The Sensual Body-The Ultimate Guide to Body Awareness and Self-fulfilment

The ultimate book of body awareness, The Sensual Body shows you how to rediscover your body, and get back in touch with yourself, through a range of powerful movement techniques and body-mind disciplines. These range from self-massage and t'ai chi to African dance. Beautifully illustrated, with

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clear practical instructions, this is the book to revitalize your way of being.

Heighten your sensitivity.
Experience a new awareness.
Relax your restless mind.
Realize your full sensuality.
Learn to really 'feel' again.
Enhance your relationships.
Regain trust in your body.
Discover an inner confidence.

Photography by Fausto Dorelli

The Sensual Body was written by Lucy Lidell, in consultation with a number of specialist contributors. Lucy Lidell is a professional writer specializing in the field of mind and body therapies, and trained in yoga, massage, and healing. She is co-author of The Sivananda Companion to Yoga and author of The Book of Massage, both internationally successful best-sellers.

Contents

Introduction
Prelude
1 The deserted temple
2 Elements of awareness
I Solowork
4 Rediscovering the body Self-massage
Drawing your inner experience
Mirror-gazing
Self-massage
5 Breathing and voice work
How do yu breathe?
The jelly fish
Alternate nostril breathing
Chakra breathing
Using the voice
6 Grounding
How grounded are you?
Feet and ankles
Knees and legs
Pelvis and belly
7 Sensing
Here and now
Focusing
Hearing
Touch
Taste and smell
Opening
Open hearing
Self-assessment
8 Celebrating the earth African dance
The elements of African dance
Preparing to dance
Incined postures
Circle dance
Tiv dance
9 Inhabiting the body t'ai chi
Elements
Beginning t'ai chi
Meditative walking
Posture
standing like a tree
Tree on an abyss
Waving hands like clouds
10 Living with awareness eutony
Exploration of touch
Inner space
Vital stretch
Exploration of contact
Drawing movements
Exploration of pushing
Exploration of bones
Transport ad posture
11 Expanding sensation Kum Nye
Foundations of practice
Melting tension
Loosening up
Touchingtime
Sensing energy
Energizing body and mind
Flying
Interacting body and mind
Relieving negativity
12 Running free
Before you start
Warming up
The run
Cooling down
II Parntnerwork
13 Harmonizing energies aikido
Kokyu-unity with the ground
Kokyu-Breath power
Kokyu-Non-resistance
Kokyuo-Harmonizing
Kokyu-Mind and body as one
14 Relating
Vulnerability and trust
Active listening and looking
Clear communication
Releasing trapped energy
Other lives
15 Touching and pleasrue sensual massage
Gazing at one another
Talking about your body
Sensual massage
The loving body
16 Awakening
Appendix of body mind therapies
Index
Ackonwledgements

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