Body and earth : an experiential guide / Andrea Olsen ; foreword by John Elder.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index.

Foreword / John Elder -- Day 1. Basic Concept: We begin in wholeness -- Day 2. Attitudes: Our attitudes inform our actions -- Day 3. Underlying Patterns: Body: We live in a fluid body; our origins were in the primordial seas -- Day 4. Underlying Patterns: The Upright Stance: Bipedal alignment is our two-footed stance -- Day 5. Underlying Patterns: Earth: Understanding place requires both a microscopic and a macroscopic perspective -- Day 6. Underlying Patterns: A Bioregional Approach: A bioregional perspective merges nature and culture -- Day 7. Mind: Brain and Nervous System: The human mind orchestrates our actions and our reactions -- Day 8. Visceral Body: The visceral body produces our "gut feelings" -- Day 9. Perception: We construct our view of the world through our senses -- Day 10. Touch: Touch underlies all the other senses -- Day 11. Movement: Movement partners the dynamics of the earth -- Day 12. Sound and Hearing: Sound touches us -- Day 13. Vision: The way we see shapes our view of the world -- Day 14. Bones: Bones connect us to the ground -- Day 15. Soil: Soil is the skin of the earth -- Day 16. Breath and Voice: Perhaps the most sensuous experience is the feel of our own breath -- Day 17. Air: Air is the dynamic medium in which we live -- Day 18. Muscle: Muscles move us through the landscape -- Day 19. Animals: Animals are our kin -- Day 20. Endocrine System: The endocrine system can be considered our system of transformation -- Day 21. Insects: Insects change from one form to another in a process called metamorphosis -- Day 22. Digestion and Nutrition: Digestion incorporates the nutrients of the earth into the tissues of our bodies -- Day 23. Plants: Plants provide food for every other living organism -- Day 24. Fluids: Fluids are connectors -- Day 25. Water: Water is essential for life -- Day 26. Connections: We understand the connections between body and earth through experience -- Day 27. Motion and Emotion: We track emotions in the body through sensation -- Day 28. Sensuality and Sexuality: We connect to the environment with rich sensorial experience -- Day 29. Art and the Environment: As we feel, we care -- Day 30. Concerning the Spiritual: Reflection on body and earth reminds us of our wholeness -- Day 31. Embracing Place: As we imagine earth as body, we can no longer remain separate.

"In a remarkable integration of environmental science, biology, meditation, and creative expression, Andrea Olsen offers a guide to a holistic understanding of person and place. Part workbook, part exploration, Body and Earth considers the question of how we can best, most responsibly inhabit both our bodies and our plantet." "Arranged as a 31-day program, the book offers not only a wealth of scientific information but also exercises for both exploring the body and connecting with place; illustrations and works of art that illuminate each chapter's themes; and Olsen's own meditations and reflections, connecting the topics to her personal history and experience."--BOOK JACKET.

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