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Somatics is a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and experience. The term is used in movement therapy to signify approaches based on the soma , or "the body as perceived from within", [ 1 ] [ 2 ] including Skinner Releasing Technique , Alexander technique , the Feldenkrais Method , Eutony ...
Somatic cell, a non-gametic cell in a multicellular organism; Somatic nervous system, the portion of the vertebrate nervous system which regulates voluntary movements of the body; Somatics, a group of alternative medicine approaches, experiential movement disciplines, and dance techniques; Somatic theory, a model of human social behavior
Somatic psychology or, more precisely, "somatic clinical psychotherapy" is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on somatic experience, including therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body. It seeks to explore and heal mental and physical injury and trauma through body awareness and movement.
Together with his new wife Eleanor Criswell Hanna, they started the Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training in 1975 [6] [19] and published the new journal "Somatics: Magazine-Journal of the Bodily Arts and Sciences". [20] It provided a new venue where the ideas of Somatics could be discussed.
Somatic theory is a theory of human social behavior based on the somatic marker hypothesis of António Damásio.The theory proposes a mechanism by which emotional processes can guide (or bias) behavior: in particular, decision-making, the attachment theory of John Bowlby, and the self-psychology of Heinz Kohut (especially as consolidated by Allan Schore).
Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a form of alternative therapy aimed at treating trauma and stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The primary goal of SE is to modify the trauma-related stress response through bottom-up processing.
• Practical somaesthetics focuses on practicing somatic care “through intelligently disciplined body work aimed at somatic self-improvement (whether in a representational, experiential, or performative mode)". [8] Over the past two decades, somaesthetics has become a truly interdisciplinary endeavor.
Pages in category "Somatics" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...