Presentation Book: Bodymind Phototherapy by Riccardo Musacchi

Bodymind Phototherapy
Riccardo Musacchi


Bodymind Phototherapy
Using Phototherapy techniques in our practice significantly increases the effectiveness of our sessions, due to the ability to carry out deep and memorable experiences, like tell people even after many years.
A method so creative and fruitful was obliged to meet the body, now the undisputed subject of the latest developments of psychotherapy and every technique of personal growth.
Every participant to this experience can verify concretely how these techniques are of particular benefit to people in helping them in giving voice at their resources and bring out a solid sense of self.
The work of integration of mind, body and image makes the experience even more complete and memorable, essential condition for the effectiveness in creating conditions for changement.
Bodymind Phototherapy, structured by Riccardo Musacchi is a therapeutic technique that use photographs or images in conjunction with a great attention to body reactions, sensations and movements. The photographs allow memories and feelings to awaken awareness and therapeutic work with the body allows you to process the most of the experiences emerged from the pictures, always with respect and within the window of tolerance of the person.
The emotions that are opened by the photographs are always very close to our core. The photos are what remains of special moments, are our memory, that is our identity. The photos are used to try to defeat forgetfulness, to remember who we are, who we were and also who we’ll be! Often they claim the truth. Or hide it. People's reactions in front of the images reveal much of their inner life.
In Phototherapy in order to understand we must have to ask questions in gentle and appropriate way because photography is also a tool of deep communication with oneself. Touch the life and soul of the people. The photographs touch parts of our inner world in a way that only words could never achieve, because our subconscious is extremely sensitive to images, much more than words.
Bodymind Phototherapy adds a great attention to the body and the sensations that emerge looking at pictures. In this approach a person can receive such physical contact support during the expression of strong emotions or helped with the touch of a hand to catalyze experiences that would not have emerged if she/he had been left alone in her/his protective "shell".
The underlying assumption, which is derived from neuroscientific studies of recent years and the theories of Bodymind approaches, is that "we are a body." We can not ignore this fact. Looking at the images we totally react, our body reacts, it increases breathing or stops breathing, becomes tense, pale or blushes, looks away.
In the presence of a professional who helps with extreme respect to stay in touch with these changes and helps to explore them, they are transformed into clear communications with ourselves and with others. Under the guidance of a competent and trusted person, photos become a tool to stimulate dialogue deeper and the discovery of a more free and spontaneous way of living.


Riccardo Musacchi

Riccardo Musacchipsychologist and psychotherapist trained in Biosystemic psychotherapy, Body Therapy, EMDR. Founder of Bodymind Phototherapy, a method that connect photography with body psychotherapy. Trainer and supervisor in Biosystemic psychotherapy in Italy and Brazil, individual and group psychotherapist. He works also with couples and adolescents in his private clinic in Ferrara (Italy).
His publications: a chapter about the use of objects in psychotherapy called “In terapia l’uso degli oggetti” in the book “Biosistemica: la scienza che unisce” (FrancoAngeli) and his book “FotoTerapia psicocorporea” (also with FrancoAngeli). In 2015 the first edition of his 6-month intensive course  has began.
More info (in italian) can be found on his website: www.riccardomusacchi.it

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