by Paul Shane | Jan 22, 2022 | Body-Mind-Spirit Modalities
To strengthen the body boundary is to strengthen the sense of self. There are many ways of accomplishing this. The best strategy is to utilize methods that address both the body and the mind. We must remember a basic principle of Somatic Psychology that the body is...
by Paul Shane | Jan 18, 2022 | Body-Mind-Spirit Modalities
The sense of body-ego boundary is experienced on a continuum. The stronger the boundary, the stronger, more impermeable, and more stable the sense of self. This state, if taken to an extreme, gives us dogmatic fanatics and paranoid individuals. The opposite extreme...
by Paul Shane | Jan 17, 2022 | Somatic Psychology
Body Boundary The corporeal self or embodied self is that aspect of consciousness responsible for reception, interpretation, and regulation of the bodily experience (Sakson-Obada, 2009; Kochan-Wójcik, 2011). This means that we live in two bodies: the actual physical...
by Paul Shane | Jan 16, 2022 | Somatic Psychology
Many people in different cultures enjoy spicy hot cuisine and the taste has spread here in the US in recent decades with the influx of Mexican, Indian, Asian, and Middle Eastern cooking. Capsaicin or 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide is the bioactive compound found in...
by Paul Shane | Jan 14, 2022 | Body-Mind-Spirit Modalities
Holism One part of the mission of the Center for Bodymind Education is to articulate and promote the study of the somatopsychic perspective. The somatopsychic point of view focuses on the study of body consciousness as part of a holistic healthcare perspective. The...
