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(2010) The emergence of somatic psychology and bodymind therapy, Dordrecht, Springer.
We stated in Chapter 1 that somatic psychology is the psychology of the body (as distinct from a psychology about the body, or an enterprise that directs its activities at the body). The prepositional distinction is perhaps profoundly significant, and points to a radical shift in orientation. This shift from about the body or at the body to of the body heralds a difference in the spatiotemporal or ontological relations, as well as the ethical underpinnings, that are engaged within the discipline of psychology—the discipline Lhat is responsible for inquiring upon and healing the human psyche or soul. In this chapter, we will offer just four vignettes to illustrate the sort of healing practices that comprise this applied dimension of somatic psychology. Of course, many more vignettes could be offered as illustrative of the methods of somatic psychology; however, since the intent of this book is mostly to establish the emergence of this discipline, a proliferation of examples might well distract from our primary purpose.
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Barratt, B. B. (2010). Illustrations of bodymind therapy, in The emergence of somatic psychology and bodymind therapy, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 37-45.
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