Abstract:

Allenwork is a transpersonal therapy, developed by the author, which integrates energy work and body work with altered states of consciousness to facilitate physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation in clients. Allenwork is a treatment method based on energy-body work with the subtle and physical bodies and cranial osteopathy. Through sensing (via biorhythms---heartbeat, breathing rate, and craniosacral pulse, chakra bioenergy, and body tissue), following, and matching a client's blocked or stored energy patterns, an Allenwork therapist releases bioenergy and relieves physical stress.

The Allenwork therapist maintains a meditative trance state in which he or she is aware at all levels of consciousness (physical, emotional, mental, existential, and transpersonal), and maintains a mental posture of compassion and receptivity.

If the client is in an altered state of consciousness, he or she may experience the released energy in ways beyond normal ego and temporal-spatial boundaries. These altered ways of experiencing are categorized in Allenwork into seven channels of experience: biological, supersensate, historical, symbolic, archetypal, unity, and knowing.

This study provides a description of Allenwork therapeutic techniques and client experiences. One chapter of the dissertation is used to present a comprehensive description and analytical model of Allenwork. Another chapter presents a description of five videotaped sessions with four clients. Transcripts of the sessions and post-treatment discussions are accompanied by a commentary and analysis.

The transcripts and analyses demonstrate the interaction between the therapist and client, the application of therapeutic techniques, the effects of specific techniques in terms of client experiences categorized in terms of the seven channels, and the physical effects of the treatment in terms of clients' well-being.