Embodiment is about more than existing in a body, it’s about letting it guide us into deeper presence and awareness. In a world that keeps us stuck in our heads, these teachers and organizations offer valuable practices and perspectives for reconnecting with our bodies. If you are curious to learn more about embodiment, here are our top five resources we recommend to get started.
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Befriending Your Body by Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti
Dr. Ann Saffi Biasetti’s book Befriending Your Body is a compassionate guide to healing through embodiment. Rooted in mindfulness and self-compassion, it helps readers recognize how trauma and cultural phenomenons can create disconnection between mind and body. Her approach integrates somatic practices with therapeutic tools, offering practical exercises to gently rebuild trust within oneself.
This hands-on resource combines science, compassion, and practical steps for anyone looking to cultivate a kinder relationship with their body. Find it through Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, or order through your local book shop.
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Tara Brach
A psychologist, meditation teacher, and author, Tara Brach is a leading voice in mindfulness and compassion-based practices. Her teachings often center on the themes of presence, radical acceptance, and reconnecting with the body as a gateway to healing. Through her talks, guided meditations, and books, she offers accessible practices that ground awareness in the body while opening the heart.
Tara’s blend of wisdom traditions and modern psychology makes her work approachable, deeply healing, and universally relevant. Check out her YouTube channel for guided meditations, live streams, weekly talks, and more!
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The Center for Mindful Body Awareness by Dr. Cynthia Price
Founded by Dr. Cynthia Price, the Center for Mindful Body Awareness is dedicated to bringing embodiment practices into healthcare and community settings. Its cornerstone method, Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT), is a research-backed approach designed to help
individuals reconnect with their inner bodily experiences. The center also trains practitioners, expanding the reach of embodiment work into clinical and everyday life.
It bridges the gap between science and lived experience, offering structured ways to deepen interoceptive awareness (our ability to sense what’s happening inside the body). Take a look through the website for professional training, research, and additional resources.
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The Embodiment Institute
The Embodiment Institute is the one-stop-shop for embodiment theory. This non-profit’s mission is to “change the conversation, practice, and politics of healing”, through training and interventions at both small, personal levels to large, cultural movements.
Through the website, you can find professional courses and self-guided workshops that dive into the basics of embodiment and its rich history based in Black and Indigenous ancestral and historical practices. There is also community space for individuals committed to practicing and healing through embodiment work.
Try listening to their podcast, Becoming The People, on Apple Podcasts or scroll through their resources to learn more.
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Karl Friston
A neuroscientist and professor, Karl Friston is best known for developing the Free Energy Principle, a groundbreaking framework for understanding how the brain and body interact with the world. While not a practitioner of embodiment in the traditional sense, his work lays the scientific foundation for why embodied awareness matters. By exploring how our nervous system predicts, adapts, and regulates experience, Friston’s research offers a deeper appreciation for the intelligence of the body.
He provides the scientific “why” behind embodiment practices, showing us how body-based awareness aligns with cutting-edge neuroscience. Check out this interview on YouTube to learn about embodied cognition!
Summary
While embodiment may seem like something we should innately know how to do, many of us live with minds that are disconnected from our bodies. These five resources offer an entry point into understanding the intricate and complex nature of embodiment, and how it can transform the way we live, heal, and connect.
Ready to get started practicing embodiment? Make an appointment with one of our practitioners to begin your body’s reconnection process.
