Central themes in body ecology
Bernard Andrieu, Olivier Sirost
January 19, 2018 DOI: 10.4324/9780203704059-2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Citations | 5 |
| Key points | Argues that body ecology, grounded in philosophies of awakening and consciousness, relies on immersive practices like transcendental meditation and reflexive physical techniques. Because the body is holistic, effects on one part relate to others, and only the subject's lived physical experience can establish these correspondences, making health perceptions unverifiable but not improbable; yogic meditation is noted as able to modify intellectual activity levels. |
Abstract
Body ecology is based on philosophies of awakening and consciousness. These immersers into consciousness favour transcendental meditation and reflexivity in action through physical practices of consciousness. Although we might distinguish these techniques, the holistic context of each can cause confusion because the action on one part of the body would immediately be related to that of other parts. Only the subject in his or her physical, real-life experience can establish this correspondence, making efficient perceptions of health unverifiable but not improbable, although we do know that yogic meditation is able to modify the levels of intellectual activity. By causing a shift from a postural hyper-consciousness to a liberating consciousness, these emersive techniques are based on an awareness of these more or less deliberate techniques.