Focusing in Clinical Practice: The Essence of Change
Somatics, as I often introduce it to students, is an awareness of the body as perceived by the self in this present moment. It hinges on proprioception through sensory motor awareness, internal dialogue, and the patience to abandon oneself to the present moment. One will not have the same sensations in an hour from now, this evening, tomorrow, or e
... See moreKarin Rugman • Moving Consciously: Somatic Transformations through Dance, Yoga, and Touch
Somatics, as a genre, centers on the individual who is having the experience in the present moment.
Karin Rugman • Moving Consciously: Somatic Transformations through Dance, Yoga, and Touch
The actionable claim of Focusing (again, according to me) is that this information expresses itself in “felt senses” in the body — think butterflies in the stomach, or your throat closing up, or the heat of embarrassment in your cheeks, or a heavy sense of doom that makes your arms feel leaden and numb, or whatever physiological sensation happens t... See more
Duncan A Sabien • “Focusing” for skeptics
In chapter 1, I introduced the scientific term representation to convey this notion of information. Our ability to “represent” an emotional reaction to ourselves, to give it a name and a meaning, helps to lift us out of the immediacy of an experience so that we can respond to it effectively.