"Janet's astonishing ability to track and articulate the development of this work makes her writing a necessity for those of us who know about Authentic Movement and for others on similar journeys who seek to know about the relationship of the body to psychological healing, artistic impulse, and experience of the numinous."
Andrea Olson, choreographer and author of
Bodystories"Janet's astonishing ability to track and articulate the development of this work makes her writing a necessity for those of us who know about Authentic Movement and for others on similar journeys who seek to know about the relationship of the body to psychological healing, artistic impulse, and experience of the numinous."
Annie Geissinger, creative arts therapist and coeditor of
A Moving Journal"Janet Adler's shaping of Authentic Movement is a significant response to a widely felt needs for a spiritual practice that is both embodied and non-authoritarian.
Offering from the Conscious Body gives a lucid description of each element of the discipline of Authentic Movement and its impact on the soul. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this area of human development."
Don Hanlon Johnson, Ph.D., professor of Somatics, California Institute of Integral Studies; author of
Bone, Breath, and Gesture: Practices of Embodiment"Janet Adler's
Offering from the Conscious Body is an outstanding contribution?beautifully written, rich with information, scholarly, and deeply moving. Her definitive work on the origins, theory, and practice of Authentic Movement is a great gift to us all."
Joan Chodorow, Ph.D., author of
Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology and editor of
Jung on Active Imagination"A remarkably subtle guide to discovering who we are in the present moment through the spontaneous movements of our bodies."
Rosemarie Anderson, Ph.D., professor of Transpersonal Psychology, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
"Offering from the Conscious Body is a tour de force for exploring the further realms of our essential human development."
Sherry Ruth Anderson, Ph.D., co-author of
The Feminine Face of God and
The Cultural Creatives"In the richness of her offering, Janet embodies the mystical journey present in all of humanity. Her writing inspires us from the soul of antiquity."
Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Founder and Educational Director, The School for Body-Mind Centering
"An unusual book--a novel approach to self-discovery through movement and careful observation . . . a slowing down to step into Presence."
Edward Espe Brown, Zen priest and author of
The Tassajara Bread Book"A remarkable guide to this spiritual, kinetic, transformative practice."
Anna Harris,
Magical Blend's Natural Beauty & Health, Spring 2003
"This text promises to find its place among the primary literature on movement written in this epoch. I would teach from it, and I would recommend it to others."
Andrea Olson, Choreographer and author of
Bodystories