Abstract: What we have attempted to do in this paper is to describe the limiting one-body error in Western somatic, psychological, as well as body psychotherapeutic approaches, the reasons for the genesis and persistence of this gross oversight, and how it limits the scope and effectiveness of all therapy modalities. As a correction, we offer […]
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I’m reaching out with a heartfelt and personal appeal to invite you to join me in supporting two causes I am deeply passionate about—causes that can transform lives and the future of psychotherapy. The first cause involves improving the practice of psychology on a global scale Imagine if more therapists embraced an embodied approach […]
The following are two examples of improved cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes from emotional embodiment work conducted during clinical demonstration sessions of Integral Somatic Psychology. Discovering that a problem in the present has roots in the past, an act of cognition, is often therapeutic. Almost all psychotherapy modalities emphasize the importance of such insights in […]
The following case study provides a real-life clinical example of using the ISP™ approach to stop panic attacks quickly. The work with a young woman suffering from panic attacks is an excerpt from the book The Practice of Embodying Emotions by Raja Selvam. Petra started having panic attacks at the age of seven. As she […]
I experienced much difficulty in accessing my emotions and regulating them, and in sensing my body, both as an academic in business before I became interested in formal training in psychology and during my subsequent education and training to become a licensed clinical psychologist. This motivated me to study the findings of research on emotions […]
