Somatic Empathy: Understanding Body Language
Defining Somatic Empathy: The Embodied Connection Somatic empathy, often considered the most primordial and visceral form of empathic experience, refers to the physiological and bodily resonance felt when observing or contemplating the emotional state of another individual. Unlike purely cognitive empathy, which involves understanding another’s perspective, or affective empathy, which entails sharing the feeling, somatic […]