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Author:   Harrison Blum
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9780786498093

ISBN 10:   0786498099
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   26 February 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction Section 1. Movement Gesture of Awareness (Charles Genoud) Body: The Foundation of Insight (Bhikkhuni Thanasanti) Movement as Skillful Means to Stillness (Lori Wong) Finding Our Flow: Continuum Movement and Buddha Dharma (Adrianne E. Vincent) Permissive Movement as a Dharma Door (Brian Kimmel) Fostering Equanimity and Mindfulness through Dance/Movement Therapy and Authentic Movement (Joan Wittig) “Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light”: Dance/Movement Therapy in a Single Moment of Life (Cristina Livingstone) Section 2. Dance Doing Being: Tibetan Buddhism and Postmodern Dance Improvisation (Karen Nelson) 5Rhythms: A Moving Meditation Practice (Lucia Horan) Ordinary Miracles: Tibetan Yogic Dance (Rose Taylor Goldfield) Dance as Dharma Practice in the ­Twenty-First Century (Lalitarāja) Contemplative Dance Practice: A Dancer’s Meditation Hall, a Meditator’s Dance Hall (Barbara Dilley) Zenful Dance: Breath Movement Meditation (Leah Joy Malberg) Section 3. Performance Co-Creating with Space: Space Is Solid, You Are Empty (Lee Worley) Dancing in the Footsteps of the Buddha (Wynn Fricke) Sangha in the Spotlight: Performance and ­Community-Building in a Small Prairie City (Fran Gilboy) Commit, Amplify, Inquire: Dark Work and Remix as Contemplative Rehearsal Practices (Sean Feit) The Whole World Is a Symbol: Performing the Embodied Landscape as a Buddhist Practice (Anna Tzakou) Section 4. Ritual Dharma Jam: A Modern Buddhist Dance Liturgy (Harrison Blum) Charya Nritya: Nepalese Ritual Dance of Deity Yoga (Helen Fox Appell) The Mandala Dance of the 21 Praises of Tara (Prema Dasara) Moving in Grace: A ­Buddhist-Inspired Ritual Dance Practice (Hilary Lake) Circles in Our World, Rituals for Our Time: Dances of Universal Peace (Anahātā Iradah) Section 5. Theory Somatic Meditation: Rediscovering the Body as the Ground of the Spiritual Path (Reginald A. Ray) Body as the Dharma Gate (Willa B. Miller) Shadowing the Ephemeral: Embodied Emptiness Through Form (Tomie Hahn) Cast: Exploring Ground, Path, and Fruition in Early Embryology (Kim ­Sargent-Wishart) Section 6. Guided Practices Earth Breathing Practice Instructions (Reginald A. Ray) Accessing the Subtle Energy Body (Bhikkhuni Thanasanti) Authentic Movement: Moving and Witnessing (Joan Wittig) Basic Contemplative Dance Practice Form (Barbara Dilley) Permissive Movement (Brian Kimmel) Tune In, Stand Around: Four Postmodern Dance Improvisation Scores (Karen Nelson) Zenful Dance: Leading Breath Movement Meditation (Leah Joy Malberg) Ground, Path and Fruition (Kim ­Sargent-Wishart) Geopoetics: A ­Buddhist-Inspired ­Site-Specific Performance Practice (Anna Tzakou) Dharma Jam: How to Lead a Buddhist Dance Ritual (Harrison Blum) Moving in Grace: How to Guide the Practice (Hilary Lake) References About the Contributors Index

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Harrison Blum, MDiv, M.Ed., is Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Amherst College, and is an authorized Community Dharma Leader in the Insight Meditation tradition. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

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