Embodied Social Justice

Rae Johnson, Ph.D., RSMT, is a queer-identified social worker, somatic movement therapist, and scholar working at the intersection of somatic studies and social justice. They chair the Somatic Studies in Depth Psychology program at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California.

1. Introduction Part I: Body Stories 2. Embodied Inquiry 3. Crissy’s Body Story 4. Pat’s Body Story 5. Natalie’s Body Story 6. Zaylie’s Body Story 7. Rae’s Body Story 8. Learning from the Body Stories Part II: Oppression and Embodiment 9. (Un)learning Oppression 10. Learning Through the Body Part III: Grasping and Transforming the Embodied Experience of Oppression 11. The Cycle of Embodied Critical Learning and TransformationIntroducing the Cycle 12. Implications and Applications 13. Community Resources