somatic interest studies and practices

“Somatics” or “Somatic Studies” for the field of knowledge thus derived, and “Somatic Practices” for its practical applications. Somatic practices include psychotherapy, education, awareness, movement, and hands-on techniques of bodywork … The somatic interest arose at that time, because it grew more and more clear that the body is a key to a more authentic reality. Authenticity is a function of embodiment.

attention to the subjective or phenomenological body

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1. somatics educate what it means to be human
   The somatic insights seem peculiarly relevant to a new kind of humanities education. Just when the humanities seem almost defunct in academic
   
2. attention to the subjective or phenomenological body
   composed of people who work with the subjective or phenomenological body for various purposes, such as healing, education, and self-discovery …