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Restorative Embodied Self-Awareness as a Pathway to Well-Being
by Alan Fogel
Alan Fogel is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. See full bio

Body Sense

January 7, 2010

Is your child stressed out? Why you may not know.

The most troubling results of the recent APA Stress in America surveys are that parents do not seem to be aware of the impact of stress on their children.   Read More

December 9, 2009

Have another cookie: An 8 step body sense program to control binge eating during the holidays

As we approach the end of year holidays, I am reminded how easy it is to forget to notice our bodies and what we eat, to slip into a kind of festive numbness. Read More

November 13, 2009

Can't Control Your Eating?

Embodied Eating, Part 2: Why women are especially vulnerable to a loss of body sense around food. Read More

October 20, 2009

Embodied Eating, Part 1

Eating healthy is not only about what we eat. Using our body sense in healthy ways to see, feel, smell, taste, prepare and enjoy food contributes to psychophysiological health and well-being. Read More

October 1, 2009

Embodied Education

Children need to move their bodies in order to learn. Read More

September 2, 2009

Making Friends with Pain

Pain and Body Sense Read More

August 24, 2009

Embodied Exercise

 Paying attention to your body while exercising yields more benefits than exercise without awareness. Read More

August 13, 2009

Your body knows best

What you think you feel and what you actually can feel may be different. Read More

July 28, 2009

Letting your Body be your Guide

Suppose you are walking and have a dull pain in your foot. You are late for an appointment or just trying to get a lot done. Do you ignore the pain and push on, or stop to pay attention to it? Read More

July 21, 2009

What is Body Sense?

Did you ever feel as if you lost touch with your body? Perhaps you developed a pain in your lower back or neck but you could not remember that you did anything that might have caused it. Maybe you started feeling ill at ease in situations that before felt comfortable. Or you gained weight without really noticing the increase until your clothes didn't fit. Read More

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Books by Alan Fogel

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The Psychophysiology of Self-Awareness: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Body Sense (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

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