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Title: Body, Spirit and Democracy by Don Hanlon Johnson ISBN: 1-55643-166-X Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: March, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: Exploring embodiment; connecting body and spirit.
Comment: Dr. Johnson writes that academic, formal, public languages are not conducive to writing about the fleshy territories where he has conducted his expeditions. These expeditions lead us into the realm of the body in an attempt to listen to the stories it has to tell. His own story began at age four when he began having chronic back problems. This early stigma was one of the key events that led him to studying gesture, movement, and posture. His Roman Catholic upbringing encouraged domination of the body to elevate the spirit. His curiosity as to why the two had to be separated led him to the study and practice of Somatics. This book is a chronicle of his journey to reconnect body and spirit. It also gives an interesting look at some of the practitioners who are the roots of the Somatics movement. Unlike some books that address the issues of moving intelligence and embodiment, this one is not heavy-handed in either scientific or religious language and metaphors. Dr. Johnson writes with an honesty that reminds us that this is a personal accounting, not a sales-hype for a lifestyle adjustment. He mixes poetry, reverie, and scholary text into a story that is a pleasure to read. I think that it would appeal to anyone who is interested in the study of language, movement, and the psychology of the body. I also recommend it to educators who need encouragement in their struggles to keep "movement" alive in our school systems for it validates movement as a learning style. Although well footnoted, I would have liked to have a reference section included so that the works cited could be easier to access.
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Title: The Nine Muses: A Mythological Path to Creativity by Angeles Arrien ISBN: 0874779995 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Offering from the Conscious Body: The Discipline of Authentic Movement by Janet Adler ISBN: 0892819669 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: 30 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Body: Recovering Our Sensual Wisdom by Don Hanlon Johnson ISBN: 1556431449 Publisher: North Atlantic Books Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love by Robert Karen Ph.D. ISBN: 0195115015 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self by Donald L. Nathanson ISBN: 0393311090 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: March, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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