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Tag Archives: embodied situated cognition
Twyford Down
Twenty years ago protesters struggled to save Twyford Down from destruction by the M3 motorway, and although the road was built the campaign continues to have an impact. Twyford Down marked the beginning of a movement which was active at hundreds of anti-road campaigns … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology
Tagged connection, deep ecology, Eco-Paganism, embodied situated cognition, spirit of place
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Being Embodied
I’ve been less active here lately, but not been slacking! I’ve recently written a blog post for Mark Walsh of Integration Training. Integration Training is unusual in that they use an “embodied learning” approach to corporate training. The training is … Continue reading
Posted in Embodiment
Tagged embodied knowing, embodied situated cognition, embodiment
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We ARE the environment: Podcast
The Embodied Operating System is a new on-line resource devoted to exploring the body in the digital age. It includes a series of interviews by Mark Walsh with people engaged with embodiment research and practice. Podcasts include interviews with Don Hanlon Johnson (California Institute of Integral Studies), Richard Strozzi–Heckler (founder … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology
Tagged cognitive iceberg, embodied situated cognition, embodiment, environment
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The Stupidity of Rationalism
Last weeks edition of ‘In Our Time’ (BBC Radio 4) discussed game theory and gave a telling account of a scenario called The Prisoners Dilemma. Imagine that Jo and Jack have been arrested for a crime. The police know they’re guilty but can’t prove it, so … Continue reading
Posted in Cognitive science
Tagged bodymind, embodied situated cognition, emotions, Johnson, Lakoff, philosophy
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Occupy the bodymind place
The Occupy London movement have taken over empty offices owned by the banking group UBS. The space – now called The Bank of Ideas – hosts workshops on everything from mindfulness meditation to alternative economics. I joined a workshop on embodied stress management here on … Continue reading
The power of place: Protest site pagans
Research has established that spending time in the wilderness can have profound effects on people. This “wilderness effect” (Greenway, 1995) usually occurs in truly wild places like the Grand Canyon, but my research shows that it can work it’s magic … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology
Tagged anthropology, cognitive iceberg, connection, Eco-Paganism, embodied situated cognition, environment, place, spirit of place
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Eugene Gendlin
Writing a PhD thesis on embodied knowing was a tricky task and at times I doubted that I could research something so nebulous. My big breakthrough came when I read the work of contemporary philosopher and psychologist Eugene Gendlin. Gendlin … Continue reading
Posted in Key ideas
Tagged Abram, Clark, connection, embodied situated cognition, Gendlin, philosophy, psychology
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Thinking with place
I spend last week-end at an ecopsychology retreat in Lancashire. We were staying in a stone barn in the woods, very close to a peat stained river that surged over ancient rocks. On Saturday I paired up with a colleague for a ‘medicine walk’. … Continue reading
Posted in Ecopsychology
Tagged awareness, bodymind, Clark, duality, embodied situated cognition, Merleau-Ponty, skin-bag body, spirit of place, Varela
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The cognitive iceberg
Every year the Edge website asks interesting people a provocative question. The Edge Question for 2011 is “What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?” Adam Alter, a psychologist and Assistant Professor at Stern School of Business, NYU, responded with a short … Continue reading
Posted in Cognitive science
Tagged cognitive iceberg, embodied situated cognition, Johnson, Lakoff
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Embodiment Resources
I’ve finally completed a redesign of my Embodiment Resources website, and it’s the perfect place to go if you want to know more about the topics discussed on this blog. I’ll admit that it tends to be a little more technical … Continue reading