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"In our lives, we find ourselves fighting urges, both physical and psychological. Sometimes our stomachs tell us that the jelly-filled donut will somehow be the answer to whatever ails us, or maybe we're just hungry. We find ourselves attracted to someone in that base, primal sexual way. And yet at other times, another soul is inspiring to us, we see something in them that we want to see in ourselves. We aspire to experience "mountaintop" over the moon events, life-changing; feeling as one with some higher power. Yet taken at face value, most times we fight the voice inside. We tell ourselves we mustn't give in to our desires. We are told that our urges are dangerous, frivolous, inappropriate. Author LaMothe's book will tell you these natural forces are guides to show us the right direction, the proper path. Society and the way in which we have been taught over time tells us that our minds are in control over our bodies. Our minds know what's best for us. And we hardly are aware that that's how we function; the mind driving the body. LaMothe's book encourages us to push off those thinkings, those teachings that are second nature to us, and to learn to take residence in our bodies again, get in tune with the senses and become more conscious of the way our movements respond to our inner urges. What A Body Knows - Finding Wisdom In Desire guides us to view our physical forms as something more than a container of our spirit, a form to carry our souls. The book is broken into categories, showing the 3 influences we are driven by intuitively -- Food, Sex and Spirit. Throughout the book, LaMothe teaches simple exercises, ways to teach ourselves to really listen to our bodies, force ourselves to live in the moment. A good many books these days offer ways to teach us how to live in the moment... What A Body Knows will appeal to the student within, as a learning tool, an aid to guide you in living meaningful lives". "I simply cannot praise the book enough! The prose is positively brilliant. It is full of sparkling gems of insight and astonishing, concise yet profound formulations. The nature passages remind me of Annie Dillard. It is truly a remarkable achievement!" “It has been a holistic pleasure to read this book, to live with this book. The book beckons its reader to live the text, to respond to reading the pages with all forms of movement: new life, change, growth and new, more evolved bodily consciousness. This text should have quite an impact on those lucky enough to read it. Bravo.” "A provocative, humorous, and deeply personal exploration of modern western culture's dysfunctional relation to desire. Tracking our obsessions with food, sex and spiritual fulfillment, LaMothe charts an original path -- satisfying to a scholar and rich in stories of farm life -- that yields uncommon insights relevant to our time. A wise and wonderful book!" “LaMothe mixes descriptions of living as a mother, dancer, and writer at beautiful Hebron Hollow farm with reflections on all the desires that move her. It is such an affirming book, generous and welcoming of desire as a source of guidance for life!” "LaMothe points us back to our most primitive and meaningful source of knowing, the body. She beautifully uses her own experience to illustrate the path of discovering what her body knows and the wisdom in desire. This is something to be savored and contemplated." "Nietzsche meets Elizabeth Gilbert - if your best friend were a brilliant philosopher this is what she'd write. |
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