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Somatics education for crisis intervention training

Arts & Health, 2016
AbstractIn the emotionally charged practice of crisis intervention, self awareness is an important area of development for all health practitioners. Body intuition and intelligence arise out of somatic understanding, leading students to understand people in critical moments and how to respond effectively to their needs.
Mike Unrau, Sonya L. Jakubec, Shelley Jeske   +2 more
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Somatic Literacy: Bringing Somatic Education into Physical Education

Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1994
(1994). Somatic Literacy: Bringing Somatic Education into Physical Education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance: Vol. 65, No. 7, pp. 15-21.
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A Somatic Epistemology for Education

The Educational Forum, 2001
(2001). A Somatic Epistemology for Education. The Educational Forum: Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 328-334.
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Somatic Self-Care for Music Educators

2023
Abstract This chapter posits that the soma––the body perceived from within––is an important component of self-care for music educators and their students. Somaesthetics, a pragmatic philosophical discipline, lays the foundation for understanding bodily consciousness and the inclusion of somatic practice as a means to improve self ...
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WOMEN’S SOMATIC STYLES: RETHINKING BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION EDUCATION

Health Care for Women International, 2003
In this ethnographic study I explored women's somatic and sexual experiences, reception of breast self-examination (BSE) messages, and reactions to the practice of BSE. Mainstream BSE education uses messages that deemphasize the woman, her breasts, and her relationship to them as sexual.
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Somatic Education: Gentle Exercises for Easier Movement

Journal of Consumer Health On the Internet, 2009
Somatic education offers the promise of freer and easier movement and enhanced body awareness through gentle exercises and/or body manipulation. This column explores Web resources that offer useful information for learning more about somatic education practices including the Alexander Technique, the Feldenkrais Method, and a few other key practices.
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Secular trends in somatic and motor characteristics of physical education students

American Journal of Human Biology, 1992
AbstractThis study investigated changes in somatic and motor characteristics of 3,514 physical education students at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) from the academic years 1941–1942 to 1988–1989. To facilitate data handling, the span of 47 years was divided into nine cohorts for anthropometric variables, and 4 cohorts for the motor data ...
A L, Claessens, J, Lefevre
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Somatic Approaches to Anatomical Education

Anatomical sciences in health professions education (HPE) often reduce the human body to a static object of mental contemplation. This disembodied approach isolates anatomical concepts from lived, somatic experiences, neglecting the dynamic interplay between theoretical learning, experiential practice, and sensory embodiment.
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Kinesthetic dystonia: the contribution of bodywork to somatic education

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 1999
Summary The author welcomes comment on this initial attempt to set an agenda on applying manual therapeutic principles to Physical Education. New skills, tools, and insights (as well as revived ancient techniques) have developed within this field that have wide educational application. Furthermore, these tools are particularly adapted to the needs of
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