RT Article
T1 Embodied resilience: A phenomenological perspective
JF The Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology
VO 21
IS 1
A1 Elbers, Erich
A1 Baur, Vivianne
A1 te Winkel, Babet
A1 Duyndam, Joachim 1954-
A2 Baur, Vivianne
A2 te Winkel, Babet
A2 Duyndam, Joachim 1954-
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1817016369
AB Background: From a phenomenological perspective, our body is the "from-which" we face the world. Vice versa, our body is affected by occurrences in our surroundings. Embodied resilience is understood as a quality of the dynamic relationships between our affected body and what happens in our surroundings.Objectives: This article explores the following question: How is resilience experienced bodily and how can we strengthen resilience and foster social relations?Research design: The data consists of ten in-depth interviews, personal observations and reflexive dialogues with the research team on the lived experiences of the participants. Interpretative phenomenological analysis is applied, and relevant literature is outlined in the discussion and the findings are presented.Findings: We discovered three intertwined experiential dimensions of embodied resilience: the experience of (1) sensing: becoming aware of what bodily happened; (2) connecting: looking for resources; and (3) responding: moving towards a new equilibrium.Discussion and conclusion: Lived, embodied experiences play an important role in the dynamic process of resilience. The body helps us resonate with the world we live in. We recommend researching further how an affective touch can enhance embodied resilience and foster social relationships in organisations.
K1 affective touch
K1 body awareness
K1 haptonomy
K1 Resonance
DO 10.1080/20797222.2021.1965857