Re: "When Truisms Are True" — Letters that should have been in the new york times

To the editors:

In 'When truisms are true' (NY Times, 2/26/12) Kim and Sanchez-Burks discuss the important advances in 'embodied cognition' that elucidate the ways in which the mind and body are inextricably linked. Their research focuses on the implications of such a connection for creativity - thinking outside the box. Embodied cognition has relevance for treating patients as well.

Many individuals suffering significant histories of trauma in addition to anxiety and depression benefit from the use of more conventional talk therapy in conjunction with dance movement psychotherapy. It is a way of more effectively mobilizing - literally and metaphorically - all of the patient's internal resources for healing.

Respectfully,

Larry Sandberg