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HISTORY Of Sophrology

Prof. Alfonso Caycedo, a neuro-psychiatrist, studying medicine in Spain after the Civil War, was searching for a way to effectively bring traumatised war victims back to a healthy physical and mental state with minimal drug use. Sophrology was the name he gave, in 1960, to the method he was creating.Prof. Caycedo later worked under Dr. Binswanger, in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. Dr Binswanger was at the forefront of using phenomenology in the psychology domain.  Prof. Caycedo then travelled in the East, studying Yoga, Zen and Buddhism, searching for the core practices and exercises that speedily and effectively produced positive results.

The structured sophrology  program that we use today grew out of all this research and experience.  Over the years, many varieties of sophrology schools have been created in the French speaking world. These schools have contributed to the development of the method adding to the expertise and expanding the fields of application.
The word sophrology comes from the Greek:
SOS
– Harmony
PHREN
– Consciousness
LOGOS
– Study of
Thus 'sophrology' means the study of consciousness and the values of existence.

Key facts

  • Sophrologists are currently working in diverse international organisations and companies to reduce stress and optimise health and well-being.
  • Sophrology is used in many Swiss hospitals to prepare patients for surgical interventions, EMR scans and stress-free childbirth.
  • Sophrology is now recognized in the UK and has for many years been recognized, recommended and re-imbursed by Swiss Health Insurances.
  • In 2006, Dorna Revie, founded Energy Centre, the first school in the world to offer sophrologist diploma courses in english. Sophrology Center Online, the newest of Dorna’s projects is aimed at trying to meet the growing demand from around the world.
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