Ingeborg Bosch - Past Reality Integration: 3 Steps to Mastering the Art of Conscious Living

Emilie Guilbert

Dr Ingeborg N. Bosch (b. 1960), born in Iran to Dutch parents, received her Dutch Doctoraal degree (equivalent to a qualification between Masters level and PhD) in Psychology from the University of Amsterdam (1986). During her studies she took Eastern Philosophy as a minor subject; in particular the teachings of Zen Buddhism, Hua-Yen Buddhism and Taoism. The subject of her final research concentrated on Behaviour Modification techniques applied to a primary school setting. The results attracted national media attention.

Ingeborg initially worked as an independent career counsellor and management consultant, and in 1989 wrote and presented an educational television and radio series about looking for employment. As she became more and more engaged in coaching and helping individuals to function in a healthier and happier way, she encountered Alice Millers work, while working on processing her own childhood pains. She was so gripped by the ideas in Millers books that she started working on the basis of those ideas, focusing more and more on giving therapy.

Ingeborg went on to discover the work of Jean Jenson, who became a close colleague and taught her the therapeutic techniques that formed the basis of her own, adapted form of primal therapy. Working closely with Jenson, it was possible for Ingeborg to develop new insights and theoretical concepts which have now given rise to a fundamentally renewed therapy, PRI.

Currently operating from the south of France, Ingeborg is exclusively involved with PRI in all its different aspects. Apart from providing therapy and writing books she is dedicated to the training of therapists in order to make PRI more and more accessible to the public at large.

www.PastRealityIntegration.com

T he following test helps to determine what your preferred defence mechanism is. Everyone of us engages in all five defences, but there is a difference in the frequency with which we tend to employ either one or the other defence mechanism. The following test can help you take a closer look at your defences so you can learn what your specific defence profile is.

On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the degree to which you think each statement describes you.

1 indicates not at all, 10 indicates completely (if you want you can write down the numbers that apply to you in the boxes). You can also take the test on the PRI website.

Some statements are made up of two parts. In that case be sure to rate the degree to which the entire statement applies to you. If one part does apply while the other doesnt, then the entire statement doesnt really apply.

In your own interests, be as honest as you can. Remember you dont have to talk to anyone else about your answers; you dont even have to tell anyone about it. It is difficult to be honest about defences because they are not our most flattering side. So search deep inside yourself for the true answer, even when you would rather not admit it, even to yourself. Remember you are now taking important steps in your own healing. If you nevertheless find that you have an irresistible urge to make your score look (just a little bit) better than is justified, remember that this signifies a defence at work.