An amalgam of various techniques of dance and movement (such as Release, Limon, Axis Syllabus, Flying Low, Passing Through, Contact Improvisation, Yoga), techniques from various body and therapeutic methods (such as Pilates, T' ai chi ch' uan, Alexander, Feldenkrais), improvisation and choreological study. It includes movement, contact and improvisation exercises that cultivate detailed perception, awareness and management of the body/mind.

The gap between body and mind, considered normal by so many of us, leads to a way of life where we do not listen substantially to our bodies.

The prevailing idea that the mind must dominate the body creates a hierarchical relationship between body and mind which leads to their ineffective communication and results in a dysfunctional body/mind.

So we end up with disharmony within the body, between the body and mind and between the individual and the environment. An example is the fragmentation of the body and the senses, such as:

• the over-emphasis on the use of hands and eyes and the neglect/inactivity of the rest of the body
• our over-active perception of the outer world through sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell; and our under-active sense of our inner selves through kinaesthesia, sense of position in space, awareness of bodily organs.

By cultivating our bodylistening skills we can re-connect with the precious wisdom that we embody naturally - particularly precious because when the wisdom of the body is in a harmonious coexistence with the psycho-mental/linguistic mechanism (not under its sovereignty) then it has an innate tendency towards creativity, happiness, health and self-healing.

By developing a closer relationship with the body it ceases to be rigid, cramped and vulnerable and our contact with our common sense, aesthetic intelligence and instincts evolves. Thus we also develop our ability to coexist in harmony with others and with our environment.