Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement: (84 Advances in Consciousness Research)

Body Memory, Metaphor and Movement is an interdisciplinary volume with contributions from philosophers, cognitive scientists, and movement therapists. Part one provides the phenomenologically grounded definition of body memory with its different typologies. Part two follows the aim to integrate phenomenology, conceptual metaphor theory, and embodiment approaches from the cognitive sciences for the development of appropriate empirical methods to address body memory. Part three inquires into the forms and effects of therapeutic work with body memory, based on the integration of theory, empirical findings, and clinical applications. It focuses on trauma treatment and the healing power of movement. The book also contributes to metaphor theory, application and research, and therefore addresses metaphor researchers and linguists interested in the embodied grounds of metaphor. Thus, it is of particular interest for researchers from the cognitive sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as clinical practitioners.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Part I. Contributions from phenomenology; 3. Chapter 1. The phenomenology of body memory (by Fuchs, Thomas); 4. Chapter 2. Body memory and the genesis of meaning (by Summa, Michela); 5. Chapter 3. Kinesthetic memory: Further critical reflections and constructive analyses (by Sheets-Johnstone, Maxine); 6. Chapter 4. Comment on Thomas Fuchs: The time of the explicating process (by Gendlin, Eugene T.); 7. Chapter 5. Enduring: A phenomenological investigation (by Behnke, Elizabeth A.); 8. Chapter 6. Body memory and dance (by Alarcon Davila, Monica E.); 9. Part II. Contributions from cognitive sciences; 10. Chapter 7. Implicit body memory (by Jansen, Petra); 11. Chapter 8. Embodied concepts (by Bermeitinger, Christina); 12. Chapter 9. Cognitive perspectives on embodiment (by Jung, Christina); 13. Chapter 10. Dynamic embodiment and its functional role: A body feedback perspective (by Suitner, Caterina); 14. Chapter 11. Testing Fuchs' taxonomy of body memory: A content analysis of interview data (by Koch, Sabine C.); 15. Chapter 12. Metaphorical instruction and body memory (by Boger, Claudia); 16. Chapter 13. Body memory and the emergence of metaphor in movement and speech: An interdisciplinary case study (by Kolter, Astrid); 17. Chapter 14. Moved by God: Performance and memory in the Western Himalayas (by Sax, William); 18. Chapter 15. The memory of the cell (by Meyer, Ralf P.); 19. Part III. Contributions from embodied therapies; 20. Chapter 16. Sensation, movement, and emotion: Explicit procedures for implicit memories (by Caldwell, Christine); 21. Chapter 17. Memory, metaphor, and mirroring in movement therapy with trauma patients (by Eberhard-Kaechele, Marianne); 22. Chapter 18. Body memory as a part of the body image (by Pylvanainen, Paivi); 23. Chapter 19. The embodied word (by Panhofer, Heidrun); 24. Chapter 20. Emotorics: Development and body memory (by Shahar-Levy, Yona); 25. Chapter 21. The emergence of body memory in Authentic Movement (by Konopatsch, Ilka); 26. Chapter 22. Nakedness, hunger, hooks and hearts: Embodied memories and movement psychological processes in dance therapy and movement pedagogy (by Winther, Helle); 27. Chapter 23. Dance/movement therapy with traumatized dissociative patients (by Koch, Sabine C.); 28. Chapter 24. Focusing, felt sensing and body memory (by Kruithoff, Elmar); 29. Chapter 25. Mindfulness, embodiment, and depression (by Michalak, Johannes); 30. Part IV. Conclusions; 31. Chapter 26. Body memory: An integration (by Summa, Michela); 32. Authors notes; 33. Addresses for correspondence; 34. Index

Review :
[T]his volume is an invaluable contribution to the literature on body memory. Overall, this book provides a welcome expansion on the implications of implicit memory for our view of the individual. It also constitutes a much needed attempt at connecting basic cognitive science and applied clinical work.