The Synthesis of Chi for Two®

Chi for Two synthesizes influences from the following leaders in Psychology:

Freud the creator of psychoanalysis; Jung originator of the concepts of individuation and Collective Unconscious, Winnicott influential in Object Relations, Berne creator of Transactional Analysis, Elliscreator of Rational Emotive Therapy, Marion Woodman Jungian analyst that focused on the addictive process, Gabor Maté author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

Chi for Two synthesizes influences from the following leaders in Somatic Movement:

Andrea Olsen leader in Experiential Anatomy, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen developer of Body-Mind Centering, Peter Levine originator of Somatic Experiencing, Al Pesso and Diane Boyden creators of Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor Therapy, Marian Chace leader in Dance/Movement Therapy, Janet Adler developer of Authentic Movement, Feldenkrais author of Awareness Through Movement, Alexander developer of the Alexander Technique

Chi for Two synthesizes influences from the following leaders in Meditative Practices:

Jalaja Bonheim author of The Serpent and the Wave, David Emerson author of Overcoming Trauma through Yoga, Ram Dass author of Be Here Now, Various writers on Tai Chi, Yoga, Zen Meditation, and the Tao Te Ching

Chi for Two synthesizes influences from the following leaders in Attachment Theory:

Mary Ainsworth the developer of the idea of attachment styles, Louise Kaplan who wrote Oneness and Separateness, Edward Tronick creator of Still Face Experiments, author (with Claudia Gold) The Power of Discord, Kestenberg and colleagues developers of Kestenberg Movement Profile, Harville Hendrix who wrote Getting the Love You Want, Sue Johnson who wrote Hold Me Tight, Esther Perel who wrote Mating in Captivity, Hazan & Shaver first to associate attachment styles with romantic interactions, Sue Carter who studies the neuropeptide oxytocin, Lisa Diamond author Chapter 5 Bases of Adult Attachment

Chi for Two synthesizes influences from the following leaders in Trauma Healing:

Stephen Porges creator of the Polyvagal Theory, Peter Levine author of Waking the Tiger and Trauma and Memory, Clarissa Pinkola Estés the Mestiza Latina post-trauma specialist who wrote Women Who Run With the Wolves, Resmaa Menakem author of My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Healing Our Minds and Bodies and Monsters in Love: Why Your Partner Sometimes Drives You Crazy―and What You Can Do About It, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw creator of concept intersectionality, Robert Bly author of Iron John: A Book about Men, Michael Meade who speaks of the Genius within each person, Kathy Steele co-author of The Haunted Self