1 9 7 0 ), ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁The ▁Path work ▁Center , ▁Pho en icia , ▁NY , ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Eva ▁Pier rak os . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁John ▁Pier rak os ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁town , ▁Ne on ▁O ity lon , ▁in ▁Greece . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁left ▁Greece ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Pier rak os ▁received ▁a ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Medicine ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Junior ▁Staff ▁Psych iat rist ▁at ▁Kings ▁County ▁Psych iat ric ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁NY ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph . D ▁in ▁psych iat ry . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁and ▁Ass istant ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Psych iat ric ▁Tre at ment ▁Center ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁V A , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁into ▁private ▁psych iat ric ▁practice ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁NY ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁including ▁experimental ▁research ▁in ▁energy ▁and ▁conscious ness ▁with ▁applications ▁to ▁psych other apy , ▁before ▁found ing ▁the ▁Bio ener get ics ▁Institute ▁with ▁Low en . ▁He ▁married ▁his ▁wife ▁Eva ▁Pier rak os ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2