Accurate empathy is presented in terms of the previous theoretical and operational definitions. The departure from the Rogerian hypothesis is explored, and a new theoretical view of experiential empathy is presented. This theory is an extension of Rogers' perspectives and draws upon the works of Feldenkrais and Gendlin. The relationships between the empathic process and the right hemisphere and its functions are established and compared to Truax and Carkhuff's definition of accurate empathy, which is shown to be the communication process and a function of the left hemisphere. Support for the theory of experiential empathy is found in the research on meditation, and a model for developing empathy as a felt-level experience is proposed.
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