Primary Concern:
- The Body as a Lived Experience
Mode of Imagination:
- The Kinesthetic Imagination
Theorists Associated with:
- Wilhelm Reich, Alexander Lowen, Eugene Gendlin, Illana Rubenfeld, Ron Kurtz, David Boadella, Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Susan Aposhyan, Jack Rosenberg, Marian Chase, Janet Adler
Key Concepts in Somatic Psychology:
- Body/Mind Integration
- Body is the Locus of Experience
- Body Awareness Supports Psychological Insight
- Movement and Touch are Therapeutic Interventions
Approaches within Somatic Psychology:
- Bioenergetics
- Rubenfeld Synergy
- Focusing
- Hakomi
- Biosynthesis
- Integrative Body Psychotherapy
- Somatic Experiencing
- Dance Movement Therapy