Embodied Learning: Non-exhaustive compilation of research & practice

Embodied learning is based on the premise that learning is not a purely cognitive process that takes place in the mind, but an activity involving the whole organism. The body is not merely a vehicle for the brain, but an independent organ of perception and cognition. Mind and body are not opposites – they are inextricably linked. The organ of our intelligence is the unified bodymind.

Essentially, this means that we learn not only through reading, thinking and listening, but also through feeling, moving, perceiving and interacting. The body is in constant contact with the environment, reacts to signals and provides feedback – long before the mind has processed them. Intuition is not a vague hunch, but a highly developed form of physical perception: precise sensing, physically encoded stores of experience and a subtle capacity for resonance. 

In the attachment you find a (non-exhaustive) compilation of resources and literature regarding embodied learning.