Embodied Anatomy and the Endocrine System

The endocrine glands create crystalline psychophysical states through which we are able to experience and understand the universal aspect of self. This is the system of internal stillness, surges of chaos/balance and the crystallization of energy into archetypal experiences. The endocrine glands underlie intuition and the perceiving and understanding of Universal Mind. This video presents key Body-Mind Centering® principles that bring ease, flexibility, and strength by embodying the endocrine system through movement and consciousness. These principles can be applied to yoga, dance, bodywork, somatic psychology, and other somatic movement practices. Embodying the endocrine system with material on: initiating breath, voice, movement and touch from the glands; relationship of the glands to the skeletal structures, reflex points and spinal energy centers; and techniques for integrating and balancing the gland. Covers the perineal body, coccygeal body, gonads, adrenals, pancreas, thoracobody, heart body, thymus, thyroid, parathyroids, carotid bodies, pineal, mamillary bodies and pituitary. DVD Set • Seven discs; 10 hours 8 minutes On-Demand • 10 hours 8 minutes; English subtitles This course contains the following chapters (click here for a printable list): Disc 1 Introduction to the Endocrine System Pelvic Quadrants and Pelvic Diaphragm Perineal Body Coccygeal Body Gonads Disc 2 Adrenals Pancreas Five Glands below the Diaphragm Diaphragm Thoracobody Heart Body Thymus Thyroid Disc 3 Exploration of the Thyroid Parathyroids Exploration of the Parathyroids Carotid Bodies Exploration of the Carotid Bodies Notochord Glands of the Head: Pineal, Pituitary, Mamillary Bodies Disc 4 Breathing through the Glands Sounding through the Glands Using a Ball to Stimulate the Glands Endocrine Mind Excerpts on the Philosophy of Embodiment Credits Illustrations Disc 5 Guidelines for Viewing Disc 5 Somatization of the Glands (1) Somatization of the Glands (2) Disc 6 Guidelines for Viewing Discs 6 and 7 Perineal Body Coccygeal Body, Gonads, Adrenals, Pancreas Thoracobody: The Breath Stroke Disc 7 Guidelines for Viewing Discs 6 and 7 Heart Body, Thymus, Thyroid Thyroid (Yield and Push) Parathyroids Carotid Bodies, Pineal, Pituitary, Mamillary Bodies The Thymus