Soma Literacy
n. An awareness of the bodied content present in experience.
nervousness: for instance, my hands are shaking, I am feeling thirsty, a pressure on my chest
makes me want to escape from this situation, et cetera. My familiarity with these patterns makes me jump directly to use this label of being nervous, without having to think about the
The Soma Literate individual is skilled to analyze, interpret, reveal, and make meaning through the bodied content present in experience. The literate individual is able to note the soma tier of experience as distinct from other tiers (visual, aural, logical, etc.) and analyze happenings through this specific lens of the fundamental sentient body in motion. Soma-experiences can be mapped on a spectrum from cutaneous to soma-deep (the inwardly understood sensation of kinaesthesia) and understood by asking questions pertaining to meaning, significance, and function recognized in both individual (kinaesthetic) and social (enkinaesthetic) contexts.
see kinaesthesia and enkinaesthesia