Stanley Keleman | |
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| Born | November 1931 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 2018 (aged 86) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Chiropractic Institute of New York Alfred Adler Institute |
| Known for | Formative Psychology body psychotherapy |
| Website | http://centerpress.com/ |
Stanley Keleman (November 1931 – August 11, 2018)[1] was an American writer and therapist, who created the body psychotherapy approach known as "formative psychology". He was one of the leaders of the body psychotherapy movement nationally and internationally. His methodology rested on an anatomical base and incorporates an evolutionary, philosophical and mythological perspective; within this formative paradigm the human is capable of learning voluntary self-influence of instinctual and emotional expression as a way to manage dilemmas of daily living and to form personal choices for creating a future. Keleman started developing and articulating his concepts in 1957. In 1971, he published the first of 10 books.[2]