Conscious Moving

Conscious Moving extends from one transformative belief: we feel more human, more empowered, and more ourselves when we live from that place within us— and all around us—that simply moves. And when we examine and trust in the emerging and evolving movement of our minds and bodies, we can better harness the tools needed to expand our creativity, wellbeing, and learning.

Body‐based psychotherapist, movement specialist, and renowned author‐educator Christine Caldwell (Oppression and the Body) offers a radically ambitious mode of somatic awareness and inquiry—and shows how designing our own conscious movement practices can improve not only our own lives, but our relationships, communities, and culture.

This anthology explores how movement practices can help us be more present; more grounded and intentional in responding to and working with experiences in the moment; and claim our own bodily autonomy. Caldwell and contributors explore these key benefits and applications in four critical areas:

• Creativity
• Contemplation

• Healing
• Learning

Rooted in both ancient and modern scientific ways of knowing, Conscious Moving imparts fundamental principles and tools applicable to a broad spectrum of fields and professions. Topics explored in partnership with conscious movement practice include: Trauma and Oppression, Isolation and Loneliness, Addiction, Group Therapy, Sexuality, Creative Arts, and Grief.

Encouraging each reader to pay attention to—and honor—their own embodied intuition, Conscious Moving is a non‐prescriptive guide to accessing body‐based wisdom for personal growth, community impact, and widespread social change.

FOR READERS OF THE POLITICS OF TRAUMA, OPPRESSION AND THE BODY, BODYFULLNESS AND STALKING THE WILD PSOAS. FOR FANS OF RESMAA MENAKEM.

SOMATICS FOCUS: Meets a growing demand for body‐based stories, interventions, and healing modalities. HEADY BUT PRACTICAL: Blends innovative but accessible theory with concrete embodied healing practices.

EXPERT AUTHOR: A highly credentialed teacher and lecturer, Caldwell has authored and curated many books and anthologies, and is very well known and respected within the international somatics community.

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT BUILDS COMMUNITY: This book incorporates voices and perspectives from different fields, building bridges across somatics, social work, dance and choreography, sports, and psychotherapy.