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How comfortable are you with your body? Do you suffer from backaches or other chronic pain? Are you eager to enhance your performance in sports or dance? Or do you simply want to feel lithe, free, and energized? Most of us respond to our body by ignoring what it is telling us or popping a pill to
A Guide to Exploring bodyways.
Discovering the Body's Wisdom is the most authoritative and complete guide available for this fast-growing area of holistic helath. Drawing on more than twenty years of research and hands-on experience, Mirka Knaster offers a wealth of information to help you understand and choose among more than sixty mind-body practices-from traditional Eastern disciplines such as t'ai chi, shiatsu, and yoga to modern Western techniques such as Rolfing, Feldernkais, and trigger pont therapy.
She answers such questions as:
What are the reasons for selecting this method?
What can you expect from one session or a series?
How can you find a qualified practitioner?
What, if any, are the 'consumer bewares?
The bodyway entries also contain vivid personal accounts, illustrated 'experiences' you can try at home, and fascinating profiles of leaders in the field.
'Something amazing is happening in medicine. We're discovering that, far from being always on the verge of breaking down, the body contains innate wisdom and capacity for healng. Calling forth that wisdom is what Mirka Knaster's marvelous book is all about. Highly recommended.'-Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words and Recovering the Soul
'Discovering the Body's Wisdom brings a journalist's prespective, a practitioner's insight, and a consumer's demand for clarity into an evocative and insightful work.'-Robert K. King, Co-founder and Director, Chicago School of Massage, author of Performance Massage
Contents
Introduction: The journey of a lifetime
Working with the body
What are bodyways?
Which bodyway?
How to get the most out of this book
A path of self-awareness
Part I: Doorways to the body's wisdom
Chapter 1 The benefits of body ways
Why people turn to bodyways
the power of embodiment
Chapter 2 Body alienation where we lost the body
The split
The body in the marketpalce
Family influences
Education
Self-image and body image
Cahpter 3 Body wisdom
Matter over mind
Befriending the body
Miracle of the body
Feeings: Emotional and physical
Our inner voice
Body perception
A body of truth
Sources of body wisdom
Part II: Getting started
Chapter 4 Choosing and working with a practitioner
Obstacles to getting started
The bodyways relationship
Dfferences among practitioners
Where to look for a practitioner and what to look for
Your session
Evaluating your experience
Ending the bodyway relationship
Chapter 5 Deciding on a bodyway
Not one but many
Personality
Physical preferences
What are you looking for?
Scope of practice
Models and categories differences and similarities
Mixing and matching
Meandering like a river
Developing an internal sensor
Chapter 6 Psychological dimensions of bodyways
The therapeutic tradition
Body ego
Remembering through the body
The practice of awareness
Part III: A guide to bodyways
Chapter 7 How to use this guide
What's included, what's not, why not
Bodyway entries
Chapter 8 Western structure and function traditional massage and contemporary therapies
Comparing medical models
Massage-Swedish style; Contemporary Esalen style; On-site/seated/chair massage; Pregnancy massage; Infant and child massage; Sports massage
Massage for the elder years (geriatric massage); Russian massage
The Benjamin System of muscular therapy
Bindgewegsmassage
Lymphatic massage
Pfrimmer deep muscle therapy
Lauren Berry method
Bowne technique
Trigger point therapy
Trager psychophysical intergration
Craniosacral therapy
Ortho-bionomy
Body logic
Chapter 9 Strucural approaches
Standing upright
Rolfing (strucural integration)
Aston-patterning
Hellerwork
Postural integration
Soma neuromuscular integration
CORE bodywork
Myofascial release
Chapter 10 Functional approaches
Learning to move
The Alexander technique
Gerda Alexander eutony
Sensory awarensss
The Mensendieck system
The Feldenkrais method
Hanna somatic education
Body-mind centering
Chapter 11 Western movements arts
Starting from dance
Laban-Bartenieff
The pilates or physicalmind method
Ideokinesis
Contact improvisation
Continuum
Kinetic awareness
Authentic movement
Skinner releasing technique
Wetzig coordination patterns
Chapter 12 Eastern energy
The life force
The Chinese tradition
Invisible yet visible: The body electric
Chinese bodyways-Chinese massage/acupressure; Chi nei tsang
The Japanese tradition-Anma; Shiatsu; Hoshino therapy
The Indian tradition-Ayurveda; Chakras and kundalini
Cahpter 13 Other energetic systems
From Asia to America
Traditional Thai massage
Breema Bodywork
Lomilimi
Jin shin jyutsu
Reflexology (zone therapy)
Polarity therapy
Watsu
Zero balancing
Therapeutic touch
Reiki
Chapter 14 Eastern movement arts
Medtation in movement
The martial arts
Chinese tradition-Chi kung; T'ai chi chuan
Japanese tradition-Aikido; Karate
Indian tradition-Yoga
Chapter 15 Convergence systems
Where body and psyche meet
Rosen method
Robenfeld synergy method
Phoenix rising yoga therapy
Integrative yoga therapy
Somatosynthesis
SHEN physio-emotonal release therapy
Somatic experiencing
Hakomi integrative somatics
Jin shin do
Process acupressure
Being in movement
Acknowledgments
Apendix: How to deal with sexual misconduct
References (bibliography)
Index
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anesthetize it. But lasting pleasrue, health, and self-understanding can come from befriending your body and choosing the body practice-or 'bodyway'-that is right for you.A Guide to Exploring bodyways.
Discovering the Body's Wisdom is the most authoritative and complete guide available for this fast-growing area of holistic helath. Drawing on more than twenty years of research and hands-on experience, Mirka Knaster offers a wealth of information to help you understand and choose among more than sixty mind-body practices-from traditional Eastern disciplines such as t'ai chi, shiatsu, and yoga to modern Western techniques such as Rolfing, Feldernkais, and trigger pont therapy.
She answers such questions as:
What are the reasons for selecting this method?
What can you expect from one session or a series?
How can you find a qualified practitioner?
What, if any, are the 'consumer bewares?
The bodyway entries also contain vivid personal accounts, illustrated 'experiences' you can try at home, and fascinating profiles of leaders in the field.
'Something amazing is happening in medicine. We're discovering that, far from being always on the verge of breaking down, the body contains innate wisdom and capacity for healng. Calling forth that wisdom is what Mirka Knaster's marvelous book is all about. Highly recommended.'-Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words and Recovering the Soul
'Discovering the Body's Wisdom brings a journalist's prespective, a practitioner's insight, and a consumer's demand for clarity into an evocative and insightful work.'-Robert K. King, Co-founder and Director, Chicago School of Massage, author of Performance Massage
Contents
Introduction: The journey of a lifetime
Working with the body
What are bodyways?
Which bodyway?
How to get the most out of this book
A path of self-awareness
Part I: Doorways to the body's wisdom
Chapter 1 The benefits of body ways
Why people turn to bodyways
the power of embodiment
Chapter 2 Body alienation where we lost the body
The split
The body in the marketpalce
Family influences
Education
Self-image and body image
Cahpter 3 Body wisdom
Matter over mind
Befriending the body
Miracle of the body
Feeings: Emotional and physical
Our inner voice
Body perception
A body of truth
Sources of body wisdom
Part II: Getting started
Chapter 4 Choosing and working with a practitioner
Obstacles to getting started
The bodyways relationship
Dfferences among practitioners
Where to look for a practitioner and what to look for
Your session
Evaluating your experience
Ending the bodyway relationship
Chapter 5 Deciding on a bodyway
Not one but many
Personality
Physical preferences
What are you looking for?
Scope of practice
Models and categories differences and similarities
Mixing and matching
Meandering like a river
Developing an internal sensor
Chapter 6 Psychological dimensions of bodyways
The therapeutic tradition
Body ego
Remembering through the body
The practice of awareness
Part III: A guide to bodyways
Chapter 7 How to use this guide
What's included, what's not, why not
Bodyway entries
Chapter 8 Western structure and function traditional massage and contemporary therapies
Comparing medical models
Massage-Swedish style; Contemporary Esalen style; On-site/seated/chair massage; Pregnancy massage; Infant and child massage; Sports massage
Massage for the elder years (geriatric massage); Russian massage
The Benjamin System of muscular therapy
Bindgewegsmassage
Lymphatic massage
Pfrimmer deep muscle therapy
Lauren Berry method
Bowne technique
Trigger point therapy
Trager psychophysical intergration
Craniosacral therapy
Ortho-bionomy
Body logic
Chapter 9 Strucural approaches
Standing upright
Rolfing (strucural integration)
Aston-patterning
Hellerwork
Postural integration
Soma neuromuscular integration
CORE bodywork
Myofascial release
Chapter 10 Functional approaches
Learning to move
The Alexander technique
Gerda Alexander eutony
Sensory awarensss
The Mensendieck system
The Feldenkrais method
Hanna somatic education
Body-mind centering
Chapter 11 Western movements arts
Starting from dance
Laban-Bartenieff
The pilates or physicalmind method
Ideokinesis
Contact improvisation
Continuum
Kinetic awareness
Authentic movement
Skinner releasing technique
Wetzig coordination patterns
Chapter 12 Eastern energy
The life force
The Chinese tradition
Invisible yet visible: The body electric
Chinese bodyways-Chinese massage/acupressure; Chi nei tsang
The Japanese tradition-Anma; Shiatsu; Hoshino therapy
The Indian tradition-Ayurveda; Chakras and kundalini
Cahpter 13 Other energetic systems
From Asia to America
Traditional Thai massage
Breema Bodywork
Lomilimi
Jin shin jyutsu
Reflexology (zone therapy)
Polarity therapy
Watsu
Zero balancing
Therapeutic touch
Reiki
Chapter 14 Eastern movement arts
Medtation in movement
The martial arts
Chinese tradition-Chi kung; T'ai chi chuan
Japanese tradition-Aikido; Karate
Indian tradition-Yoga
Chapter 15 Convergence systems
Where body and psyche meet
Rosen method
Robenfeld synergy method
Phoenix rising yoga therapy
Integrative yoga therapy
Somatosynthesis
SHEN physio-emotonal release therapy
Somatic experiencing
Hakomi integrative somatics
Jin shin do
Process acupressure
Being in movement
Acknowledgments
Apendix: How to deal with sexual misconduct
References (bibliography)
Index
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ISBN
553373277
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Bantam Books