Ken Dychtwald

An established classic in its field, Ken Dychtwald's Bodymind has been updated in this latest edition to reflect the author's on-going exploration of the vital body and mind connection. Integrating ancient Eastern knowledge with the pioneering contemporary work of Wilheim Reich, Moshe Feldenkrais, Fritz Perls, and with his own intuitive observations, Dychtwald presents a comprehensive study on the body and mind relationship in an analytic yet highly readable style.

Through Dychtwald's engaging, experiental narrative, the reader is drawn into an illuminating journey toward higher self-awareness with practical applications in everyday life. Articulating the complex relationship between body type, personality, and experience, Dychtwald suggests methods for obtaining deeper self-knowledge of physical, emotional, and sexual makeup, and relates technques for releasing repressed feelings, as well as self-healing and increased energy.

'...extremely well illustrated, not only by drawings and diagrams, but by numerous examples, often taken from the author's own experience. It is rare to find a book in which factual material comes vivdly alive, and the author emerges so fully as a person.'-Yoga Journal

'Dychtwald manages to avoid the 'right way' arrogance often inherent in books that talk abut self-improvement. Rather, we are left with a sense of fascination for an increasingly relevant topic that is bound to make body readers out of all of us.'-New Age

Psychologist Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., has been a leading figure in the field of holistic health for over ten years. He is the founding president of the Association for Humanistic Gerontology as well as the former co-director of SAGE, the highly accliamed health center for the elderly. He lectures nationwide on health and awareness issues and institutes programs for health and productivity through his organization, Dychtwald and Associates, in Emeryville, California.

Contents

List of illustrations
Preace
Acknowledgments
Froewrod
1 Body/mind
2 Overview
3 Feet and legs
4 Pelvis
5 Abdominal region and lower back
6 Chest cavity
7 Shoulders and arms
8 Neck, throat, and jaw
9 Face and head
10 Bodymind
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author… (mehr)

Change your mind-by changing your body! Explore the greatest frontier of all! Through new bodymind awareness, you can learn how your physical self mirrors the shape and scope of your mind. Discover:« how the way you stand shows your body-mind's stability« how the tilt of your pelvis reveals sexual attitudes« how pent-up emotions in your bodymind can be released to alleviate back pain« how the muscles of your chest relate to love« how eyesight and hearing may be sharpened through bodymind controlBodymind is a triumph of the human potential movement that integrates leading techniques into a dramatic discipline which everyone can master, to master themselves.Dr. Dychtwald is a pioneer in holistic health. In addition to lecturing nationwide on bodymind, he is the founding president of the Association for Humanistic Gerontology, and is former director of Berkeley's renowned SAGE Project.… (mehr)