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An experiential guide to using your body as the focus of
contemplative practice. Our physical structure, often known simply
as “posture,” is shaped by the balance of tension between our
bones and soft tissues—fasciae, tendons, muscles, and
ligaments—as well as by the mental, emotional, and physical
stresses we experience. This tensional integrity, or
“tensegrity,” along with our sensory experiences, movements,
and physical expressions all offer access points for developing
fully embodied presence—that is, for engaging the body’s
capacity for perception, expanded awareness, and even spiritual
presence. Exploring the profound connections between tensegrity and
inner perceptions and awareness, Mary Bond teaches you to unlock
your body’s inner guidance—its somatic wisdom—through a
journey of embodiment that will improve your posture in the
process. Integrating movement theory, philosophy, neuroscience,
fascia research, polyvagal theory, and personal story, Bond reveals
how the human body organizes and expresses movement through
perception. She looks in depth at the role of the fascial system in
transmitting bodily perception, showing how fascia functions as the
preeminent organ of embodiment and mind-body connection. She
explains the process of internal perception, or
“interoception,” the body-mind’s ability to identify, access,
understand, and respond appropriately to its internal signals.
Offering an experiential understanding of the structural foundation
of the human body in motion and in stillness, Bond presents more
than 50 self-explorations that allow you to transform your sensory
experience, expand your awareness, and make embodiment—your own
complex body—the focus of contemplative practice. The author also
includes streaming audio and video links for each practice.
Inviting you to awaken to the grace and wisdom of your body as a
personal mandala that is always available for meditative focus, the
author shows how conscious embodiment can help us become more
perceptive and more humane beings.
This bibliography cites those Canadian and foreign reference
sourcesthat describe Canadian people, institutions,
organizations,publications, art, literature, languages, and
history. It lists booksof a general nature as well as works in the
disciplines of history andthe humanities. These large divisions are
then broken down by subject,genre, type of document, and province
or territory. Titles of national,provincial/territorial, or
regional interest are included in everysubject area when available.
The contents of the book are indexed fourways: by name, title,
French subject, and English subject. And tofacilitate browsing, the
major reference books (those dealing with morethan one subject or a
large geographical region) are alsocross-referenced.
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