Full Description
Reflecting upon the "drama of the body" and the interconnectedness of the body, mind and soul, this book proposes a unique, playful and transformative self-awareness framework that gives voice to the body's wisdom and creativity, while also positioning SomatoDrama within the context of innovative psychosomatic research.
This is the first book to introduce SomatoDrama to the international dramatherapy audience, supporting practitioners and their clients in understanding the messages that our bodies provide to us. The book presents the results of a groundbreaking impact study, which integrates classical and modern psychology and demonstrates the Model's relevance for contemporary psychosomatics.
Rooted in transpersonal psychology and theories of non-duality, chapters explore:
• An introduction to the SomatoDrama Effect Model, including the author's personal connection to the concept of the bodymind and somatization.
• The pioneering scientific backing behind Dr Buda's SomatoDrama, including discussion of its efficacy, innovative research findings, and a guide to interpreting work with clients.
• An analysis of ten case studies of working with clients using the SomatoDrama Effect Model, illustrating how symptoms and illness can reflect unspoken life stories and early relational patterns.
• Acknowledging individuality through integration of subjective and objective approaches to the therapeutic healing process.
• Looking to the future and the potential applications of this approach to traditional medicine, trauma-informed care, and modern psychosomatic practice.
Acknowledging the unification of the body and mind, this is a compelling read for dramatherapists who are interested in integrating spirituality into their practice. It will also be of interest to doctors, to mental health practitioners more widely, such as therapists, counsellors and psychologists, and to anyone curious about the inner dialogue between the body, the mind and the soul.
Contents
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Preface: My Journey Into This Work
Introduction - What is This Book About?
A Confession of My Personal Connection to The Matters of Body, Mind and Soul, and of Who This Book is Written for
The Story and Purpose Behind This Book
Chapter 1-From Duality to Nonduality - The Psychosomatic Concept
1.1. Everything is Interconnected - The "Well-Forgotten" Psychosomatic Network
1.2. As Above, So below - The Embodiment Process
1.3 The Evolution of Body and Mind - or Bodymind: The Path of Classical and Modern Psychosomatics
1.4. Messages of the "Mind-Infused Body" - How Does SomatoDrama Work?
Chapter 2-An Experiment to Establish a Scientific Basis for the Effectiveness of SomatoDrama
2.1 Two Paths to One Destination - Effectiveness of the SomatoDrama Can Be Scientifically Underpinned
2.2 "Mystical" Leap from Body to Mind 1.0 - or The Gift of Process Research
2.3 "Mystical" Leap from Body to Mind II: A Therapeutic Guide to Interpreting Individuals' SomatoDrama Plays
2.3.1 How Did the SomatoDrama Effect Model Come Together as a Complete Whole?
2.4. What Words Can't Express - a Guide to Understanding Dimensional Drawings
Chapter 3-Tracking Ten Healing Plays Through the SomatoDrama Effect Model - or, the "Drama" of the Body.
3.1. Then, I'll Let You Grow Up...
3.2. You Didn't See Me Cry Because I Wasn't Allowed to...
3.3. I Am Not Good Enough...
3.4. Whether I Laugh or Cry, I Do Both Alone...
3.5. It's Passing - Just Now...
3.6. Can It Ever Go the Way I Want It?
3.7. Should I Stay or Should I Go?
3.8. It Hurts So Bad That You Only Think but Don't Feel at All...
3.9. I'm Grey While You are Full of Colors...
3.10. Either I prove myself, or I don't exist...
Chapter 4-Body and Mind in the World of Numbers - First Steps Towards SomatoDrama Becoming an Evidence-Based Method
Chapter 5-Everyone is Uniquely the Same and Not the Same: Integrating Subjective and Objective Approaches to Healing
Chapter 6-A Vision of a Better, New World: the Potential in Somatodramatic Medicine
A Gift for the Road Ahead
APPENDIX
Statistics
Measuring Tools Used to Track Changes in the State of Individuals
Definitions of the Psychological Concepts Examined in the Research
Bibliography
