Experiential Anatomy: Therapeutic Applications of Embodied Movement and Awareness

Experiential anatomy is an embodied learning method that integrates interoceptive awareness and conscious movement to empower whole-person healing, using yoga therapy as a framework for somatic exploration. It simplifies complex anatomical information into digestible components and includes explorations incorporating breath, self-palpation, somatic inquiry, and yoga postures to nurture a felt sense of anatomical parts, their interrelationships, and their connection to the multidimensional Whole.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 18 July 2024
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Experiential anatomy is a powerful learning method that combines interoceptive awareness and conscious movement to promote holistic healing. It views the body as a gateway to deeper self-awareness and self-understanding, empowering individuals to enhance their personal agency and restore mind-body balance and health. This illustrated guide to therapeutic applications of experiential anatomy utilizes yoga therapy as a framework for somatic exploration. It introduces key foundational and learning principles and simplifies complex anatomical information into digestible components that are integrated into accessible therapeutic practices. Each experiential chapter includes a wealth of explorations, including breath, self-palpation, somatic inquiry, and yoga postures, that nurture a felt sense of anatomical parts, their interrelationships, and their connection to the multidimensional Whole. These simple embodied practices motivate self-regulation and awaken inner wisdom. This book is designed to help somatically oriented teachers and therapists work with students and clients to cultivate interoceptive awareness and compassionately repattern habits of breath, alignment, movement, and mind.

Weight: 690g
Dimension: 189 x 248 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913426217