Ginsburg,
C. (1999). Body-image, movement and consciousness: Examples
from a somatic practice in the Feldenkrais method. Journal
of Consciousness Studies, 6(2-3), 79-91.
Abstract:
We think of consciousness as a thing. Observation of our experience
indicates that we are actually consciousing, and that experiencing
is closely related to movement and the muscular sense. The
position of this paper is that mind and body are not two entities
related to each other but an inseparable whole while functioning.
From concrete examples from the Feldenkrais Method, it is
shown that changes in the organization of movement and functioning
are intimately related and that one cannot change without
conscious experience. Implications for the resolution of controversies
in the field of consciousness studies and the neurosciences
are suggested.