Embodiment

‘Embodiment’ refers to the idea that Emotional Intelligence lives more in the body than it does in the brain. To cultivate emotional intelligence one must learn to read and work with the signals from the physical body, feel at home in the body, and move and breathe with awareness.

Embodiment principals are central to somatic psychotherapies, therapeutic dance, embodied yoga practices, and related movement specialties.

Check out this group for discussions and workshops on Conscious Movement, Dance and Embodiment, or read more about Embodiment in the articles below.

Mood music

18 July 2021 by Stephanie C Thompson

I made a free playlist designed to help transition your nervous system from sad/anxious/grumpy to peaceful and then cheerful.

Try it out!

A little more about me

04 May 202103 May 2021 by Stephanie C Thompson

I was born and raised in the UK. But I’m OK now.

My dad had Asperger’s and my mother was an East German escapee. Mine was a difficult upbringing, but easier than theirs…

Reforming the entitled victim

26 April 202107 December 2020 by Tana Saler

Stuck in a disempowering victim mindset? Feel like people are working against you or not giving you the support you want? Or dealing with someone like this?

This remarkably wise advice from Shrink Wrap guest writer Tana Saler could be exactly what you need.

Dance in the time of Cholera/COVID-19

14 April 202109 March 2020 by Stephanie C Thompson

Lovers of Tango, Salsa, Contact Improv and Ceroc, we have a dilemma – how to continue our hobby safely in the time of COVID-19.

This easy to understand super-summary of the World Health Organization & PRC report tells you all you need to know, in simple terms.

Why your stress response can feel like it’s hijacking your personality, and what to do about it

13 February 202009 October 2019 by Stephanie C Thompson

Do you ever feel stressed, anxious, angry or shutdown? Or perhaps you have physical ailments that you suspect are stress-related.

Well, it could be your Vagus Nerve. This article teaches you how to be a better steward of your mind-body, informed by Stephen Porges‘ Polyvagal Theory.