Body and earth : an experiential guide /
Andrea Olsen ; foreword by John Elder.
- xxiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Middlebury bicentennial series in environmental studies .
- Middlebury bicentennial series in environmental studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index.
Foreword / Basic Concept: We begin in wholeness -- Attitudes: Our attitudes inform our actions -- Underlying Patterns: Body: We live in a fluid body; our origins were in the primordial seas -- Underlying Patterns: The Upright Stance: Bipedal alignment is our two-footed stance -- Underlying Patterns: Earth: Understanding place requires both a microscopic and a macroscopic perspective -- Underlying Patterns: A Bioregional Approach: A bioregional perspective merges nature and culture -- Mind: Brain and Nervous System: The human mind orchestrates our actions and our reactions -- Visceral Body: The visceral body produces our "gut feelings" -- Perception: We construct our view of the world through our senses -- Touch: Touch underlies all the other senses -- Movement: Movement partners the dynamics of the earth -- Sound and Hearing: Sound touches us -- Vision: The way we see shapes our view of the world -- Bones: Bones connect us to the ground -- Soil: Soil is the skin of the earth -- Breath and Voice: Perhaps the most sensuous experience is the feel of our own breath -- Air: Air is the dynamic medium in which we live -- Muscle: Muscles move us through the landscape -- Animals: Animals are our kin -- Endocrine System: The endocrine system can be considered our system of transformation -- Insects: Insects change from one form to another in a process called metamorphosis -- Digestion and Nutrition: Digestion incorporates the nutrients of the earth into the tissues of our bodies -- Plants: Plants provide food for every other living organism -- Fluids: Fluids are connectors -- Water: Water is essential for life -- Connections: We understand the connections between body and earth through experience -- Motion and Emotion: We track emotions in the body through sensation -- Sensuality and Sexuality: We connect to the environment with rich sensorial experience -- Art and the Environment: As we feel, we care -- Concerning the Spiritual: Reflection on body and earth reminds us of our wholeness -- Embracing Place: As we imagine earth as body, we can no longer remain separate. John Elder -- Day 1. Day 2. Day 3. Day 4. Day 5. Day 6. Day 7. Day 8. Day 9. Day 10. Day 11. Day 12. Day 13. Day 14. Day 15. Day 16. Day 17. Day 18. Day 19. Day 20. Day 21. Day 22. Day 23. Day 24. Day 25. Day 26. Day 27. Day 28. Day 29. Day 30. Day 31.
"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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Conduct of life--Problems, exercises, etc. Human anatomy--Problems, exercises, etc. Human ecology--Problems, exercises, etc.