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"I want to repeat again my deep gratitude for the role both of you
have played in my life and for the therapy you created. I don't know
that I would have any chance at happiness were it not for you. Thank
you.".....
."Having the opportunity to work with the two of you was
also a greater blessing than I had ever imagined.
"...."What an adventure life
can be with Primal Therapy! I finally feel alive after walking around
for a decade and a half feeling like a living corpse."
J.W., N.C. 2008
"Thank you all for the experience of Primal. It is a life changing event that cannot be duplicated in any other way. Thank you."
- S. S, USA 2008
"Primal Therapy is the way to love and a real feeling life."
- H.K.
"Glad to see you are still at it after all these years. My experiences in Primal therapy in the 70s and 80s were truly the beginning of "real" living for me. I went from very depressed and unfocussed to becoming a medical doctor and most certainly would not have made that transition without "digging deep" in my therapy after Janovs books shed light."
- J. F., USA 2008
"The meaning of being human"
Dear France & Art,
Thank you both from the bottom of my heart for all you have done for me. For showing by example the meaning of being human; what it is to be there for someone; what it means to dare. You have selflessly lain the greatest gifts at the feet of mankind-led the way in showing the difference individuals can make in the world, in a life.
- J.R., Massachusetts, June 2006
"Know who I am"
The therapy saved my life...literally. In a short time I went from living in pure hell (three suicide attempts) to living with a joy I never could have even imagined. I now know who I am and why I was in so much pain. But beyond knowing it I have felt what was festering inside and it has liberated me from it. How could ever thank you
P.S., By the way I had spent years in therapy before coming to you. Nothing compares..
- C.H., Paris, March 2006
Dear Dr. Janov,
Your contribution to psychology is at the very least a part of what caused society to become more open...
- J.S., New York
Dear Art and France,
I am extremely fortunate to have been able to do Primal Therapy and to have help from the foundation. It has made all the difference. This year would have been unbearable without Primal Therapy. I really could go on and on thanking you. It is difficult to express what an enormous difference it has made to me. So thank you. My life is completely different to how it was when I left LA. I feel like it is my life now and I am in it. I can feel so excited about life and enjoy being in the moment and being with other people. Wow!...
- V.L., England 2006
... In any case ...I am touched by your response in that ...Art has been a Hero to me for over half of my life. Would that the earth be fortunate enough to have Primal available to every inhabitant we as a species might survive. The discovery and methodology certainly is there thanks to Dr. Janov. I remain utterly devoted to the Paradigm.
- B.F. , CA September 2006
My own experience in Primal Therapy has helped me to live in the present. I know that the suffering from the present connects to deeper Pain on the second and first line and that feeling that pain helps to alleviate my suffering. The connections that are made help me to know how the valance of the Pain drives my acting out behavior. Not only do I know why I behave the way I do but I also gain direction in being able to change the way I live my life.
- K.S. , NY August 2006
Dr Janov I hold you and your work with the upmost regard and completely acknowledge your pioneering courage and outright determination to stand true to what you know and believe. I want to meet, shake the hand (no hug) and say thank you to the man whose work gave me the courage to trust my feelings, the primal process and finally feel that I am okay.
- L.M., Australia, September 2006
Best therapy in the world. Only one that brings about permanent change. INCOMPARABLE. IT ROCKS!
- S.B., Australia, September 2006
"Dr. Janov is the discoverer of a remarkable feeling therapy that taps into the feeling side of the brain. I will join the men and women from 21st century science and take part in this remarkable therapy, demonstrating the persistence and integrity of Dr. Janov." - Dr. David A. Goodman, director of Newport Neuroscience Center, San Marcos, California USA
"Dr. Arthur Janov's work is potentially amongst the most important of any research in any field over the past century. If further substantiated it offers more possibility for relief from suffering in life than any other treatment or endeavor." - Dr. Geoffrey Carr, past visiting professor at the University of British Columbia (Canada), an Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University, and presently a Clinical Associate of Simon Fraser.
Dr. Arthur Janov
WHAT IS PRIMAL THERAPY
Painful things happen to nearly all of us early in life that get imprinted in all our systems which carry the memory forward making our lives miserable. It is the cause of depression, phobias, panic and anxiety attacks and a whole host of symptoms that add to the misery. We have found a way into those early emotional archives and have learned to have access to those memories, to dredge them up from the unconscious, allowing us to reexperience them in the present, integrate them and no longer be driven by the unconscious. For the first time in the history of psychology there is a way to access feelings, hidden away, in a safe way and thus to reduce human suffering. It is, in essence, the first science of psychotherapy.
"Finally I have watched videos that makes absolute sense about therapy. Is it really possible that there is help out there for my lifelong depression. Thank you for your work." - N.M, Denver, Col.
"Seeing first hand how you teach on your videos makes me want to see more. Are there anymore? I hope so. - D.F New York, NY
"Primal Therapy saved my life. Hello everybody in L.A. Don't stop the videos. " - J.C, Manchester, England
WHAT'S NEW
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The Janov Solution: Lifting Depression Through Primal Therapy
This is a book that indicates that is almost impossible to eradicate deep depression without plunging into the depths of the unconscious where the basis of it all lies.
Dr. Janov has found a way to investigate the deep brain system that provides the underpinnings of depression....more
Dr. Janov's latest and most important book, PRIMAL HEALING, FOR THE FIRST TIME, PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY ARE LINKED TO EXPLAIN THE HUMAN CONDITION Why love is an important ingredient in determining how the brain and personality develop, affecting us for a lifetime.
Going back in history to the source of unhappiness, depression, anxiety and addiction to undo the damage.
A Revolution in Psychology; The First Science of Psychotherapy*
In Preparation:
Beyond belief!
This book examines what forces in us drive us to believe in mystics, healers and gurus. What unconscious impulses lead us to join cults, and reveals how feelings become beliefs in the brain. Dr. Janov discusses all of this through the autobiographies of patients who have lived it. He also examines how the government functions as a cult with the same dynamics as any cult leader from Jim Jones to Rajneesh and to Bin laden...more
In Preparation: Sex and the Subconscious: Perversions and Diversions in the Realm of the Libido.
Mining the most fascinating case histories taken from more than five decades of clinical study, Dr. Arthur Janov's Sex and the Subconscious explores both the commonplace and arcane aspects of human sexual health...more
PUBLISHED IN FRANCE
PUBLISHED IN FRANCE IN MARCH 2006 (IN FRENCH), SEXUALITE ET LE SUBCONSCIENT
"...I watched your DVD series and I am particularly appreciative of your giving as much scientific and research basis to primal therapy (as a field) as possible"
- (M.N., London, August 2006)
"...In these DVD your command of primal theory and practice is superb! I like this inclusion of research findings from the neurobiological (or neurology) field"
- (M.D., London, August 2006)
Dear Art and France: France: I just had to drop you a note of thanks for you help in getting me hooked up with Brenda Craven for my therapy. I could not be more pleased. I had some concerns about being able to open up over the phone to someone I'd never met in person, but as soon as I talked with Brenda, her warmth and empathy came right through. I've had two sessions with her thus far, and they have been wonderful in terms of relieving the pain that I've been carrying for a long time and that has been exacerbated by Michael's passing. Art: I had to send additional thanks your way for developing such a wonderful and powerful system of therapy. Deprived of it for so many years, I had forgotten the tremendous healing and release that come from deeply feeling feelings without letting the intellect get in the way. I have always been and forever will be grateful to you. Love to both of you,
- J.W, New York.
There are lots of different types of psychotherapies being practiced but as far as I can tell Primal Therapy is the only one that deals with the actual pain of childhood trauma. Feeling the pain is the only way to lasting health.
- G.B., NY 2006
Primal Therapy is the perfect solution to emotional healing. It is natural, practical, human - and most of all - IT WORKS!
You know without our saying it that you literally have the best therapists in the world. No one does what your therapists do. My experience with Brenda and Jack's experience with Ruth are priceless. You are lucky to have such a professional and highly skilled staff.
...We have read every book you wrote to the public.
- J & L, NH Sept 2006
LIGHT YEARS BEYOND ANY OTHER PSYCHOTHERAPY!
PRIMAL HEALING is a book for people who want to feel better, make smarter choices, and live more satisfying lives. That's what Primal Therapy is doing for me, and I'm sure it can do the same for you and nearly anyone else.
I am currently going through Primal Therapy at Dr. Janov's Primal Center in Santa Monica, CA. I can honestly say that it is the greatest adventure of my entire life. My only regret is that I didn't start the therapy 20 years ago.
When I started at the Primal Center, I was taking Vicodin every night for pain in my legs, hips, and back. My anxiety was such that I would cringe with a jolt of fear whenever the phone or doorbell would ring. I was frightened of driving. I was scattered and disorganized. I was depressed, in agony, and filled with hopelessness. I had difficulty reading and could read at most for five or ten minutes at a time. It all seemed like one big chaotic nightmare.
After only one month of Primal Therapy, most of the physical pain I suffered was gone. I might add that this pain plagued me my whole life. I'm not certain when I stopped cringing at the sound of the phone and doorbell. I just noticed one day that I didn't do it anymore. Nowadays I'm simply curious to see who is there. I still don't like driving very much, but I'm no longer afraid to drive. These days I can look around in my office and see that it is in pretty good shape. It used to look like I'd thrown a hand grenade in here. I feel good almost every day and more often than not, I feel great. My relationship with my wife is many times better than it was before therapy. We now shower together every day. This might not seem like much to you, but we had never showered together in all the years of our marriage. It is now an event we both look forward to each day. We love to wash and pleasure each other. We have become very familiar with each other's bodies, which just makes good sense now we are older and more vulnerable to certain diseases. It also makes us closer than we have ever been. I'm much less scattered now and can read with full focus for hours at a time and enjoy it.
I'm sure you've guessed by now that I'm not an unbiased reviewer. Primal Therapy is very dear to me. I'm livin' it, and lovin' it.! ...more
- Frank Robinette, CA, March 2007
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DR. ARTHUR JANOV'S PRIMAL CENTER For Treatment, Training, and Research
209 Ashland Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 392-2003
Fax: (310) 392-8554
E-mail: primalctr@earthlink.net
