In “The Body Holds the Healing,” I described a concept that is central to expressive arts and somatic therapies—restorative embodiment. In contrast to other somatic therapies, restorative embodiment ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Ginny Whitelaw covers Zen Leadership and the science of resonance. Embodiment is trending. At a time of deep divisions and ...

“Let me begin by saying that I came to theory because I was hurting,” writes bell hooks, who died recently, at the beginning of “Theory as Liberatory Practice,” her groundbreaking essay that became a ...

Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock studies what it is like to live in the body of another person. She looks specifically at bodies that may make others uncomfortable, like those of people with memory loss or ...