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How to develop the body’s innate intelligence for individual and
planetary transformation The inner world of self and body is
inextricably linked to the outer world of biosphere and biome. As
experienced somatic and energy medicine practitioner Cheryl Pallant
reveals in vivid depth, by expanding our sensory perceptions and
becoming intimately in touch with the rhythms of the body, we can
contribute not only to our own healing and transformation but also
that of the planet. In this practical guide, Pallant explains how
ecosomatics—embodiment work for personal and planetary
health—can help us shift our consciousness through expanded
listening with all our senses and embracing the interconnections
between our inner and outer worlds. Blending research with personal
experience in somatic and contemplative practices, the author
explores how a broadened appreciation of conscious and unconscious
bodily events and perceptions leads to vitally needed, improved
stewardship with ourselves and the planet. She shows how the
current health, social, and environmental crises are a chance for
an evolution in consciousness, pushing us to heal the divisions
within personal identity, between self and others, and with the
environment. Throughout the book, the author offers ecosomatic and
embodiment exercises to help you expand perception, develop somatic
intelligence, let go of limiting beliefs, lessen fear, anxiety, and
alienation, and open to levels of awareness that allow you to tune
in to a greater vision of what is humanly possible. Revealing how
to incorporate embodiment into everyday life, this guide shows how
the body is a process that is part of nature, not separate from it,
and that by embarking on the transformative inner journey, we can
bring healing to the world around us.
In most forms of dancing, performers carry out their steps with a
distance that keeps them from colliding with each other. Dancer,
Steve Paxton in the 1970s considered this distance a territory for
investigation. His study of intentional contact resulted in a
public performance in 1972 in a Soho gallery, and the name
""contact improvisation"" was coined for the form of unrehearsed
dance he introduced. Rather than copyrighting it, Paxton allowed it
to evolve and spread. In this book, the author draws upon her own
experience and research to explain the art of contact
improvisation, in which dance partners propel movement by physical
contact. They roll, fall, spiral, leap, and slip along the contours
and momentum of moving bodies. The text begins with a history, then
describes the elements that define this form of dance. Subsequent
chapters explore how contact improvisation relates to self and
identity; how class, race, gender, culture and physiology influence
dance; how dance promotes connection in a culture of isolation; and
how it relates to the concept of community. The final chapter is a
collection of exercises explained in the words of teachers from
across the United States and abroad. Appendix A describes how to
set up and maintain a weekly jam; Appendix B details recommended
reading, videos and Web sites.
Based upon the author's lifetime practices as a dancer, poet and
teacher, this innovative approach to developing body awareness
focuses on achieving self-discovery and well-being through
movement, mindfulness and writing. Written from a holistic (rather
than dualistic) view of the mind-body problem, discussion and
exercises draw on dance, psychology, neuroscience and meditation to
guide personal exploration and creative expression.
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