What a Body Knows

Finding wisdom in desire.

by Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D.

The Limits of Listening (to Your Body)

By Kimerer LaMothe, Ph.D. on September 20, 2009 in What a Body Knows

Listen to your body. The phrase has lately acquired mantra-like status. We hear it everywhere, calling us to dial down our busy lives and tune in to what we are feeling; to relax and rejuvenate, to eat sensibly, exercise thoughtfully, and live well. But does this call go far enough? Read More

Very well-written article.

Submitted by Keith on September 20, 2009 - 1:35pm.

Very well-written article. Here are some possible links of interest from this site.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199805/the-buddha-goes-therapy

“Since feeling states are experienced primarily in the body, the ability to maintain a continuous state of physical awareness gives an enormous boost to the capacity to bear feelings.”

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-moves-me/200902/movement-dance-...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/body-sense/200908/embodied-exercise

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/life-in-body/200907/are-you-sperm-or...

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Kimerer L. LaMothe, Ph.D., is a philosopher, dancer, and mother of five. Her latest books are What a Body Knows: Finding Wisdom in Desire and Family Planting: A farm-fed philosophy of human relations.

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