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A guide to a somatic movement practice : the anatomy of center

Title
A guide to a somatic movement practice : the anatomy of center / Nancy Topf, with Hetty King.
Author
Topf, Nancy
Publication
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2022]

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Additional Authors
King, Hetty
Description
xii, 194 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"In this introduction to the work of somatic dance education pioneer Nancy Topf, readers are ushered on a journey to explore the movement of the body through a close awareness of anatomical form and function"--
Subject
  • Body-mind centering > Methods
  • Mind and body therapies > Methods
  • Modern dance > Philosophy
  • Modern dance > Technique
  • Body-mind centering
  • Mind and body therapies
Genre/Form
Methods (Music)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page [189]) and index.
Contents
How to Use This Book -- A Biographical Note on Nancy Topf / Hetty King -- How I Met Nancy Topf / Hetty King -- An Introduction to Practice / Nancy Topf -- The Anatomy of Center. First Voices -- The Pelvis Is a Bowl -- Psoas Work Begins -- Deeper into the Psoas -- Jaw -- Shoulder Girdle and Arms -- More about Spine and Ribs -- Feet and Hands -- Body Cycle -- Legs -- Spine -- Breathe -- The Idea of Cycles
Call Number
*MGRT 22-4254
ISBN
  • 9780813068671
  • 0813068673
LCCN
2021052504
OCLC
1284290695
Author
Topf, Nancy, author.
Title
A guide to a somatic movement practice : the anatomy of center / Nancy Topf, with Hetty King.
Publisher
Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2022]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [189]) and index.
Added Author
King, Hetty, author.
Other Form:
Online version: Topf, Nancy. Guide to a somatic movement practice 1. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2022 9780813070162 (DLC) 2021052505
Research Call Number
*MGRT 22-4254
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