Autogenics

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Autogenics

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Mar 5, 2020

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From a self-hypnosis practice rooted in early 20th century psychiatry to the Nazi persecution of homosexuals, Robert and Joe discuss autogenics training and its creator, Johannes Heinrich Schultz.
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Mar 5, 2020

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