The Bodyworkers

Australia, 1983

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Episode of Series “Healers quacks or mystics”.
Bodyworkers use a range of techniques to release tension and anxiety in the body in order to release energy for life and healing. Bodyworkers believe the body holds secrets for our health and that our society’s over-emphasis on the mind, destroys the important mind/body balance. Techniques demonstrated include massage, the Alexander technique for improving posture, Rolfing (developed by US biologist, Dr. Ida Rolf) and Wilhelm Reich’s theories of sexual energy and release.

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Credits

producer/director

Richard Corfield

production company

ABC

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Healers quacks or mystics

Group of items

Healers quacks or mystics

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303802

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alexander technique

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alternative medicine

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Massage

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mind and body

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Alexander technique

People → Reich, Wilhelm, 1897-1957

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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