Negotiating a Complex World

By Brigid Starkey, Mark A. Boyer, Jonathan Wilkenfeld

Nerves. Muscles. Bones. These are the three basic components necessary for human movement. Driving this function is the nervous system: the initiator and controller. In "Human Movement Potential: Its Ideokinetic Facilitation," Dr. Lulu Sweigard explores the capacity of our nervous system to uncover the most efficient and healthy neuromuscular interactions for movement. Based on her research and insight, we can improve the relationship between our skeletal, muscular, and neural function, achieving our optimal movement potential. At the heart of Sweigard's work is ideokinesis, which uses imaging and thought in order to produce better mechanical balance and neuromuscular coordination. "Human Movement Potential" masterfully explores ideokinesis not only as a theory but as a practical, applicable tool, making it an essential resource for performers, dancers, bodyworkers, and anyone interested in optimizing physical performance, reducing unnecessary strain, and banishing fatigue. Diligently researched and based on well-documented scientific trials, this groundbreaking work on the human body skillfully shows that with simple changes in movement and thought, we can make deep and significant improvements in how we function and the way we feel. "Dr. Lulu E. Sweigard was a leading authority on posture and movement. Throughout her career she explored many complex topics related to the human body. Sweigard served on the faculties of the University of Northern Iowa, Teachers College of Columbia University, New York University, and The Juilliard School."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847690458
• ISBN13: 9780847690459
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Teaching Negotiation in the 21st Century

This introductory text to international negotiation is written with a clarity and conciseness that reflect its authors' years of experience with the ICONS project and negotiation training for students via simulation. Its presentation of a 'checklist' of negotiation characteristics, including actor, issue and process characteristics, allows the reader to explore factors that explain why each negotiation is unique. The added value of this text is its integration of web related links at the end of each chapter to illustrate that chapter's key points citing real life cases. The mix of theoretical concepts and practical experience makes this volume a hands-on reference tool as well as an invaluable primary text for online seminars in the emerging field of conflict resolution. Its explanation of two-level negotiations, highlighting the salience of domestic actors, is particularly relevant given the significance of intra-state conflict in the post cold war environment. In short, this volume's applicability to online teaching may prove to be one of its most striking and innovative contributions to the literature. It is strongly recommended as a text for 'fourth wave educators' interested in staying ahead of the curve via instruction in the Internet based global classroom.