Obama’s Body Language Bow to Chinese Leader Hu Jintao
The way a person bows in Asian countries reflects what a person is communicating non verbally to another person. While a bow is often a sign of respect, a bow can reflect the way a person is feeling – humble, sincere, remorse, or even deference.
The degree of the bow also means something. The lower the bow…………more here via this link. Very very interesting
Read MoreBioenergetics: body language translated
Bioenergetics is a relational somatic form of psychotherapy whose theory presents that what goes on in the mind is also manifest in the body. So getting to know more about this will help you to understand more about yourself and the other.
Bioenergetics is a relational somatic form of psychotherapy whose theory presents that what goes on in the mind is also manifest in the body.
But it`s not only a form of psychotherapy, but also a way to understand life, relationsship and personality in terms of the body.
http://bioenergetics-sciba.org/articles_body_language.html
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On Body language of Wen Jiabao and Angela Merkel
Last week I had an interview on the body langugae and nonverbal communication of Wen Jiabao and Angela Merkel with Deutsche Welle (Chinese section) in Chinese. Here is the link to the photoes and comments. The interview will be broadcasted later this week.
http://www.dw.de/popups/popup_gallery/zh_verhaltensforschung.html
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Feelings: good or elusive?
Last Friday I visited the studio of Deutsche Welle in Bonn. That is the German international Broadcasting. I was invited for an interview on the issue of body language and nonverbal communication, concerning the difference between Germany and China.
I was asked general questions on the issue and very specific questions on the difference of behavior of Angela Merkel und Wen Jiabao.
While waiting at the Chinese editor`s office ………
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How to banish earworms from your brain
Although it seems maddeningly impossible, new research suggests we really can get rid of that nagging tune that endlessly plays over and over again in our head.
For those of you who had Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” in your head for most of 2012, or haven’t been able to stop your brain from playing “Master of the House” since seeing “Les Miserables” over the holidays, you’ll want to take note.
The trick is this: …………read more
http://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/02/16308348-how-to-banish-earworms-from-your-brain
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Smelling: Examination of ‘true’ autobiographical memories
The sense of smell is set apart from other sensory modalities. Odours possess the capacity to trigger immediately strong emotional memories. Moreover, odorous stimuli provide a higher degree of memory retention than other sensory stimuli. Odour perception, even in its most elemental form – olfaction – already involves limbic structures. This early involvement is not paralleled in other sensory modalities………..
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Movement – our roots
I let myself go in movement. Movements live their own life in me. I don’t know from where a movement starts, from which foot, which hand. I offer my body so that the ideas and the movement can act. “Then I’m again touching my roots”, says the dancer and choreograph Ismael Ivo. His form, his way of expression are unique and deeply convincing.
This photo, made by my colleague Heike Rost, shows the stage, being prepared for a dance- performance
http://blog.heikerost.com/bilder/begegnungen-ismael-ivo/
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Body language basics
Very simple, very clear though sometimes a bit too simple, you’ll find some interesting basic information on body language via the link at the end of the text.
It’s a web-MD-information network giving information about handshakes, synchrony, posture, eye-contact, playing with hairs, first-dating and so on.
So, just have a look and try to get a better understanding.
But always be aware that it is an easy issue to read the body-language. 😉
Looking at one’s face and posture is the one side of the coin. Feeling your own impression, your own bodily resonance is the other side of the coin. And the coin, the material of the coin by itself is the context in which you meet someone and try to read his body language.
http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/body-language-basics
Facial expression by itself does not give reliable answers
Facial expression by itself does neither accurately mirrors deeper, extreme emotions nor helps to distinguish accurately deeper extreme positive or negative emotions.
These are some basic results of a new study published in Science from November 2012. Here are some of the most important results regarding the expression of extreme emotions:
Yes means No and No means Yes – do you agree?
Last week I talked to a colleague of mine about her study on intercultural differences concerning gestures and facial expression of people from Germany, Korea, Japan and Papua New Guinea. Of course this study caught at once my interest. (I will talk about it later)
Here one interesting little experience. My colleague was talking to a student from Korea, I think. She asked her a question and the student seemed to hesitate a little in answering “Yes”. My colleague responded to this slight hesitation and told the student, not to say “Yes” if she perhaps has another opinion.
The student seemed to be a little relieved, because ………..
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