Papers by Christine Caldwell
Many parallels exist between clinical practice and research practice in somatic psychotherapy, cr... more Many parallels exist between clinical practice and research practice in somatic psychotherapy, creating rich possibilities and cross-fertilizations. In this article, the authors introduce and discuss these parallels, and examine how they can be leveraged to advance emerging research interests in the field of somatic psychology.
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Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 2013
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Dance/Movement Therapy, like any psychotherapy, must operate in ways that embrace and articulate ... more Dance/Movement Therapy, like any psychotherapy, must operate in ways that embrace and articulate diversity issues, making sure that power, privilege and difference are navigated skillfully on non-verbal as well as verbal levels. This includes issues that arise in movement observation and assessment. This paper, by reviewing and extending existing literature in dance therapy and other fields, attempts to identify
ways in which movement assessment may unconsciously enact bias by subtly pathologizing how the ‘different’ body moves and acts. It also suggests ways we can contribute to social justice pedagogy as it pertains to the moving body and to actively work for social justice for those
with bodies different from sociocultural norms.
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The use of conscious breathing practices for the purpose of physical, psychological, emotional an... more The use of conscious breathing practices for the purpose of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual healing has a long and extremely varied history, yet little work has been done to bring these practices into a coherent and
unified form that contributes to the field of body psychotherapy (BP). This article focuses on translating theoretical themes developed in a previous publication
(Caldwell & Victoria, 2011. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 6(2), 89–101) into practical applications in the BP profession. The authors propose six clinical themes for the use of breath in BP, a balanced breathing exercise, and four
clinical models for integration into BP practice. Recommendations are made for future research and training in this crucial area of BP.
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The use of conscious breathing practices for the purpose of physical, psychological, emotional, a... more The use of conscious breathing practices for the purpose of physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual healing has a long and extremely varied history, yet little work has been done to see if these practices can be brought into a coherent and unified form that contributes to the field of
body psychotherapy. This article attempts to meta-analyze the literature and research on breathwork in psychotherapy, with an emphasis on body psychotherapy, and to find common themes so that a general theory of breathwork and guidelines for practice might be developed. This paper provides an overview of the physiology of breathing, a review of the literature on breathwork.
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The word mindfulness, though it has been used for centuries, may be both poorly defined and poorl... more The word mindfulness, though it has been used for centuries, may be both poorly defined and poorly used. Though the word connotes mental processes, the construct often includes embodiment practices such as yoga, sensory tracking, conscious breathing, tai chi, and qi gong. This can generate confusion, conflation, muddled research, and an anti-somatic bias. The author proposes the invention of a new term, bodyfulness, in order to centralize the often marginalized voice of the body in therapeutic, empirical, sociocultural, and contemplative practices.
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Since humans are considered to be a neotonous species, and play throughout their lifetimes, it ma... more Since humans are considered to be a neotonous species, and play throughout their lifetimes, it may be important to understand how play behavior may be used therapeutically with adults. The author works to develop a model for adult group play therapy.
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Addiction defies a simple definition. It derives from the Latin word for “devoted habits.” In th... more Addiction defies a simple definition. It derives from the Latin word for “devoted habits.” In this paper, I will use it in its broadest sense, as a state of feeling stuck to something, whether it be a substance, an emotion, a thought, a person, or a behavior. We have all experienced this stuckness - a feeling that we are unable to control our craving or repulsion for someone or something. I came to study this phenomenon because I was feeling out of control with my own cravings for food, especially sugar, and because I was working with addicts in a local recovery center. As a body psychotherapist I began working both with myself and others from a somatic basis, and it was through this “in the trenches” focus that I began to suspect that existing theories of addiction, as well as current clinical treatment practices, missed a fundamental mark in not looking to the body as the source as well as the container for addictive states. I also came to believe that treatment would be forever incomplete if it didn’t include fundamental somatic practices that bring us back to states of natural pleasure.
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ways in which movement assessment may unconsciously enact bias by subtly pathologizing how the ‘different’ body moves and acts. It also suggests ways we can contribute to social justice pedagogy as it pertains to the moving body and to actively work for social justice for those
with bodies different from sociocultural norms.
unified form that contributes to the field of body psychotherapy (BP). This article focuses on translating theoretical themes developed in a previous publication
(Caldwell & Victoria, 2011. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 6(2), 89–101) into practical applications in the BP profession. The authors propose six clinical themes for the use of breath in BP, a balanced breathing exercise, and four
clinical models for integration into BP practice. Recommendations are made for future research and training in this crucial area of BP.
body psychotherapy. This article attempts to meta-analyze the literature and research on breathwork in psychotherapy, with an emphasis on body psychotherapy, and to find common themes so that a general theory of breathwork and guidelines for practice might be developed. This paper provides an overview of the physiology of breathing, a review of the literature on breathwork.
ways in which movement assessment may unconsciously enact bias by subtly pathologizing how the ‘different’ body moves and acts. It also suggests ways we can contribute to social justice pedagogy as it pertains to the moving body and to actively work for social justice for those
with bodies different from sociocultural norms.
unified form that contributes to the field of body psychotherapy (BP). This article focuses on translating theoretical themes developed in a previous publication
(Caldwell & Victoria, 2011. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 6(2), 89–101) into practical applications in the BP profession. The authors propose six clinical themes for the use of breath in BP, a balanced breathing exercise, and four
clinical models for integration into BP practice. Recommendations are made for future research and training in this crucial area of BP.
body psychotherapy. This article attempts to meta-analyze the literature and research on breathwork in psychotherapy, with an emphasis on body psychotherapy, and to find common themes so that a general theory of breathwork and guidelines for practice might be developed. This paper provides an overview of the physiology of breathing, a review of the literature on breathwork.