The Embodied Self

Author : Alan Fogel
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780393708776

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The Psychophysiology of Self-Awareness: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Body Sense by Alan Fogel Pdf

The science and practice of feeling our movements, sensations, and emotions. When we are first born, before we can speak or use language to express ourselves, we use our physical sensations, our “body sense,” to guide us toward what makes us feel safe and fulfilled and away from what makes us feel bad. As we develop into adults, it becomes easy to lose touch with these crucial mind-body communication channels, but they are essential to our ability to navigate social interactions and deal with psychological stress, physical injury, and trauma. Combining a ground-up explanation of the anatomical and neurological sources of embodied self-awareness with practical exercises in touch and movement, Body Sense provides therapists and their clients with the tools to attain mind-body equilibrium and cultivate healthy body sense throughout their lives.

Author : Tarik Bel-Bahar
Publisher : Schattauer Verlag
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Body Image
ISBN : 9783794527915

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The Embodied Self by Tarik Bel-Bahar Pdf

Author : Katya Bloom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367327805

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The Embodied Self by Katya Bloom Pdf

By integrating principles from her background as a movement psychotherapist and movement analyst with key concepts from contemporary psychoanalysis, the author offers a new perspective on exploring the interrelationships between nonverbal and verbal 'articulation' in any therapy setting. The Embodied Self provides a practical and experi

Author : Orestis Karatzoglou
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110732450

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The Embodied Self in Plato by Orestis Karatzoglou Pdf

This book argues that, rather than being conceived merely as a hindrance, the body contributes constructively in the fashioning of a Platonic unified self. The Phaedo shows awareness that the indeterminacy inherent in the body infects the validity of any scientific argument but also provides the subject of inquiry with the ability to actualize, to the extent possible, the ideal self. The Republic locates bodily desires and needs in the tripartite soul. Achievement of maximal unity is dependent upon successful training of the rational part of the soul, but the earlier curriculum of Books 2 and 3, which aims at instilling a pre-reflectively virtuous disposition in the lower parts of the soul, is a prerequisite for the advanced studies of Republic 7. In the Timaeus, the world soul is fashioned out of Being, Sameness, and Difference: an examination of the Sophist and the Parmenides reveals that Difference is to be identified with the Timaeus’ Receptacle, the third ontological principle which emerges as the quasi-material component that provides each individual soul with the alloplastic capacity for psychological growth and alteration.

Author : Joan C. Chrisler,Ingrid Johnston-Robledo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Body image in women
ISBN : 1433827417

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Woman's Embodied Self by Joan C. Chrisler,Ingrid Johnston-Robledo Pdf

Using various psychological theories, this book examines women's complex relations with their bodies and how attitudes toward the body affect women's sense of self. It also suggests ways to achieve a positive embodied self

Author : Shaun Gallagher
Publisher : OUP UK
Page : 759 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199548019

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The Oxford Handbook of the Self by Shaun Gallagher Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the Self explores a fascinating diversity of questions about our understanding of self from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, ethics, psychology, neuroscience, psychopathology, narrative, and postmodern theories.

Author : Catherine P. Cook-Cottone
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780826198617

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Mindfulness and Yoga for Self-Regulation by Catherine P. Cook-Cottone Pdf

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Author : Ulrich F. Lanius, PhD,Sandra Paulsen,Sandra L. Paulsen, PhD,Frank M. Corrigan
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780826106315

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Neurobiology and Treatment of Traumatic Dissociation by Ulrich F. Lanius, PhD,Sandra Paulsen,Sandra L. Paulsen, PhD,Frank M. Corrigan Pdf

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Author : Susan McConnell
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781623174897

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Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy by Susan McConnell Pdf

Discover the innovative intersection of somatic therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS), featuring 5 core practices to transform modern therapeutic approaches. Enhance your clinical practice and patient outcomes by skillfully uniting body and mind through an evidence-based therapeutic modality—endorsed by leaders in the field, including Richard Schwartz. Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy introduces a cutting-edge therapeutic modality that merges the elements of somatic therapy, such as movement, touch, and breathwork, with the established principles of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. Authored by Susan McConnell, this multifaceted approach is crafted for therapists, clinicians, somatic practitioners, mental health professionals, and anyone interested in innovative healing techniques. A valuable contribution to mental health treatment, this guide offers a new horizon for those engaged in the well-being of others. This comprehensive, bestselling guide presents: 5 core practices: somatic awareness, conscious breathing, radical resonance, mindful movement, and attuned touch, designed for seamless integration into therapeutic work. Strategies to apply these practices in addressing a range of clinical conditions including depression, trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, chronic illness, and attachment disorders. Techniques to assist clients in identifying, understanding, and reconciling their 'inner worlds' or subpersonalities, leading to improved emotional health and behavior. A compelling combination of scientific insights, experiential practices, and real-world clinical stories that illuminate the theory and application of Somatic IFS. Highly regarded mental health professionals, such as IFS founder Richard Schwartz, have applauded this essential guide. By weaving together holistic healing wisdom, modern neuroscience, and somatic practices expertise, this book serves as a crucial resource for psychotherapists across various disciplines and laypersons seeking an embodied self.

Author : Francisco J. Varela,Evan Thompson,Eleanor Rosch
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780262529365

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The Embodied Mind, revised edition by Francisco J. Varela,Evan Thompson,Eleanor Rosch Pdf

A new edition of a classic work that originated the “embodied cognition” movement and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices. This classic book, first published in 1991, was one of the first to propose the “embodied cognition” approach in cognitive science. It pioneered the connections between phenomenology and science and between Buddhist practices and science—claims that have since become highly influential. Through this cross-fertilization of disparate fields of study, The Embodied Mind introduced a new form of cognitive science called “enaction,” in which both the environment and first person experience are aspects of embodiment. However, enactive embodiment is not the grasping of an independent, outside world by a brain, a mind, or a self; rather it is the bringing forth of an interdependent world in and through embodied action. Although enacted cognition lacks an absolute foundation, the book shows how that does not lead to either experiential or philosophical nihilism. Above all, the book's arguments were powered by the conviction that the sciences of mind must encompass lived human experience and the possibilities for transformation inherent in human experience. This revised edition includes substantive introductions by Evan Thompson and Eleanor Rosch that clarify central arguments of the work and discuss and evaluate subsequent research that has expanded on the themes of the book, including the renewed theoretical and practical interest in Buddhism and mindfulness. A preface by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the originator of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program, contextualizes the book and describes its influence on his life and work.

Author : Alan Fogel, Ph.D.
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781623175559

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Restorative Embodiment and Resilience by Alan Fogel, Ph.D. Pdf

An expanded take on traditional Embodied Self-Awareness therapy, ideal for practitioners in all areas of body-focused work, including yoga, meditation, and somatic psychotherapy Embodied Self-Awareness (ESA) is a somatic approach to treat trauma and other mental health concerns by helping people connect directly to thoughts, sensations, and emotions as they arise within the body. Here, psychologist Alan Fogel introduces Restorative ESA, an expansion of traditional ESA that incorporates three new and unique ESA states: Restorative, Modulated, and Dysregulated. Using a research-backed approach, Fogel explains their underlying neuroscience with concrete examples to illustrate how these states impact our personal and professional lives. Fogel shows that wellness is more than the ability to moderate one’s inner state by regulating and tolerating emotions. By shi ing from states of doing to allowing, from activation to receptivity, and from thinking to felt experience, we can access the expansive power of the restorative state and heal the body, mind, and spirit.

Author : Thomas Fuchs,Heribert Sattel,Peter Henningsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3794566203

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The Embodied Self by Thomas Fuchs,Heribert Sattel,Peter Henningsen Pdf

Author : Michal Pagis
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226361871

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Inward by Michal Pagis Pdf

Western society has never been more interested in interiority. Indeed, it seems more and more people are deliberately looking inward—toward the mind, the body, or both. Michal Pagis’s Inward focuses on one increasingly popular channel for the introverted gaze: vipassana meditation, which has spread from Burma to more than forty countries and counting. Lacing her account with vivid anecdotes and personal stories, Pagis turns our attention not only to the practice of vipassana but to the communities that have sprung up around it. Inward is also a social history of the westward diffusion of Eastern religious practices spurred on by the lingering effects of the British colonial presence in India. At the same time Pagis asks knotty questions about what happens when we continually turn inward, as she investigates the complex relations between physical selves, emotional selves, and our larger social worlds. Her book sheds new light on evergreen topics such as globalization, social psychology, and the place of the human body in the enduring process of self-awareness.

Author : Thomas R. Verny
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781643138008

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The Embodied Mind by Thomas R. Verny Pdf

As groundbreaking synthesis that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection and its relationship with our bodies. We understand the workings of the human body as a series of interdependent physiological relationships: muscle interacts with bone as the heart responds to hormones secreted by the brain, all the way down to the inner workings of every cell. To make an organism function, no one component can work alone. In light of this, why is it that the accepted understanding that the physical phenomenon of the mind is attributed only to the brain? In The Embodied Mind, internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. Thomas R. Verny sets out to redefine our concept of the mind and consciousness. He brilliantly compiles new research that points to the mind’s ties to every part of the body. The Embodied Mind collects disparate findings in physiology, genetics, and quantum physics in order to illustrate the mounting evidence that somatic cells, not just neural cells, store memory, inform genetic coding, and adapt to environmental changes—all behaviors that contribute to the mind and consciousness. Cellular memory, Verny shows, is not just an abstraction, but a well-documented scientific fact that will shift our understanding of memory. Verny describes single-celled organisms with no brains demonstrating memory, and points to the remarkable case of a French man who, despite having a brain just a fraction of the typical size, leads a normal life with a family and a job. The Embodied Mind shows how intelligence and consciousness—traits traditionally attributed to the brain alone—also permate our entire being. Bodily cells and tissues use the same molecular mechanisms for memory as our brain, making our mind more fluid and adaptable than we could have ever imaged.

Author : David Carr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999-06-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195352030

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The Paradox of Subjectivity by David Carr Pdf

Much effort in recent philosophy has been devoted to attacking the metaphysics of the subject. Identified largely with French post-structuralist thought, yet stemming primarily from the influential work of the later Heidegger, this attack has taken the form of a sweeping denunciation of the whole tradition of modern philosophy from Descartes through Nietzsche, Husserl, and Existentialism. In this timely study, David Carr contends that this discussion has overlooked and eventually lost sight of the distinction between modern metaphysics and the tradition of transcendental philosophy inaugurated by Kant and continued by Husserl into the twentieth century. Carr maintains that the transcendental tradition, often misinterpreted as a mere alternative version of the metaphysics of the subject, is in fact itself directed against such a metaphysics. Challenging prevailing views of the development of modern philosophy, Carr proposes a reinterpretation of the transcendental tradition and counters Heidegger's influential readings of Kant and Husserl. He defends their subtle and complex transcendental investigations of the self and the life of subjectivity. In Carr's interpretation, far from joining the project of metaphysical foundationalism, transcendental philosophy offers epistemological critique and phenomenological description. Its aim is not metaphysical conclusions but rather an appreciation for the rich and sometimes contradictory character of experience. The transcendental approach to the self is skillfully summed up by Husserl as "the paradox of human subjectivity: being a subject for the world and at the same time being an object in the world." Proposing striking new readings of Kant and Husserl and reviving a sound awareness of the transcendental tradition, Carr's distinctive historical and systematic position will interest a wide range of readers and provoke discussion among philosophers of metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.