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Roberto Freire (São Paulo, b. January 18, 1927; São Paulo, d. May 23, 2008) was a medical psychiatrist and Brazilian writer, who created somatherapy (Portuguese: somaterapia), also referred to as SOMA, ananarchist therapy based on the then radical new ideas ofWilhelm Reich, as well as the Brazilianmartial artCapoeira Angola.
Somatherapy (orSoma) was created by the Freire in the 1970s as agroup therapy,[1] based on the research of thepsychoanalystWilhelm Reich.[2] With the objective of freeing the individual to be more creative, the exercises in Soma work with the relationship between the body and emotions. Other essential ingredients in Soma are the studies ofantipsychiatry related to human communication and the Brazilian martial art / danceCapoeira Angola.[1] Soma groups last a year and a half, with frequent sessions, including usually one full weekend per month for the entire group, as well as frequent capoeira classes, study sessions, social activities, and two self-organized group trips. These times together allow the participants to build and develop the group dynamic, in line with the principles ofanarchism.[1]
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