Suggested Reading
BODY CENTERED PYSCHOTHERAPY
By Ron Kurtz; Published July 2008 (order here)One of the seminal books in the body-centered movement in psychotherapy, the Hakomi Method integrates the use of mindfulness, nonviolence, meditation and holism into a highly original amalgum of therapeutic techniques. Hakomi work incorporates the idea of respect for the wisdom of each individual as a living organic system, organizing matter and energy to maintain its goals, and identity. It is written with clarity, humor and simplicity; sure to inspire and give insight to both therapists and laypersons.
SIMPLY BEING - a reflective practice guide for helping professionals
By Donna Martin and Marlena Field; Published November 2007 (order here)"Helping others is all about “being in relationship”, and therefore about developing personhood — full human beingness. Yes, it’s great that we have training, experience, and skills. But unless we can show up fully in our relationships and be authentically ourselves, our presence offers less than its full potential and we end up feeling generally less fulfilled."
BODY-CENTRED COACHING
Marlena Field; Published May 2005 (order here)"Helping others is all about “being in relationship”, and therefore about developing personhood — full human beingness. Yes, it’s great that we have training, experience, and skills. But unless we can show up fully in our relationships and be authentically ourselves, our presence offers less than its full potential and we end up feeling generally less fulfilled."
A GENERAL THEORY OF LOVE
Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, Richard Lannon; Published January 2001 (order here)Though some of their social analysis is less than fully thought out--surely e-mail isn't a truly unique form of communication, as they suggest--the work as a whole is strong and merits attention. Science, it turns out, does have much to say about our messy feelings and relationships. While much of it could be filed under "common sense," it's nice to know that common sense is replicable. Hard-science types will probably be exasperated with the constant shifts between data and appeals to emotional truths, but the rest of us will see in A General Theory of Love a new synthesis of research and poetry.