Aline Newton, Rebecca Carli-Mills

Reimagining the Body

Somatic Practice, Embodiment, and the Science of Movement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Our bodies are not just objects we inhabit. They are dynamic, living systems deeply intertwined with the environments around us. Based on four decades of experience, Aline Newton helps us understand the interconnectedness between movement, the self, and the world, including insights from neuroscience, robotics, physics, and movement science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781805013761
• ISBN-10: 1805013769
• Artikelnr.: 70527384

Autorenporträt

Aline Newton with Rebecca Carli-Mills

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1.EMOTIONAL BODY
2. MECHANICAL BODY: Understanding by Building
3. BODY IN CONTEXT: Dispelling the cerebral mystique
4. BODY IN GRAVITY
5. MANAGING INSTABILITY
6. BODY IN MOTION: Degrees of freedom
7. CULTURAL BODY: What is a reliable body?
8. EXPRESSIVE BODY: Posture is an Attitude
9. BODY READING 10.PERCEPTUAL BODY: A feeling for movement
11.BODY AS RELATIONSHIP
12.BODY IMAGES
13.EMBODIMENT PRACTICES
14.ACTION SPACE
15.CASE STUDY
16.THE MISSING GESTURE
17. SECURE BODY
18. BECOMING CONCLUSION