The second edition is out! Order it here.
I am proud of the second edition. It is more robust and refined and includes an expanded look at Space Harmony, a section on Motif and all new application essays.
My goal for this book was to evoke the reader’s sensate moving body as they learned about Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies.
The field of L/BMS is diverse and dynamic. The last section of this text features the writing of many colleagues who use L/BMS to shed new light on their interests.
This article “An Icosahedron for Two: A Many Sided Look at Making a Duet” explores how the space around our bodies is loaded with meaning. When we practice moving through it, we create new patterns to perceive our lives and navigate change.
This personal article discusses the metaphoric and transformation nature of working with our bodies and space.
My second book is forthcoming. Its working title is Embodied Knowing: 20 Essays on Navigating Life Through the Moving Body. This is a book about the EKM – Embodied Knowing Model. It explores what we know when we attend to the moving body as a source of wisdom. It is written from my life, exploring how my embodied knowing has shaped my decisions and provided insights and wisdom as I navigate my path.
I also write a monthly article, sometimes with Janice Meaden, for Integrated Movement Studies. These articles share the wealth of meaning and value in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies (L/BMS).
Here are a few examples:
- Function and Expression: Moving the Fullness of our Humanity
- What Does it Mean to Perceive Movement Through Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies?
- Strategies for Sanctuary: Taking Refuge in Your Moving Body
- Movement, The Stress Cycle, and You
- What is Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies and Why Use It?
- Moving Through the Observation Process
- The Observation Process: More Information
- Irmgard Bartenieff’s Lost Gems