Somaesthetics and Body Consciousness

Richard Shusterman

Is the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities and Director of the Center for Body, Mind, and Culture at Florida Atlantic University. He is the leading theorist of the interdisciplinary research field of somaesthetics, which he originated in the late 1990s, based on philosophical ideas but also on his practical experience with different body disciplines. A professionally certified Feldenkrais teacher and therapist, Shusterman has frequently given practical workshops in body consciousness to professional dancers, choreographers, musicians, designers and visual artists.