Bodies in Revolt: a Primer in Somatic Thinking

Novato, CA: Freeperson Press. Near Fine. 1970. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a former owner's name inscribed at the bottom of the front endpaper; a hint of wear to the front corner tips; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Appears unread. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.4 x 0.75 inches). Language: English. Weight: 15.9 ounces. Second Edition (1970). Paperback. Thomas Louis Hanna (1928 – 1990) was a philosophy professor and movement theorist who coined the term somatics in 1976. He called his work Hanna Somatic Education. He proposed that most negative health effects are due to what he called Sensory Motor Amnesia. He claimed that many common age-related ailments are not simply a matter of time but the result of poor movement habits. At the University of Florida, Hanna studied neurology and developed the idea that all life experiences lead to physical patterns in the body. In 1969, he published these ideas in this book. Moving to San Francisco in 1973, he was introduced to the Functional Integration of Moshé Feldenkrais and in 1975 he participated in the first Feldenkrais course in the United States. Hanna became director of the Humanistic Psychology Institute (later renamed into Saybrook Institute) in 1973. He proclaimed that it's possible to age without chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and that even high blood pressure don't occur if we maintain conscious control of nerves and muscles. He claimed that we can relearn abilities lost due to Sensory Motor Amnesia and develop what he calls Sensory-Motor Awareness. In 1990 he started his own training program at the Novato Institute to teach Hanna Somatic Education. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages. pages .