Grounded: How the Hidden Power of Embodiment Shapes Health, Well-Being, and Connection

A psychologist reveals how embodiment is the missing link in mind-body medicine and a powerful force in emotional health and social connection

People go to great lengths to live longer and healthier: We optimize how we sleep, eat, and exercise. We practice meditation and mindfulness. Yet there’s a missing link between the body and mind that informs how well these practices work. Drawing on cutting-edge research, psychologist Bo Forbes reveals how understanding and cultivating our inner senses--interoception, proprioception, body agency, body ownership, and body resonance--is the key to physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.

Grounded explores the five inner senses that are the wellspring for every other practice we employ to live well. Ailments such as anxiety, depression, and chronic pain are often rooted in imbalances in our sensory awareness. By honing the inner senses, we can be guided back to health.

Weaving revelatory science with accessible practices and vivid storytelling, Grounded is for readers who are ready to move beyond traditional approaches to wellness and transform how they inhabit and move through the world.

Bo Forbes is a psychologist, yoga therapist, mindfulness teacher, and innovator in integrative medicine. She combines emerging research in science, psychology, and health with a social justice lens and decades of experience on the front lines of somatic education. Her work has been featured in CBS News Online, popular magazines such as Yoga Journal, and peer-reviewed journals like The International Journal of Yoga Therapy. She is the author of Yoga for Emotional Balance and the popular Substack column Bodies of Knowledge. Her online courses on science-based approaches to personal and collective well-being reach students in over 25 countries.