the internal work of inviting myself into my own body was crucial to then listening carefully for the students’ rhythms and needs.

process of the course—with attention to collaborative learning, mindfulness, deep listening—helped to counter the themes of alienation from one’s body and the earth, upon which the class pivoted.

holding hands as I ask people to share concerns, emotions, insights, confusions, and celebrations.

practice the

Considering embodiment a

multiracial feminist pedagogy

The books seemed to be alive around his feet, a bouquet of knowledge prompting him as he spoke.

while there is a growing literature on theories of embodiment, there is very little about what bodies actually do in the classroom.

“In academic culture … we tend to pay attention only long enough to develop a counterargument;