Bone, Breath, and Gesture: Practices of Embodiment, Volume 1

by Don Hanlon Johnson (Editor)

This book is a collection of writings on principles and techniques by the pioneers of bodywork and body awareness disciplines. Together, they represent a historical record of the field of somatics. Ranging from hands-on workers like Ida Rolf to phenomenologist Elizabeth Behnke, their lives span this century. In these lectures, writings, and interviews, editor Don Hanlon Johnson has sought to revel the unbroken lineage, theoretical differences, and major similarities of these originators.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology, Health

408 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 1995

Reviews

[Ramona · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives a comprehensive overview of a number of schools and streams of embodied practices. I got a feeling for the styles and disciplines, as well as the founders and practitioners of the various schools. Nice reading and fascinating topic.

[Chloe Hundley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic brief on somatic lineage

[Mills College Library]

616.53 B7121 1995