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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword by David I. Rome
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why Bodyfulness?
The Contemplative Body
A Lived Context
Life at the Margins
How the Book Unfolds
Chapter Practices
Part One: The Body of Bodyfulness
1. The Eight Core Principles of Bodyfulness
Principle 1: Oscillation
Practice for Oscillation
Principle 2: Balance
Practice for Balance
Principle 3: Feedback Loops
Practice for Feedback Loops
Principle 4: Energy Conservation
Practice for Energy Conservation
Principle 5: Discipline
Practice for Discipline
Principle 6: Change and Challenge
Principle 7: Contrast Through Novelty
Practice for Change, Challenge, Contrast, and Novelty
Principle 8: Associations and Emotions
Practice for Associations and Emotions
Putting the Principles Together
Chapter Practices
2. The Anatomy of Bodyfulness
Cells
Taking In and Letting Out Practice
Tissues
Balancing Practice
Organs
Systems
Interdependence
Movement Continuums
Chapter Practices
Part Two: Bodyfulness Practice: Presencing Bodyfulness
3. Sensing
Kinds of Sensing
Kinesthesia Practice
Gut Feeling Practice
What the Senses Monitor
Inside, Borders, and Outside Sensation Practice
How Sensitive?
Sensing, Awareness, and Attention
Chapter Practices
4. Breathing
Specialized Breathing Practices
How to Choose a Specific Breath Practice
The Balanced Breath Practice
The Purposes of Breath Practice
Breathing Together Practice
Two Energy Practices
Breath Regulation Practice
Consciousness Breath Practice
5. Moving
Metabolic Movement
Automatic Movements Practice
Body Tone Practice
Reflexes Practice
Semivoluntary Movement
Breath Movement Practice
Motor Plans Practice
Nonverbal Communication
Movement as Communication Practice
Spontaneous Movement
Creative Movement Practice
Stability and Mobility in Movement
Stability and Mobility Practice
Kinesphere
Kinesphere Practice
Power
Powerfulness Practice
Exercise and Body Tone
Fitness Practice
Relaxation Practice
6. Relating
The Semipermeable Relationship
Conscious Borders Practice
Relational Touch
Touch Practice
Bodily Attunement
Attunement Practices
The Coregulation of Relating Bodies
Coregulation Practices
Relational Play
Relational Play Practices
Cocreated Bodyful States
Relational and Community Practice
Part Three: Bodyful Applications and Actions
7. Body Identity, Body Authority, and Bodyful Stories
Identity Practices
The Authoritative Body
Powerfulness Practices
Narrating Our Bodyful Stories
Body Memory Practice
Moving Toward the Future Practice
Present Moment Movement Practice
8. Bodylessness and the Reclamation of Bodily Authority
Ignoring the Body
Seeing the Body as an Object or Project
Hating the Body
Making Specific Bodies Wrong
The Cultured Body and Difference
Bodyfulness as Activism
Chapter Practices
9. When Being Here Takes You There: Change and the Body
Where Change Comes From
Motivations for Change
Advanced Change—Novelty
Practices for Pressure
Practices for Pleasure
Practices for Inquiry
The Goofy Practice
10. The Enlightened Body
Chapter Practices
Appendix A: The Body’s Organs and Their Functions
Appendix B: The Body’s Systems and Their Functions
Appendix C: The Types of Sensations
Notes
Additional Notes and References
Bibliography
Index
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