Name: Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide (Middlebury Bicentennial Series in Environmental Studies)
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Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide (Middlebury Bicentennial Series in Environmental Studies)

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“Body is our first environment,” writes Andrea Olsen. “It is the medium through which we know the earth.” In a remarkable integration of environmental science, biology, meditation, and creative expression, Olsen, a dancer who teaches in the environmental studies program at Middlebury College, offers a guide to a holistic understanding of person and place. Part workbook, part exploration, Body and Earth considers the question of how we can best, most responsibly inhabit both our bodies and our planet. Olsen displays an easy command of fields as diverse as geology, biochemistry, ecology, and anatomy as she explores the ways in which our bodies are derived from and connected to the natural world. But Body and Earth is not just a lesson, it is also an investigation. Arranged as a 31-day program, the book offers not only a wealth of scientific information, but also exercises for both exploring the body and connecting with place; illustrations and works of art that illuminate each chapter’s themes; and Olsen’s own meditations and reflections, connecting the topics to her personal history and experience. Olsen insists that neither body nor landscape are separate from our fundamental selves, but in a culture which views the body as a mechanism to be trained and the landscape as a resource to be exploited, we need to learn to see again their fundamental wholeness and interconnection. Through hard data, reflection, exercises, and inspiration, Body and Earth offers a guide to responsible stewardship of both our planet and our persons.

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PartNumber	9781584650102	Author	Olsen, Andrea
Author	McHose, Caryn	Contributor	McKibben, Bill
Brand	University Press of New England	Manufacturer	UPNE
NumberOfItems	1	Item Weight	1.70 Pounds
ItemDimensions	8.5 x 0.7 x 11Inches	binding	Paperback
Amazon Category	Books » Self-Help » Personal Transformation Self-Help	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Performing Arts » Dance
Amazon Category	Books » Health, Fitness & Dieting	Amazon Category	Books » Science & Math » Biological Sciences » Ecology
Amazon Category	Books » Science & Math » Nature & Ecology » Nature Conservation	Amazon Category	Books » Science & Math » Environment & Nature » Environmentalism
Amazon Category	Books » Politics & Social Sciences » Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology	EAN	9781584650102
ISBN	1584650109

Weight	1.70 lbs

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