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| Journal The AHBMT publishes a journal, Biodynamic Massage, twice a year. If you would like to submit an article to the journal for publication, please read the Submissions page. If you would like to place an advertisement in the journal, please read the Advertising page. If you would like to subscribe, please contact the AHBMT. The contents list of past issues, together with the full text of selected articles, are available on-line (see menu, left). Note that the copyright for the content of all articles resides with the author and reproduction is only for personal use. The latest issue was Issue 14, Volume 2
It always amazes me how different issues of the Journal spontaneously take on different themes. This one does so too, but the theme is perhaps a more unusual one because our writers seem to be particularly focussing on the mind. This issue is also unique in that both of the main features are written by, or are about, male practitioners. Luke Tanner has written a fascinating article about the ways in which dementia challenges our basic sense of security and how this has repercussions on the way people with this condition are cared for. His proposals for research into the effects of biodynamic massage on these patients are exciting. I enjoyed interviewing Daniel Pereira about his practice. I was very struck by how he brings awareness in particular to the effects of a busy mind, be that on his life, on his ability to focus as a practitioner, or on the way his clients respond to energy distribution. It was inspiring for me to hear more about someone else’s work, and I hope that interviews will become a regular feature – but, as always, your feedback is most welcome: what kind of articles would you like to see in the Journal? Julia Smith’s book review deals very much with the mind. “How to be Sick” is a Buddhist-inspired book by a sufferer of severe and long term chronic fatigue, and offers insights and practices which address the activity and content of the mind. We also have a second book review in this issue: Hilary Price takes a look at former AHBMT Chair Kathrin Stauffer’s book “Anatomy and Physiology for Psychotherapists.” For both Kathrin and Hilary, writing is clearly an activity through which integration can occur – a process in which our minds can catch up with our felt experience. Last but by no means least, Jo Green shares some of her journey to becoming a grandmother, examining some of the ways in which her preconceived ideas about parenthood were challenged, and the delights that awaited her when she opened to new possibilities. Deadline for the next issue is loosely set at mid February: please email vicki@morealive.co.uk or call me to discuss any contributions (01353 624284). Vicki Martin In This Issue:
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