Anatomía Emocional

by Stanley Keleman

"La vida construye las formas" así comienza ANATOMÍA EMOCIONAL, una investigación original sobre las conexiones entre la anatomía y el sentimiento. Keleman describe la configuración de un individuo como una interacción dinámica entre la histoira emocional personal y la configuración genética, un proceso continuo en el que las emociones, pensamientos y expresiones están incorporados. La estructura, nuestra forma personal, es lo que ordena los acontecimientos de nuestra existencia cotidiana. Sin anatomía, las emociones no existirían. Los sentimientos son el pegamento que mantiene unida nuestra estructura. La Anatomía Emocional relaciona la forma con el sentimiento. Se pregunta cómo funciona el individuo, sin postular ideales somáticos o psicológicos. La primera parte de la Anatomía Emocional introduce la Embriología, la creación de la configuración humana. Una configuración dada puede modificarse por la historia emocional de la persona, las huellas dejadas por el amor y las desilusiones, las agresiones y ataques, los desafíos y el estrés de la existencia. El resto del libro ilustra cuatro patrones básicos de alteración somática --rígida, denso, hinchado y colapsado--, describe cómo funcionan y proporciona posibilidades de cambio. Los retos de la vida y la respuesta indiviual frente a ellos, crean la configuración para expresar sentimientos de excitación, asertividad, amor cuidado, sexualidad, etc. Estos sentimientos constituyen la base de las relaciones humanas y de la comunidad. Este libro, ilustrado con 120 dibujos originales, resulta de una gran valor para todo aquél que trabaje las profesiones asistenciales o para aquéllos que están interesados en la naturaleza de la configuración corporal y la experiencia emocional.

Genres: Psychology, Health, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Bodies, Science, Emotion

Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Cintain 昆遊龍 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finished reading this for the second time, after having the opportunity to take a four-day workshop with the author. A very sophisticated tour de force, Emotional Anatomy offers a unique and comprehensive view of the nature and operation of the embodied human experience. His descriptions evoke experiences which are familiar to anyone, yet the language employed invites deep reflection. As a fledgling therapist (with a background in Chinese Medicine), I have been fascinated by this work since I first encountered it, because it really speaks to one of the most elusive and profound truths of so-called "alternative medicine", i.e., the unity and continuity of mind and body. Keleman does this without resorting to easy, ready-made phraseology or recognizable platitudes. Rather, he firmly places his work in the context of western psychological discourse and unravels, layer by layer, the more subtle, yet inescapably true aspects of human life, from conception to adulthood. His focus is on differentiating and articulating function and personal experience out of our shared human experience.

This is a book for reading, studying, putting down, and re-reading years later. Its insights and turns of phrase do not get old, but rather acquire more relevance and depth as one's perception deepens and experience in the clinic increases. I have described this book before as "an instruction manual for human beings", and my second reading really confirms this. Cannot recommend this one as highly as it deserves.

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating

[bibi ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐️ ⋆ 𓂃 ִֶָ💭 𓈒𓏸𑁍 𖥔 ݁ 🫀

this book is one of those readings that change the way you perceive yourself, mentally and physically. stanley keleman explores how our emotions are structured in our very flesh, shaping how we move, how we hold tension, and how we interact with the world.

his concepts of underbound and overbound made me reflect on how we carry past experiences in our posture, our breathing, even in the way we stand in a room full of people. the way our bodies adjust to others, seeking harmony (or protection), was something i never consciously considered before.

this is a deeply content-rich book, perfect for those interested in the biological and psychological connection of the human body. it’s a dense read—i wouldn’t call it easy to go through in a linear way—but it’s undeniably fascinating.

[Laurie AH · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dense and fascinating and even poetic. The first sections blew my mind, connecting development, anatomy, and emotions in ways I knew but had not seen it expressed quite like this.

All the detail about anatomical types became tedious. But the overall message - that our anatomy reflects our emotions and vv - and that anatomy is not static - we are processes and movement - is profound.

The writing can be poetic when not in the weeds about specific structures.

[Beata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bardzo pożyteczna wiedza, zwłaszcza dla osób, które zajmują sie psychoterapią i fizjoterapią.

[Klára · Rating 1 out of 5]

Vzdávám to. Knížka je o ničem a nic podstatného jsem se bohužel nedozvěděla. Jen ten název zaujme. A i jedna hvězdička je na to moc. Nedočteno

[Cathy Sommer · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[Reko Williams]

This book is an incredible foundation for psychosomatic therapy. Whether a massage therapist, psychologist, breathworker or councellor, do yourself the favour of reading this book!

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

I agree with a lot of Keleman's ideas, I just didn't personally find this book very helpful in explaining them

[Kirao · Rating 4 out of 5]

reads like poetry, fantastic illustrations! a mediative more than a practical read, though...

[Jer]

recommended by Tom Myers (author of Anatomy Trains)