Body Intelligence Meditation: Finding Presence through Embodiment

by Ged Sumner

Ged Sumner introduces the unique Body Intelligence form of meditation which creates a deeply felt connection with the physical body. The exercises and meditations inspire readers to take time out from the stresses of modern life, and helps them to tune in to subtle states of life that lie within the body. Pathways are provided to access different levels of connections, from the powerful, collective wholeness of the diaphragm to the calmness and flow of the fluid body. With a little practice a deep relationship and awareness emerges. The innovative methods Sumner describes allow practitioners to open up their awareness of the body's sensations, bringing about a powerful sense of presence and experience of the now. This can lead to remarkable meditative states of bliss, energy and trauma resolution. An original approach, this book will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in meditation, particularly practitioners of craniosacral therapy, chi kung, martial arts, shiatsu, yoga, Rolfing, massage and anyone who uses meditation to deepen and support their practice.

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Bikim Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be fair, this book could have been a new foray into a subgenre of a genre i already love. Back in 2008 when A New Earth initiated within me a shift that would lead me into new peaks within myself, I was aware that i would probably never see a book as ground breaking on a conscious level again, at least not for a very long time. Eckhart Tolle’s ideas about breaking away from the ego and all the facet of the ego seemed innate in me, as if he had awakened a giant that had been asleep since my soul decided to come back to earth to begin this journey. That is why when I decided to review Ged Summer’s I thought it would be right up my alley. Anything involving mediation has to be good right?



This title is composed more like a textbook for students, and also reads like a medical school book. I found myself skipping around chapters at some points in order to get a better idea of what the writers were trying to convey. Summer uses a lot of anatomical language to explain the mechanics of the human body; and how organs work in concert with one another to effect the mind, body, and spirit. She goes from system to system, and organ to organ, cell to cell, and atom to atom. Each chapter features a meditation on becoming acquainted with your vessel cell by cell and molecule by molecule. Alot of what I read in this book reminded me of the buddhist reflections on repulsiveness (Paṭikkūlamanasikāra); which is an ancient practice. The format is similar with different approaches and focusing on different things. But the spirit of the ancient Tibetan practice is evident to the trained eye. Like any kind of meditation, the methods put forth in this book is for those looking to center themselves with an emphasis on improving their physical body via the meditations set forth in this text. There are many avenues to the true self, the center, or the ‘observer.’ The route offered by Ged Summer is only one of these. If you think that this is an exit on the road map to the infinite then go buy this text and begin your journey today.

[hellaD · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a deceptively simple approach to becoming grounded in our bodies through felt sense awareness exercises that bring us into relationship with our physical bodies. Not only does the book lead us through a wide range of meditations that allow us to drop fully into our bodies but it comes with access to guided audio meditations which makes this process very easy. This combination provides a unique way to meditate that leads us gently and consistently into our bodies, allowing us to inhabit our bodies in preparation for the next step in our evolution. We cannot leave our bodies out of the picture if we want to really understand who we are.

This book is the text for a series of powerful Body Awareness workshops which are crafted to bring us into full embodiment of our incredible bodies which we are still just beginning to learn how amazing they truly are. I highly recommend checking out these weekend workshops here www.bimeditation.com alongside the book and audio meditations.

Ged Sumner has created a quiet revolution with this powerful combination for people who are ready to be at home in their own bodies with this simple practice of embodiment.

[GONZA · Rating 3 out of 5]

If only I was able to meditate in a so focused way, I would not need to read these books that teach how to meditate .... However, even if I didn't apply all these techniques, it looks like a book rather clear.

Se solo fossi capace di meditare in modo cosí focalizzato probabilmente non avrei piú bisogno di leggere questi libri che insegnano a meditare....Comunque, per quanto io non mi sia applicata, sembra un libro piuttosto chiaro.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHER FOR THE PREVIEW!

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you to netgalley.com and Jessica Kingsley Publishers for allowing me access to this title.

The concept behind the exercises in this book seem plausible enough. Achieving the "felt sense awareness" a bit harder to come by, at least for me. It did give me some interesting things to think about and I learned a bit more about anatomy.

I would try an audio version, granted the narrator have a calm relaxing voice, just to see if the exercises will work better.