Word: bindrim
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Dates: during 1968-1968
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Maslow speculated that if physical nudity were added, "people would go away more spontaneous, less guarded, less defensive, not only about the shape of their behinds, but freer and more in nocent about their minds as well." That clinched it for Bindrim. If some patients respond better in groups than to individual therapy, he reasoned, then nude groups might be even more effective...
Nothing Overt. Those invited included a nucleus of people already in some sort of group therapy. The ten men and ten women who signed up for Bindrim's experiment included singletons as well as married and about-to-be-married couples. Among their problems, Bindrim believes, were sexual difficulties resulting from puritan teachings that nudity is shameful...
...achieve what Bindrim called "sensory saturation with peak stimuli," the members picked the most congenial partner of the opposite sex by looking into one another's eyes to find the one whose gaze was most comfortable. Then, eyes closed, the partners touched, tasted and smelled pleasurable objects, such as roses and velvet. Next, they touched fingertips and gazed steadily into each other's eyes. They tried to recall whatever moment in life had given them utmost pleasure. After 20 minutes, all the participants sat in a circle and shared experiences, ridding themselves of some repressions and problems...
Self-Evaluation. Bindrim and his colleagues have since conducted eight more nude marathons, some of which have been videotaped. Five-minute tapes were made of each member walking, standing and sitting. Watching themselves, most participants concentrated at first on what they considered their undesirable features, such as overweight, poor proportions or aging. But after they had seen the video tapes, most were able to see themselves less critically. The consensus: "Each body seems to fit nicely with each face." While none of the group reported an instant cure of an old, severe neurosis, many found that soon after they shed...
...professionals who have participated agree that nude marathons are worth further trials, provided they are conducted by a trained leader. Nude psychotherapy has achieved enough respectability to be the subject of a two-hour program at a recent meeting of the California State Psychological Association. Last weekend Bindrim started a new series of 16 sessions at a desert motel near Palm Springs...