Mindful Movement: The Evolution of the Somatic Arts and Conscious Action

Contents

• Part 1: Influences and Development of Somatic Education
• Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview - The What and Why of Somatic Education Chapter 2
• The First Generation - Founders of Somatic Education Technique Chapter 3
• Second Generation - Set One: The Influence of Dance on Somatic Education Chapter 4 - Kelly Jean Mullan
• European Antecedents to Somatic Movement Chapter 5 - Sangeet Duchane
• Global Roots of Somatic Movement: Asian and African Influences Part 2 - The Emergence of Somatic Movement Education and Therapy
• Chapter 6 Second Generation - Set Two: Dynamic Approaches to Well-Being in Dance and Fitness Chapter 7
• Third Generation - The Amalgams: Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Today Chapter 8 - By Sara Reed and Sarah Whatley
• The Universities and Somatic Inquiry: The Growth of Somatic Movement Dance Education in Britain Chapter 9 - Rebecca Nettl-Fiol
• How Dance Has Helped Situate Academic Fields of Somatic Inquiry: Case Study University of Illinois-Urbana Chapter 10 - Kate Tarlow Morgan, Eve Selver-Kassell, Lauren Lipman and Mary Ann Brehm
• Somatic Movement and Dance Education in pre-K-12 Education Part 3: Current Trends in Somatic Thinking and Being
• Chapter 11 Healthy Movement, Healthy Mind: Neuroscience Connections to Somatic Healing and Action Chapter 12
• Conscious Action and Social Change: "Social Somatics" Chapter 13
• Somatic Dance and Environmental Activism: Is this Spirituality? Chapter 14
• Concluding Thoughts: Does Somatic Awareness Interplay with Genetics, Ecstasy and Space?