The Human Ground: Sexuality, Self and Survival

by Stanley Keleman

Keleman's first book and the one which covers the most basic aspects of his work and philosophy. In a style that quickly engages the reader, he weaves a picture of human form and experience -- the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0831400471
• ISBN13: 9780831400477
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Science & Behavior Books
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"Your body is an energetic process going by your name."

This is Stanley Keleman at his finest. A poetic philosophical treatise on reclaiming the life of the body. Keleman manages to be both spiritual and psychological without getting bogged down in technical jargon or naive new-age literalism. The central assertion of The Human Ground can perhaps be summed up by the statement, "your body is an energetic process going by your name." Keleman puts forward an energy-based model for understanding and healing our emotional lives, and uses transcripts from workshop sessions with clients to illustrate his points. So much of our alienation, dysfunction and dissatisfaction comes from a fundamental loss of contact with our bodily selves. In The Human Ground we are invited to come into direct experience of our embodied selves and the great reservoirs of energy that live there. Keleman challenges our repressive socialization around sexuality, the body, our energies and emotions, and instills a passionate faith in the human being! Excellent reading for anyone involved or interested in the body-based therapies; yoga, massage, core sequencing, somato-emotional release, bioenergetics, breathwork etc.