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(2010) The emergence of somatic psychology and bodymind therapy, Dordrecht, Springer.
A considerable history of bodywork methods that have steadily gained popularity in North America and Europe also provides a context for the emergence of somatic psychology and especially for the escalating-interest in hodymind therapeutic modalities. Here the term "bodywork" refers to any physical manipulation intended to facilitate healing, in this chapter, we will briefly review some of the salient material on the history of such therapies, including both massage and movement methodologies, and then proceed to a short discussion of the role of bodily awareness and appreciation, which defines the sort of bodywork that is now often called somatics.
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Barratt, B. B. (2010). Western traditions of bodywork, in The emergence of somatic psychology and bodymind therapy, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 97-102.
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