Deborah Anapol

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deborah Taj Anapol
Citizenship United States
Education University of California, Berkeley (1975)
University of Washington (PhD 1981)
Barnard College
Occupation Clinical psychologist, writer
Known for Polyamory, neotantra

Deborah Taj Anapol is an American clinical psychologist and one of the founders of the polyamory movement,[1] which started in the 1980s.[2] Known for her work in erotic spirituality, ecosex,[3] neotantra and Pelvic Heart Integration,[4] she is an advocate for multiple love and sacred sexuality. Her work made early use of the internet to gather and organize like-minded people. She is also the co-founder of the magazine, Loving More[5] and its conferences. She wrote one of the first books on polyamory, Love Without Limits (1992); which was expanded and reissued as Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits, in 1997. An expert columnist for Psychology Today,[6] she blogs at "Love Without Limits, Reports from the relationship frontier."[7]

Anapol been a pioneer in opening the way for diversity of form in healthy relationships,[8] and received the "Vicki" Award from the Woodhull Freedom Foundation for her work affirming sexual freedom as a fundamental human rights.[9]

Appearances

Anapol has appeared on radio and television shows, such as Donahue, Leeza, Real Personal, Jerry Springer, and Sally Jesse Raphael.[10] She teaches workshops internationally in subjects such as Pelvic Heart Integration and Polyamory.

Pelvic Heart Integration

Pelvic Heart Integration[11] is a synthesis of neo-Reichian breathwork, body work, energy work, psychodrama, trauma work, body reading and neotantra and was developed by bodyworker Dr. Jack Painter.[12]

Works

Books

Anapol is the author of several books:

  • Polyamory: The New Love Without Limits. 1997. ISBN 978-1-880-78908-7. OCLC 37969216. 
  • Love Without Limits. 1992. ISBN 978-1-880-78906-3. OCLC 25575629. 
  • Compersion: Meditations on Using Jealousy as a Path to Unconditional Love. 2004.  (eBook)
  • The Seven Natural Laws of Love. 2005. ISBN 978-0-971-08887-0. OCLC 59712222. 
  • Polyamory in the 21st Century. 2010. ISBN 978-1-442-20023-4. OCLC 694791334. 
Video

Anapol has created a 3-part DVD video entitled, "Pelvic Heart Integration."[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Deborah Anapol's Return". Polyamorous Percolations: Polyamory in the News!. Retrieved May 8, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Anapol, Deborah. "Why Do People Choose Polyamory?". Psychology Today. Retrieved August 23, 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Ecosex Summit". 
  4. ↑ "Postural Integration". Wikipedia. 
  5. ↑ "Loving More". Loving More Non-profit. 
  6. ↑ "Psychology Today: Experts- Deborah Anapol, Ph. D". Psychology Today. 
  7. ↑ "Love Without Limits: Reports from the relationship frontier". Psychology Today. 
  8. ↑ Anapol, Deborah. "Polygamy: Another Lovestyle". Context Institute: Friends and Lovers. Retrieved Summer 1985. 
  9. ↑ AVN Media Network. September 16, 2010 http://news.avn.com/articles/Only-One-Week-Till-Sexual-Freedom-Day-in-D-C-412134.html |url= missing title (help). 
  10. ↑ "Promoting Intimacy and Other-Centered Sexuality". Liberated Christians. Retrieved 1997. 
  11. ↑ "Love Without Limits". 
  12. ↑ "Jack Painter- Obituary". 
  13. ↑ "Faculty". International University of Professional Studies. 

External links

Authority control
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.