expulsjonsterapi
Expulsjonsterapi is a term used in Norwegian and some Scandinavian contexts to describe a set of therapeutic practices aimed at facilitating the release of distressing mental content through embodied and expressive techniques. It centers on the idea that emotional or cognitive burdens can be expelled from the body or psyche via active, somatic processes such as breathwork, vocalization, and functional movement, often within a guided therapeutic framework.
The concept arose in alternative and humanistic therapeutic circles and has been promoted as a means to
Typical methods may include rhythmic or deep breathing, controlled exhales or vocalizing, physical shaking or releasing
Evidence and reception are limited. There is a paucity of rigorous, large-scale studies validating expulsjonsterapi as
See also: breathwork, somatic therapy, trauma-focused psychotherapy.