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John Pierrakos

John Pierrakos
Born
Effendi

(1921-02-08)February 8, 1921
Neon Oitylon
DiedFebruary 1, 2001(2001-02-01) (aged 79)
NationalityGreek
Occupation(s)Founder of Core Energetics, Psychiatrist
Known forBioenergetics, Core Energetics

John Pierrakos[1] was a psychiatrist, the husband of psychic channel Eva Pierrakos and the founder of a system of bodywork called Core Energetics[2]. Pierrakos was born in a small town, Neon Oitylon, in Greece.


Early life

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John Pierrakos was born in a small town, Neon Oitylon, in Greece. In 1939, as World War II loomed on the horizon, he left Greece for the United States. He settled in New York and attended Columbia University eventually earning an M.D. with a specialization in psychiatry. He eventually earned a Ph.D. in psychiatry.

John Pierrakos was married twice and had two daughters. He later married Eva Broch.

John Pierrakos started his career as a psychiatrist at a New York hospital. Later he resigned and began a private practice in Greenwich Village where he was eventually joined by Alexander Lowen. Later John Pierrakos and Alexander Lowen developed what came to be known as Bioenergetics.

At a later stage in his career he met Eva Broch, and developed Core Energetics.

Pierrakos died on February 01, 2001 at the age of 79.

Bibliography

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  • Core Energetics: Developing the Capacity to Love and Heal[3]
  • Eros, Love & Sexuality : The Forces That Unify Man & Woman[4]
  • Life Functions of the Energy Centers of Man
  • The Core Engergetic Process
  • The case of the broken heart
  • Orgone, Reich and Eros : Wilhelm Reich's Theory of Life Energy



References

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  1. ^ John C Pierrakos
  2. ^ What is Core Energetics
  3. ^ John C. Pierrakos (2005). Core Energetics: Developing the Capacity to Love and Heal. Core Evolution Publishing. ISBN 9780977439409.
  4. ^ John C. Pierrakos (2001). Eros, Love & Sexuality : The Forces That Unify Man & Woman. Liferhythm. ISBN 9780940795211.
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Category:Body psychotherapy Category:Psychotherapists