Bodyscapes

“What a tremendous gift Beverley has crafted here! This is not just a book about the body—it’s an invitation to enter it. Through science, embodied anatomy, and incorporating the richness of myth and poetry, Beverley opens a direct and intelligent path into our lived experience. Beverley knows this material—she lives it. She embodies what she’s offering. And step by step, she brings us with her—into the depth, complexity, and quiet beauty of the body’s inner world. This is a dynamic and important book for anyone who wants to know and feel their own body more fully—intimately, honestly, and from the inside out.”
—Patty Townsend, founder of Embodyoga®

“This is a beautifully written book containing a wealth of fascinating information. Beverley Nolan’s decades of research and practice, driven by her curiosity and keen desire to keep learning, weave seamlessly with easy-to-follow explorations. She both deepens our knowledge of the body’s anatomy and physiology and weaves into this ‘bodyscape’ a breadth of scientific, creative, cultural, and mythological associations that will greatly enrich the reader’s experience of their own embodied self. Broad in its expanse, from the origins of the cell in ‘deep time’ to the immediacy of personal somatic practice, the book offers a source of guided learning for both experienced practitioners and those new to embodied practices alike. The writing is clear in detail and speaks directly to the reader so that each description can be felt in the body even while reading, each invitation to embodiment felt somatically and intimately.”
—Linda Hartley, founder of the Institute for Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy, and author of Wisdom of the Body Moving and Embodied Spirit, Conscious Earth