This site is a contribution to the work of those teachers, activists, writers, bodyworkers, artists, and scientists who are taking stands in favor of the crucial importance of our material reality: the cosmos that, after eons of turbulent growth, has finally given us birth; the earth with its precious waters, atmosphere, topsoils, forests, and living beings; and our bodies within which our dreams and ideals are nourished. My focus is on a worldwide group of educators who have developed practices for accessing and cultivating the stores of wisdom, creativity, and courage that live within our bodies.

My latest work in this area is Everyday Hopes, Utopian Dreams: Reflections on American Ideals.

I am professor of Somatics at The California Institute of Integral Studies.

•••