Synopses & Reviews
Somatic psychology and bodymind therapy (the simultaneous study of the mind and body)are challenging contemporaryunderstandings of the psyche, of what it means to be human and how to heal human suffering. This book discusses these areas of study.
Review
'Barnaby Barratt's work is essential for students not only in the field of somatic psychology but for any clinicians who need to understand the intricate impacts of bodily experience on healing and human development. Its publication in paperback is a welcome event making it more widely available for academic courses and workshops.'
- Don Hanlon Johnson, Professor of Somatics, California Institute of Integral Studies, USA
Synopsis
While the gender and age of the girl may seem to remove her from any significant contribution to empire, this book provides both a new perspective on familiar girls' literature, and the first detailed examination of lesserknown fiction relating the emergence of fictional girl adventurers, castaways and 'ripping' schoolgirls to the British Empire.
About the Author
BARNABY BARRATT is Chair of Somatic and Clinical Psychology at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCING A NEW DISCIPLINE
1. Psychology at the Crossroads
2. Epistemic Shifting
3. Illustrations of Bodymind Therapy
4. Healing Matters
5. The State of Emergence
PART II: SOURCES: ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY
6. Psychoanalytic Discoveries
7. Somatic Psychodynamics
8. Philosophical and Cultural Studies
9. Western Traditions of Bodywork
10. The Influx of Asian Wisdom
11. Shamanic Practices and Transpersonal Psychologies
12. The Advances of Neuroscience
PART III: CURRENT CHALLENGES: POSSIBLE FUTURES
13. Bodies and Boundaries
14. The Inherent Sexuality of Being Human
15. Oppression and the Momentum of Liberation
16. Bodily Paths to Spiritual Awakening
17. The Future of Human Awareness
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