CUTV News Radio spotlights Dr. Ingrid Rodriguez of Embodied Quest

New Haven, CT – Dr. Rodriguez is the founder of Embodied Quest, where she specializes in somatic psychotherapy services based on mind-body-spirit integration and Core Energetics.

Core Energetics is a marriage of somatic psychotherapy and spiritual development. The process helps participants understand how their worldview is a function of defense patterns created to protect against childhood insults. These defenses are carried in the tissues and energy centers of our bodies. Using breath, movement, and vocal expression, Core Energetics seeks to heal that which keeps us stuck in life by releasing the stories that no longer serve us. When we are fully aware of our inner experiences, we can respond to life with more personal agency.

What distinguishes Dr. Rodriguez from many psychotherapists is that she works almost exclusively in groups. For many people, the idea of exploring their personal feelings with strangers bring up shame and fear. You think, "Who are these people? I don't know them." And you feel all your judgment come up.

Core Energetic work breaks many of the rules of current cultural norms and traditional psychodynamic psychotherapy. The mindful use of touch, the expression of feeling in the body, and the invitation to flow with one’s impulses are all used in service of healing. The exploration of transference between group members or toward the therapist is also used to explore deeper needs.

For more information on Embodied Quest, visit www.embodiedquest.com