Somatic Psychology Research

10/17/2026

Without embodiment, we do not have much capacity for empathy.

10/14/2026

Susan Aposhyan's work in Body Psychotherapy (2004) is being tested, suggesting that practicing embodied awareness decreases screen addiction:

Fallah M, Mohajerani H, Omidi A, Ghaderi A. Targeting Internet Addiction Through Body Awareness Psychotherapy: The Mediating Role of Executive Functions and Emotion Regulation. Brain Behav. 2025 Sep;15(9):e70846. doi: 10.1002/brb3.70846. PMID: 40898753; PMCID: PMC12405664.

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

What's wrong with the soma is what's wrong with society.

09/10/2026

They're finally catching up! Thanks, Damasio!

08/01/2026

In one word, tell me how you feel about your body
(this is for research purposes)
😇

05/18/2026

So, Gallese has named the space around the body as the "peripersonal space" (PPS). Irmgaard Bartenief, a movement analyst who is a founding theorist of Laban Movement Analysis named that space 70 years ago, the "kinnesphere." Gallese is also missing Edward Hall's book, "The Hidden Dimension" where Hall describes the fight/flight freeze response in relation to how close a threat is to the body...

So much literature is lost, just because it is outside of the traditional research milieu. I do wish traditional researchers could meet with somatic psychologists (like myself) and dance/movement therapists to see the lesser-known studies that exist on the fringes.

Here's Gallese's paper. Tell me what you think:

04/20/2026

Is anybody on this page working on a study currently? If so, what are you working on?

02/19/2026

https://www.ciis.edu/events/spring-open-house Virtual Open House is this weekend!

Experience CIIS at our Spring Open House—connect with community, explore programs, and imagine what’s next for your education.

02/04/2026

"You are how you move;
you live how you are."