Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a portion of the Soul discerned by the Five Senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age.

– William Blake

Available in the local knowledge of many cultures, modern medicine has marginalized these great resources for healing and pleasure. In the last 30 years, however, there has been a watershed in the restoration and development of somatic practices. If psychology is to come to its senses, we must reconnect with the sensory foundations of experience.

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