THERAPY

“The return of the soul to psychology, the rebirth of its depth,
requires the return of psychic depth to the world.”
James Hillman

Psychological therapy

Dr. Gaia Bergamaschi, psychologist and psychotherapist, registered with the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy n. 18966, works as a clinical psychologist at Studio Jyotir. Her aim is to provide adequate psychological support to all those who are affected by psychological problems and/or are going through critical moments in their lives and/or personal, professional and relational growth paths. In the current era characterized by disturbing frenetic rhythms and a certain degree of “Promethean gap” that underlies the relationship between the homus faber and technologies, the clinical interview can act as a Winnicottian holding to promote the encounter with the authenticity of one’s self, inviting it to express itself in order to tune in to one’s most intimate inclinations. According to the classical analytical model, the analytical relationship was supposed to favor the patient’s acquisition of insight-awareness as well as the realization of structural changes, through the experience of optimal frustration of the transferential desire that the analyst was committed to interpreting. According to the currents of contemporary psychoanalysis, transference becomes in all respects an opportunity for evolutionary progress, thanks to those corrective emotional experiences that the patient can live in the conversation with the therapist, who carries out the Kohutian functions of self-object. For further information on the areas of intervention and the clinical tools adopted, please consult the website below.

Yogic therapy

Through constant practice, the yogi develops greater awareness on a physical, mental, and spiritual level, as well as learning the art of control in managing the alternation of one’s emotional states. In this way, a sense of balance and harmony is achieved: the mind becomes clear and concentrated here and now, finally free from the conditioning of past experiences or future anxieties, allowing one to live every moment of existence fully, in the name of the most authentic expression of one’s potential.
The psycho-physical benefits resulting from yogic practice can be summarized as follows: (Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, 2013; Faulds, 2009; Forbes, 2011; Lee, 1997; Mc Call, 2007; Mohan, 2004; Nischela Joy Devi, 2000; Stearns 2013; Swami Yogapratap, 2010):

the alignment of the body accompanied by the correction of asymmetries and compensations that are unconsciously implemented in one’s daily life;
the elimination of toxins through sweating and the considerable internal heat produced;
the purification of the body, the expansion of respiratory capacity as well as the increase in oxygenation of the blood that nourishes organs and glands;
the reduction of tension and stress through the relaxation of the muscles.

Studies on meditation techniques inaugurated by Benson & Wallace, authors of the article “The physiology of meditation”, have demonstrated the prevalence of alpha waves (relaxation, drowsiness) accompanied by occasional passages of theta waves (dream,
creativity), and rarely by delta waves (deep sleep), which occur only in subjects who have reached a more advanced meditative stage. Kasamatsu & Hirai, in the article “An electroencephalographic study on the Zen meditation
(Zazen)”, have highlighted a predominance of theta rhythms in the EEG within a group of monks practicing Zen meditation. It is clear that alpha waves reflect a reduced level of cortical excitability that further decreases as soon as the theta trace appears, linked to the development of a consciousness superior to the ordinary one.

For more information, please visit the website below.

THERAPY

Psychological therapy

Yogic therapy

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