Category Archives: Psychology
People read emotions using the whole body, not just facial expressions.
Interesting linked story from USA-NPR. “A new study suggests that people actually don’t use (those kinds of) extreme facial expressions to judge how a person is feeling. Instead, surprisingly, people rely on body cues.” This, of course is not a … Continue reading
Deep inside us
I am a Creative Arts & Dance Movement Psychotherapist and I have worked in clinical and non-clinical settings with children, adolescents, and adults. I think that what E.E. Cummings once said sums up one of my objectives when working with … Continue reading
Creative Movement & Management
Could managers gain a new kind of understanding about their interaction with colleagues and employees by ‘dancing’? That’s the question arising from new research. Management is usually considered a stiff and rational business, decisions made based on fiscal studies, profit … Continue reading
Body image and the sound of our own heart
This interesting article from Science Daily: A new study, led by Dr Manos Tsakiris from Royal Holloway, University of London, suggests that the way we experience the internal state of our body may also influence how we perceive our body … Continue reading
Redefining “Mental Illness”
I came across an interesting article from SeedMagazine.com (now defunct) about the changes in thinking about mental illness and its organic origins. A short clip from the article: Redefining “Mental Illness” “British psychologist and editor Christian Jarrett answered the … Continue reading
Experience is embodied
“We only believe those thoughts which have been conceived not in the brain but in the whole body.” W.B. Yeats This quote reminds me of a book by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson who presented an opinion that the mind … Continue reading
Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect … Continue reading
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