Primal Center

Jon Jennings 

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10 months ago

It’s too bad that Dr Arthur Janov didn’t get out into the world more and experience other approaches to healing and wholeness. He might have discovered there are other paths to health and well-being that are much gentler and not fraught with the danger and ferocity of primal therapy. (Janov often warns in his books that any noncertified primal therapist can lead to serious harm.) One of these time tested paths is meditation. Janov often dismissed meditation as a just a flight of fancy or an escape from pain. He even joked ab... read more

P S 

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3 years ago

A pseudoscientific therapy that nevertheless had the ability of such social influence that it extracted extraordinary testimonials from some clients. An iatrogenic therapy that was never as effective as advertised. 

Karen Gray 

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6 years ago

The therapy itself was excellent when it was in the hands of Dr. Janov and his wife, France. The new director, Ken Seman, however is not following in the footsteps of Janov's philosophy. He's taking it in a new direction that is inconsistent with primal theory. It's a different kind of therapy now. It's not "primal therapy". I don't think it is realistic to expect the therapists to have fully recovered from their childhood wounds, but it is concerning to experience therapists act out or project their unresolved wounds. Sad t... read more

Marjan Tošić 

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6 years ago

Great place for anyone wanting to change his state of being for better. It's a legendary place, as well!