method with all the general characteristics of body-psychotherapy work – a functional and structural approach working with character structures, vegetative, pulsation and subtle energy processes.
After the experiences the school has gone through in the last twenty years in Yugoslavia, new theoretical concepts have also started to emerge based on these older concepts. TePsynthesis studies and researches the evolution of the basic human instinctual drives: the instinct for self-preservation (aggression), and the instinct for procreation of the species (sexuality). It helps people in this evolution using both verbal and nonverbal methods and not only on a psychological level. It is only through the unity of mind and body that a spiritual dimension opens up and the whole scope of evolution can be approached. Firstly there is the evolution of primitive aggression and destruction towards mature power integrated with a developed value system, to non-dual universal power. Secondly there is the evolution of primitive sexuality towards Bliss and supreme Joy.
On the basis of the holographic paradigm and quantum physics, and in cooperation with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Belgrade, TePsynthesis is continuing to develop the Psychoanalytic theory of psychosexual development. Dr. Ljiljana Klisic has also developed the theories of Orgasm Development and The Function of Bliss. She has introduced new terms for different orgasms as a model for the development of consciousness and a new model for human development. Bliss is seen by Te-Psynthesis as the most intense positive psychological experience, which has an important function. The bliss taboo is deeper and more hidden than the sex taboo. The goal of orgasm development is to increase the degree of freedom in decision-making, which happens, step by step, at each subsequent level of orgasm development. Orgasms are classified as primitive, immature, perverse, neurotic, blocked, mature, extended, ecstatic, blissful and non-dual. In order to develop orgasm further, a person must learn to increase the degree of his/her freedom in decision-making. If successful, the reward is ecstasy. If a deeper and more complex degree is reached there is a divine reward - bliss.
Dr Klisic has also proposed the theory of Power Development. In the process of development from primitive aggression to mature power and towards ultimate all-mightiness, it is necessary to learn to postpone (not to block, suppress or repress) reactions in order to increase the degree of freedom in decision-making. In this process blocking or impulsivity often happens, the most difficult being integrating surrender with control and cognition.
Agrasms (a new term suggested by Dr Klisic) are classified as instinctive, primitively aggressive, destructive, manipulative, passive, assertive, truly powerful, non-duel universally powerful. In her opinion, investigation into orgasms and agrasms in Power or Bliss development gives us a good model to start the exploration of consciousness and human development.
On the basis of research into instinctual drives development, Dr. Klisic has proposed the continuation of the psychoanalytic theory of psychosexual development. She sees the concept of maturity in psychotherapy as being under-developed and too dependent on the biological model. In her opinion, psychoanalysis has connected maturity to genital primacy and the genital character structure while it is only the beginning of maturity. After oral, anal, phallic and genital primacy - well-known Reichian concepts - development has to continue on to heart and divine primacy.
Dr. Klisic has also put forward a continuation of the Character Development Theory. To the oral, anal, phallic and genital character structures she adds heart and divine non-character. She has connected the genital character to the beginning of maturity and the ability to surrender to the orgasm reflex, meaning a freedom from the main blockages. Heart character means giving primacy to heart reactions, where all decisions are made from the heart. This is the principle of love, meaning at a higher level of consciousness. As with previous character structures, some neurotic tendencies remain. The heart character is more developed and discovers Bliss that is often the result of love actions. The most developed character structure is resolved character: no-character. In this structure there are no more frozen functions, the flow of energy is complete. There is unity with the whole universe, total freedom from blockages and from character armour, the ability to be in joy and bliss, to radiate it, to become the love principle, pure consciousness, the only reality there is, ourselves connected with the divine no-character.
The above are theoretical considerations, which place the training work in a wider conceptual framework. TePsynthesis uses an organized system of methods in treatment. It is a systematic application of defined body-psychotherapy methods with some innovations. Dr Klisic is working on the methods, which are best for each stage of Power and Bliss Development. The approach to each trainee is individual and accepting, with a lot of support for the stage he or she is at. This attitude, together with awareness opens the next stages of development more easily, bringing more pleasure, joy and bliss.
Training description
The training
takes four years. The first year is experiential with group and individual
work. The second and third years are theoretical, methodological, didactic,
conceptual, as well as continuing with the experiential work. The fourth year
emphasizes supervision.
Trainers
ECP holders and trainers are: Dr. sci Ljiljana Klisic, Clin. Psych. (Director of Training); Elida Faganel, B.A. Psych.; Svetlana Vukojevic Deleon, B.A. Psych.; Jelena Mutavdzic Vojnovic, Clin. Psych.; Ana Ristovic, B.A. Psych.
State of recognition
Tepsinteza was accredited as a Body-Psychotherapy Training Institute by the EABP FORUM in March 2005.
EABP members
Ljiljana Klisic, Elida Faganel, Svetlana Vukojevic Deleon, Jelena Mutavdzic Vojnovic, Ana Ristovic.
Dr. Ljiljana Klisic
Literature - publication - research
Klisic, Lj., Body-Psychotherapy (To Orgasm and Beyond), a book summarizing all of Dr Klisic's work to date, Eko – primat, Zemun YU, 1995. Second enlarged edition: Skripta international, Beograd, 2001. Third enlarged edition: UTPJ, Beograd, 2004
Klisic, Lj., Body Psychotherapy in PSYCHOTHERAPY, Eric, University of Medicine textbook, Belgrade, 2001
Klisic, Lj., Radix Education, PSYCHOLOGY - Journal of Serbian Association of Psychologists, Belgrade, 1980
Klisic, Lj., Psychological Growth: Neo-Reichian Approach New Group Psychotherapies, AVALA, 1980
Mutavdzic, J., Psychoanalysis and Body Psychotherapy, Congress of the Psychologists of Serbia, Belgrade, publ. 1999
There are also more than 300 introductions, monographs, and articles in various countries, published lectures and presentations.
Klisic, Lj., Doctoral research: Evaluation of Successfulness in Training Psychotherapists for Application of Radix Psychotherapy Method, Belgrade, 1989
Klisic, Lj., Masters research: Validation of Intervening Techniques-guided Images and Movements, Belgrade, 1978
Ristovic, Ana, Touch in our ethnical tradition, Uzice, 2001
Milicevic, Nebojsa, Relation of Harmony and Antagonism Between Soul and Body, 12 EAP Congress publ. 2004