内容説明
Body psychology is a new current in psychology that seeks to improve mental states by harnessing the interrelationship between body and mind. Its starting point was the invention of fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging). fMRI is a medical device that uses magnetic forces to scan the body and display, in real time, what is happening inside. For example, when one feels anger, blood flow concentrates in the amygdala; when one feels kindness, the neurotransmitter oxytocin is secreted. The body and mind do not exist independently but are inseparably connected, with brain regions corresponding to mental states. This book highlights such correlations between body and mind, proposing methods to address mental distress through physical approaches. As practical means, it introduces mindfulness breathing techniques, anger management, self-hugging, light jumping exercises, and more―tools for awakening bodily intelligence. By drawing upon the bodys power to influence the brain and energize the mind, body psychology reveals its promise. The author once remarked in the lecture that inspired this manuscript, with striking candor: The body is wise, while the brain and the mind are surprisingly foolish.
目次
-Preface
Chapter 1: What Exactly Is “Somatic Psychology”?
?Wait―Doesn’t That Sound Like a Contradiction?
?The Physics Behind Psychology
?Psychology Born of Societal Need: How the Industrial Revolution Helped Forge a New Science
Chapter 2: When the Mind Became Visible
?When Childhood Pain Leaves a Mark on the Brain How Early Trauma Shrinks the Mind―and Mimics Physical Pain
?Body and Mind as One: The Eastern Roots of Somatic Psychology
?Mind, Body, and Soul: What Aristotle Knew That Neuroscience Forgot
Chapter 3: When the Body Knows Best
?The Intelligence Within: What a Best-Selling Manga Teaches Us About Cellular Wisdom
?When the Body Remembers What the Mind Cannot
? The Superhuman Sense of the Master Craftsman
?When Wisdom Is in the Hands: A Master Carpenter Takes on Academia
?Learning by Living: The Silent Transmission of Craftsmanship. Why Japan’s Master Temple Carpenters Don’t Teach with Words
?What the Body Knows That the Screen Forgets: Rethinking Learning in the Zoom Era
Chapter 4: When the Body Leads the Brain ― The Science of Embodied Cognition
?How Physical Sensation Shapes Thought, Emotion, and Judgment
?How a Cup of Coffee Can Change Your Mind About Someone.Embodied Cognition and the Curious Power of Physical Warmth
?The Skin Thinks: Why Some Scientists Call It the “Third Brain”
?Temple Grandin and the Hug Machine: How One Woman Designed a Better Way to Calm the Mind Through Touch
A Somatic Exercise in Self-Kindness: The Self-Hug
?The Hug Machine, as Experienced by Dr. Oliver Sacks
?Naoki Higashida and the Somatic Wisdom of Jumping
A Somatic Reset: The Simple Power of Jumping
?Sensory Integration Therapy: A Daily Practice for the Neurodiverse―and Perhaps for the Rest of Us
Chapter 5: Breathing and Movement―The Gateway to Bodily Intelligence
?Breath as the First Step
Minute Mindfulness Practice
?What Just Three Minutes of Breathing Can Do to Your Brain
?Plasticity: The Brain’s Built-In Potential for Change
A Somatic Intelligence Practice: The Body Scan
?The Plastic Brain: What We Can Learn from Paralympic Athletes
?Breath as Wisdom: An Eastern Perspective on Life’s First and Final Act
?Breath, Self, and the Hidden Wisdom in a Single Character
?Breathing in Life: How Yoga Harnesses Pr na, the Energy of Existence
A Somatic Intelligence Practice: Managing Anger Through the Body
?The Elusive Energy That Breathes Life: Understanding “Ki” Through the Lens of Somatic Wisdom
Harnessing the Body’s Inner Wisdom: The Standing Zen Practice That Grounds and Revitalizes
?The Ideal Balance of Health: Light Above, Rooted Below
A Centered Body, A Steady Mind: A Somatic Exercise to Reclaim Balance
?As Psychology Turns Visible, the Soul Slips Out of Frame
?Why Do We Have Bodies in the First Place?
?Mind, Matter, and the Quantum Connection: Could Consciousness Shape Reality?
?Consciousness in Motion: How Exercise Shapes the Mind
-Afterword
