Our Bodies, Ourselves and Seventies Body CultureMain MenuOutline: Why Body Culture?Timeline of Key Dates in the 1970s: Body Culture and the Political ContextPopular Commercials of the Early 1970sCounterdiscourses: Literary and Philosophical Voices of the SeventiesOur Bodies, Ourselves (1971) as a Milestone for WomenInterview with Judy Norsigian, Co-Founder, Our Bodies, OurselvesEsalen and the Human Potential MovementInterview with Michael Murphy and Introduction to Esalen1970s Rollerskating in Golden Gate Park, San FranciscoKeeping the tradition alive: Church of 8 Wheels, 554 Fillmore St., San FranciscoWhat did Seventies' body culture set in motion?CritiqueBay Area Spiritual Subgroups in the SeventiesFuture Potential of Body CultureWorks CitedAuthor BioCreative Commons LicenseCathy Kroll0c0427ebd621fb54b22b23c07748d7202fcfe9c8
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12016-10-09T11:51:29-07:00Future Potential of Body Culture9plain2017-03-07T08:16:21-08:00There remain some positive social and individual consequences of Seventies body culture:
exploring untapped human potential
experiencing greater integration of mind and body: "centeredness"
reclaiming the body not as an object, but as our vehicle for experiencing the world and becoming fully human
using exercise as an antidote to contemporary stressors and
attending to self-care in order to better care for others.