Research & References

Placement

Placement is a practice for bonded adults that uses declared meaning, clear leadership, and timed access to shift state from vigilance to calm.

• Lai Yin. (2025). Placement: Toward Recognition as a Somatic Healing Modality (Preprint, v1.0). SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5659650
• Lai Yin. (2025). Placement: Ontology of the Embodied Self (Preprint, v1.0). SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5660350
• Lai Yin. (2025). How Declared and Installed Meaning Keeps Placement Stable (Preprint, v1.0). SSRN. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5660531

Evolutionary Biology

In mammals, females signal. Males wait. It’s biological; not social.
Nature routes the reproductive cycle through the female. She signals. He responds.
Humans are mammals.

• Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press.
• Hrdy, S. B. (1999). Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants and Natural Selection.
• Wrangham, R. (2009). The Goodness Paradox.
• Clutton-Brock, T. H., & Vincent, A. C. J. (1991). Sexual selection and reproductive rates. Nature.
• Dunbar, R. (1996). Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language.
• Small, M. F. (1993). Female Choices: Sexual Behavior of Female Primates.
• Smuts, B. B. (1985). Sex and Friendship in Baboons.
• Emlen, S. T., & Oring, L. W. (1977). Ecology, sexual selection, and the evolution of mating systems. Science.

Neurobiology & Endocrinology

Proximity, timing, and touch shift male hormones fast.

• Gettler et al. (2011). Testosterone & fatherhood. PNAS.
• Ziegler & Snowdon (2000). Prolactin & paternal care. Hormones and Behavior.
• Field et al. (2005). Touch, cortisol, and oxytocin. Developmental Psychobiology.
• Carter, C. S. (1998). Social attachment. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
• Holstege et al. (2003). Brain activity during ejaculation. Journal of Neuroscience.
• Panksepp, J. (1998). Affective Neuroscience.

Attachment & Bonding

Post-climax imprinting wires the nervous system for belonging or rejection.

• Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and Loss: Vol. 1.
• Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1978). Patterns of Attachment.
• Hazan & Shaver (1987). Romantic love as attachment. JPSP.
• Schore, A. N. (2001). Early trauma & regulation. Infant Mental Health Journal.
• Cozolino, L. (2014). The Neuroscience of Human Relationships.

Behavioural Conditioning & Feedback Loops

Repetition and closed-loop feedback lock behavior into place.

• Damasio, A. (1999). The Feeling of What Happens.
• Skinner, B. F. (1953). Science and Human Behavior.
• Pavlov, I. P. (1927). Conditioned Reflexes.
• Hebb, D. O. (1949). The Organization of Behavior.
• Cozolino, L. (2014). The Neuroscience of Human Relationships.

Trauma, Nervous System & Regulation

Female-led timing regulates male nervous systems.

• Porges, S. W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory.
• Levine, P. A. (1997). Waking the Tiger.
• van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score.
• Siegel, D. J. (1999). The Developing Mind.
• Ogden & Fisher (2015). Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Somatic Psychology & Embodiment

Physicality is not optional. The signal is in the body.

• Feldenkrais, M. (1972). Awareness Through Movement.
• Gendlin, E. T. (1978). Focusing.
• Rothschild, B. (2000). The Body Remembers.

Anthropology & Sexual Norms

Across cultures, female-led dynamics and erotic signalling are persistent.

• Mead, M. (1928). Coming of Age in Samoa.
• Malinowski, B. (1929). The Sexual Life of Savages.
• Foucault, M. (1976). The History of Sexuality.

Physics & Energy Loops

Energy loops. It doesn’t vanish. It routes.

• Bohm, D. (1980). Wholeness and the Implicate Order.
• Capra, F. (1975). The Tao of Physics.
• Prigogine & Stengers (1984). Order Out of Chaos.

Quantum Field Theory (Metaphoric Reference)

Observation collapses potential. Intention imprints state.

• Heisenberg, W. (1958). Physics and Philosophy.
• Barad, K. (2007). Meeting the Universe Halfway.

Transformational Ontology

The study of being, with reference to Werner Erhard’s work (EST / Landmark Education / Vanto Group), including formulations of responsibility, leadership, and the relationship between being, language, action, and results.

“Responsibility begins with the willingness to experience yourself as cause in the matter.” — Werner Erhard

• Erhard, W., Jensen, M. C., & Zaffron, S. (2009). Integrity: A Positive Model. SSRN.
• Erhard, W., Zaffron, S., & Logan, D. (2009). The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life.
  
• Erhard et al. (2014). Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership. SSRN.
  
• Lai Yin. (2025). Placement: Ontology of the Embodied Self (Preprint, v1.0). SSRN.
• Lai Yin. (2025). How Declared and Installed Meaning Keeps Placement Stable (Preprint, v1.0). SSRN.

Symbolic Cognition & the Unconscious

The body responds to symbols and signals; not just words. Meaning, myth, and archetype shape emotional imprinting.

• Jung, C. G. (1964). Man and His Symbols.
• Jung, C. G. (1959). Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious.
• Hillman, J. (1979). The Dream and the Underworld.
• Campbell, J. (1949). The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

Bodily Autonomy, Leadership, and Health

Empirical studies affirm that when women lead; especially in matters concerning their bodies and health, their well-being improves. Autonomy and leadership are not only empowering but also health-promoting.

• Idris et al. (2023). Women’s autonomy in healthcare decision making: a systematic review. BMC Women’s Health.
• Clark, J. (2025). The case for women’s leadership in global health. BMJ.
• Das & Tampubolon (2022). Female agency and its implications on mental and physical health: Evidence from Dhaka. arXiv.
• OHCHR. Women’s autonomy, equality and reproductive health.

Additional References

These are not strictly academic sources. They have shaped the field symbolically, conceptually, and in practice.

Literary & Philosophical grounding

Works that shaped the language, archetypes, and metaphysics behind embodied governance.

• Deida, D. (1997). The Way of the Superior Man. Sexual polarity, masculine presence, and devotional discipline.
• Perel, E. (2006). Mating in Captivity. Eroticism inside partnership, sustained tension, and sovereign desire.
• Tolle, E. (1997). The Power of Now. Stillness as access to embodiment, intimacy, and self-governance.
• Hay, L. (1984). You Can Heal Your Life. The emotional body, belief systems, and somatic responsibility.
• Pirsig, R. M. (1974). Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Quality, consciousness, and integrated systems of knowing.
• Hillman, J. (1979). The Dream and the Underworld. Symbolic language, archetypes, and the erotic unconscious.
• Jung, C. G. (1964). Man and His Symbols. Myth, dreams, and the imprint of primal imagery.
• Campbell, J. (1949). The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The narrative structure of transformation and return.

Attention, Perception & Cognitive Framing

How attention is structured shapes perception, motivation, and behavioural selection over time.

• Johnson, S. (2003). The Present: The Secret to Enjoying Your Work and Life. Behavioral model of attention, temporal orientation, and reward-based motivation.

Literary Interior & Consciousness writing

Works that shape perception, interiority, and clarity of observation (not behavioural models).

• Didion, J. (1968–2005). Selected essays. Structural clarity, observational consciousness, refusal of emotional framing.
• Duras, M. (1984). Selected works. Narrative reduction, power without explanation, minimalism of motive.
• Lispector, C. (1977). The Hour of the Star / selected works. Pre-linguistic sensation and interior perception.
• Plath, S. (1965). Ariel. Controlled poetic compression of psychological interiority.
• Nin, A. (1966). The Diary of Anaïs Nin (unexpurgated editions). Erotic interior authority and refusal of external moral framing.

Narrative Systems of Power, Collapse & Leadership (Contextual Literature)

These texts are not theoretical foundations, but observational frameworks of survival, authority, and system pressure.

• Cheng, N. (1966). Life and Death in Shanghai. State power, psychological compression, and identity under systemic control.
• Clavell, J. (1975). Shōgun. Cross-cultural authority, strategic hierarchy, and survival within competing systems.
• Michener, J. (1984). Noble House. Corporate power, negotiated dominance, and institutional scale dynamics.
• Forsyth, F. (1977). The Dogs of War / or Typhoon (context-dependent). Geopolitical leverage and operational power structures.
• Graham, D. (1979). Down to a Sunless Sea. Apocalyptic systems collapse narrative exploring nuclear extinction and coordination under existential risk.

These are included as behavioural and systemic analogues, not philosophical alignment.

Read but NOT Integrated / Observed Frameworks

These were engaged with, but not structurally adopted into Placement.

• Redfield, J. (1993). The Celestine Prophecy. Popular metaphysical narrative structure; observed for cultural impact but not operationally integrated.

Somatic lineages

Embodied traditions that transmit presence through breath, movement, and attention.

• Gurmukh. (2000). The Eight Human Talents. Kundalini rhythms, breath, and feminine vitality.
• Feldenkrais, M. (1972). Awareness Through Movement. Functional movement and nervous system integration.
• Gendlin, E. T. (1978). Focusing. Felt sense, inner attention, and body-forward decision-making.
• Rothschild, B. (2000). The Body Remembers. Trauma physiology and therapeutic touch.

Energetic modalities

Reading material

• Chia, M. (1984). The Multi-Orgasmic Man. Taoist energy, ejaculation control, and sexual mastery.
• The Barefoot Doctor (Stephen Russell). Taoist sexual energy, irreverent medicine, body-mind integration.

Modalities I have learned or experienced

• EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Tapping on points on the body for emotional regulation and stress release.
• Reiki (Mikao Usui lineage). Gentle touch or hands near the body used for relaxation and calming.
• Tantric massage (experienced). Full-body erotic massage using breath, touch, arousal, and orgasm. It slows the system and helps the body relax and release tension.
• Full body massage. Firm physical pressure to relax muscles, reduce stress, and calm the nervous system.

Traditional models we’ve experienced

Not all frameworks aligned with our path, but they shaped our clarity.

Nicky & Sila Lee. The Marriage Course. Holy Trinity Brompton, UK.
We participated fully. It affirmed our commitment and revealed the limitations of paradigms that prioritise compatibility over sovereignty, and communication over governance.