Linda Hartley Livres

This comprehensive guide introduces Body-Mind Centering, the internationally recognized field pioneered by dancer and occupational therapist Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Devoting thirty-five years to a systematic investigation of the relations between bodily experience and the anatomical maps of science, Bainbridge Cohen independently discovered many of the principles that underlie Feldenkrais work, cranial osteopathy, Rolfing, dance therapy, and Zero Balancing. Experienced BMC practitioner Linda Hartley demonstrates the basic philosophy and key elements of Body-Mind Centering. Drawing on animal and infant movements, she takes readers through the wondrous realms of Bainbridge Cohen’s pantheon—from the 'minds' of the skeletal and muscular systems to the quite different inner lives of digestive, lymphatic, urinary, respiratory, vocal, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive organs. Her choreography ultimately brings us into the states of consciousness of skins, cells, blood, fat, cerebrospinal fluid, nervous system, and brain. Hartley’s explorations of the images, feelings, sensations, and intuitions of the diverse organs and cells lead to exercises that gently guide students in ways of discovering and integrating their bodies’ multidimensional aspects.

Exploring the intersection of psychotherapy and bodywork, the author emphasizes the importance of integrating somatic practices with psychological theory to address the body-mind split. Hartley argues that solely offering either psychotherapy or bodywork can exacerbate clients' issues. By bridging body psychotherapy and transpersonal psychotherapy, she highlights the emerging field of somatic psychology, informed by extensive research. Drawing from her background in dance and movement therapy, Hartley advocates for a holistic approach that acknowledges the interconnectedness of psyche, soma, and spirit in therapeutic practices.

Anita grapples with guilt and loss after a series of traumatic events, prompting her to seek the truth about her long-thought-dead Irish grandmother. Eleven years later, living as an artist in 1980s London amid the Troubles, a surprising gift reignites her quest. As she uncovers the story of her maternal grandmother, Liza, Anita learns about the unhealed wounds and betrayals passed down through generations of women in her family. This journey compels her to confront and heal the fractured lineage that has shaped her own life.

Brings together the wisdom and learning from nearly five decades of study, practice and teaching at the forefront of somatic movement, embodied awareness, somatic and transpersonal psychotherapy, and spiritual disciplines.

Body-Mind Centering enfaltet das Potential an körpereigener Intelligenz, das jeder Mensch in sich trägt, und offenbart das Wissen und die Weisheit, die in den subjektiven Tiefen eines jeden Menschen schlummern. Körperliche Bewegung findet auch in Gefühl, Wahrnehmung und Bewusstsein statt, und der „Geist“ verkörpert sich in Bewegungsmustern. Die Ergotherapeutin und Tänzerin Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen entwickelte in über 35-jähriger Forschungsarbeit eine Sprache für den Geist anatomischer Strukturen und physiologischer Systeme. Sie geht aus von der kindlichen Bewergungsentwicklung, arbeitet mit verschiedenen Berührungstechniken und zeigt, wie wir Muster neu organisieren können. Dieses Buch der wichtigsten europäischen Schülerin Bainbridge-Cohens, der Engländerin Linda Hartley, vrmittelt nicht nur das theoretische Verständnis von Body-Mind Centering, sondern veranschaulicht auch die praktische Arbeit und bietet Übungen zur unmittelbaren Erfahrung von anatomischen Körpersystemen und Mustern der Bewegungsentwicklung.