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1789387191 epub Elucidates the field of movement and dance somatics. Somatics in Dance, Ecology, and Ethics explores the relationships between self, world, and earth to understand the experience of being alive and corporeal. In doing so, Sondra Fraleigh develops a philosophy of an ethical world gaze that promises to enliven the senses. Chapters borrow from wide-ranging intellectual influencesphenomenology, Buddhism, butoh, dialogics, aesthetics, poetry, feminism, ecology, and moreFraleigh describes the ways somatics can help people to feel well, practice empathetic communication, and recognize the psychic, unpredictable edges of experience as they move. An interview with Amanda Williamson complements the chapters. The body is the fascinating home for all our dispositions, Fraleigh tells hers. Spiritual qualities are embodied. We dance and sing them into being. Read more