As a foundation for a contemplative life, the body can both literally and metaphorically help us wake up.
Christine Caldwell, PhD, founded the Somatic Counseling program in the Graduate School of Counseling and Psychology at Naropa University, where she was a core faculty member for more than thirty years. A practicing psychotherapist with a long-standing practice and an advanced student of Thich Nhat Hanh, Christine runs professional trainings in somatics in both the US and internationally. Her books include Getting Our Bodies Back and Oppression and the Body.
“This beautifully organized and superbly informative book is a road
map for an intimate and deep exploration of what it truly means to
be a ‘bodyful’ being.” —Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD, author of The
Power of Focusing
“Bodyfulness is at once a hands-on manual suitable for beginners, a
rich resource for somatically-oriented trainers and counselors, and
a heartfelt call for humanity to wake up to the untapped resources
our bodies hold for living more fulfilling, wise, and ethical
lives. I fell in love with this book . . . you may well fall in
love with it too.”—from the foreword by David I. Rome, author of
Your Body Knows the Answer
“Bodyfulness offers a vivid opportunity to learn more about being
yourself in relationships with social contexts, in the process of
change, and finally to live with bodyfulness. Christine Caldwell
shares with us her East-West multidisciplinary knowledge,
integrating research, clinical expertise, a sociocultural critical
awareness, and a rich practice of body/movement knowledge.”—Hilda
Wengrower, PhD, DMT, coeditor of The Art and Science of
Dance/Movement Therapy
“In her quest, Caldwell, a longtime somatic counselor, builds the
theoretical and anatomical foundations for explaining the body's
role as a natural vehicle for contemplation. She then guides us
through somatic practices of breathing, sensing, and moving, so
that "we can feel and express directly, creating a powerful and
direct locating of ourselves"—a wordy, yet deceptively simple way
into the present moment.”—Mindful
“Caldwell introduces the importance of somatic awareness and
movement as a companion to sitting practice, using the body to help
literally and metaphorically awaken us.”—Spirituality & Health
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