From Ego to Eco: Cultivating Relational Well-Being through EcoSomatic Practice In The Academic/ Early Researchers Community

Key Points

• This research investigates how embodied and artistic practices influence relational well-being among early-career researchers within academic settings.
• Qualitative exploration of ecosomatic practices among early-career researchers.
• Interviews assessing changes in self-relationship and community dynamics.
• Analysis focused on well-being as a relational ecological process.
• Participants reported enhanced self-relationship and community connections post-ecoSomatic practices.
• Artistic and embodied activities showed positive impacts on stress and social fragmentation.
• Findings highlight the importance of relational well-being in academic environments.