Body-based therapies and treatments come in many forms—each valuable in its own way—so I want to clarify the role of the body in my therapeutic work. This is not a body treatment based on massage or other forms of touch, nor does it focus on movement in the same way as, for example, dance or …
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Journey to embodiment with the hand
A few years ago, I broke my wrist when I slipped on an unexpected ice patch on a rocky forest floor. I fell down with quite some force. The healing journey with the broken wrist offered interesting perspectives on embodiment and the connections between body and mind. Enduring the pain was not easy. It felt …
Embodiment in therapy – Part 2: The significance of the body
How easily our experience – at least here in the West – is that “I” am somehow in the mind, perhaps in the head area? We tend to think that it is the mind through which we can know things and with which we should to try to control things. We often view our bodies …
Embodiment in therapy – Part 1: Sensing into the body
When someone starts therapy with me, sooner or later, during our conversations, they encounter the question: “What do you feel in your body?” We may also end up exploring bodily sensations regularly. What is this about, why do I inquire about the body? Sensing into the body is one possible – and sometimes very valuable …
Mindfulness in therapy as ”a way of being”
Mindfulness is starting to be quite widely known these days. It is also integrated into several forms of psychotherapy or therapy in one way or another, for example as exercises. In Core Process therapy, mindfulness is an essential component. However, it is not about me guiding you through exercises or presenting techniques for you to …