Excerpts
“Ecosomatics is an emerging interdisciplinary field which connects embodiment practices such as dance and the healing arts with ecological consciousness. It is a dynamic approach to learning and living and a manifestation in how the moving arts can facilitate a lasting positive impact upon the natural, and the social landscape.”
- How can we can access knowledge from other disciplines to enrich our own?
- How can embodiment/movement play a role in how we accumulate knowledge?
- How can our somatic knowledge expand research in other fields?
- How can embodied and empathetic practices help us to evolve as human beings and transform our environmental consciousness?
Notes
I’ve always been drawn to the eco-somatic framework;
Strengthening appreciation and connection to the places we live and play has been at the heart of my career–Parkour being an eco-somatic practice that brings together ecological consciousness with movement education, improvisation, and play. I believe it is critical to facilitate a physical and emotional connection to our natural world in order to expand our ability to empathize and take action on the larger challenges facing us as a society today.