Somatic Studies Community Resources
Professional Associations
International Somatic Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA)
Approved training programs in somatic education and therapy can be located on the ISMETA website.
www.ismeta.org
United States Association of Body Psychotherapy (USABP)
Approved training programs in somatic psychotherapy can be located on the USABP website.
www.usabp.org
International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA)
Approved training programs in expressive arts therapy can be located on the IEATA website.
www.ieata.org
American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
Approved alternate route training programs in dance therapy can be located on the ADTA website.
http://adta.org
Academic and Professional Journals
Body and Society
http://bod.sagepub.com
Body, Movement, and Dance in Psychotherapy
Available online from 2006-present via Pacifica’s library
International Journal of Body Psychotherapy
www.ijbp.org
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Available online from 1998-present (1-year embargo by publisher) via Pacifica’s library
Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-journalid=160,
Somatic Psychotherapy Today
http://usabp.org/somatic-psychotherapy-today-2/
Somatics Journal
www.somaticsjournal.com – available in print from 1993-present at the Ladera library (this journal is not published electronically)
Research Groups
Center for Movement Education and Research
http://www.movement-education.org/
Embodied Research Group
http://embodiedresearch.blogspot.com/
Institute for Embodiment Studies
www.embodimentstudies.org
Moving on Center: School for Participatory Arts and Somatic Research
http://movingoncenter.org
University of Arizona Center for Critical Studies of the Body
http://body.arizona.edu/