▁who ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁writer ▁Jakob ▁Wass ermann . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁Research ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁Pier rak os ▁came ▁to ▁know ▁Reich ▁and ▁studied ▁with ▁him ▁until ▁he ▁ran ▁into ▁trouble ▁with ▁the ▁authorities ▁for ▁his ▁teach ings ▁and ▁practices ▁concerning ▁Or g one ▁energy ▁( his ▁version ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁pr ana ▁or ▁psych ic ▁energy ). ▁While ▁Reich ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁patient ’ s ▁breath ▁while ▁lying ▁on ▁a ▁bed ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁a ▁person ’ s ▁u pr ight ▁position ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁en abling ▁a ▁whole ▁range ▁of ▁movements . ▁They ▁developed ▁exer cis es ▁which ▁they ▁believe ▁open ▁the ▁energy ▁flow ▁in ▁the ▁body , ▁free ing ▁blocked ▁imp uls es ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁conscious ness ▁of ▁repr essed ▁mem ories ▁and ▁feelings . ▁ ▁Pier rak os ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Low en ▁were ▁both ▁students ▁of ▁Wilhelm ▁Reich . ▁They ▁collabor ated ▁to ▁build ▁on ▁Reich ’ s ▁work , ▁co - found ing ▁The ▁Bio ener get ics ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁They ▁introduced ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁Gr ounding , ▁which ▁the or ises ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁ener get ically ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁earth , ▁l ending ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁inner ▁security . ▁The ▁theory ▁pos its ▁that ▁this ▁causes ▁the ▁e go ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁becomes ▁more ▁res il ient , ▁flexible , ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁surrender