• Biological Aspects of Biodanza
  • Licence and links
  • Acknowledgements
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
    • 1.1 Definition of Biodanza
      • 1.1.1 Vivencia
      • 1.1.2 Human Integration
      • 1.1.3 Organic Renewal
      • 1.1.4 Affective Re-education
      • 1.1.5 Re-learning of the Original Functions of Life
      • 1.1.6 Enriched environment
    • 1.2 Biocentric Principle
    • 1.3 Model of Biodanza
      • 1.3.1 Biological Aspects of Biodanza
      • 1.3.2 Methodology of Biodanza
    • 1.4 Aims of this monograph
  • 2 What is Life?
    • 2.1 Rolando Toro’s View of Life and his Biocentric Principle
      • 2.1.1 Holographic Analogy for the Universe
      • 2.1.2 The Universe as a Self-organising Structure
      • 2.1.3 Organisation of This Chapter
    • 2.2 Schrödinger and Prigogine: a Thermodynamic View of Life
      • 2.2.1 Dissipative Structures
      • 2.2.2 Attractors
      • 2.2.3 Dissipative Zones
    • 2.3 de Duve: a Biochemical View of Life
      • 2.3.1 Life is One
      • 2.3.2 Life is Chemistry
      • 2.3.3 Life is Information
    • 2.4 Maturana and Varela: a Systems View of Life
      • 2.4.1 Emergent Properties
      • 2.4.2 Life as an Emergent Property
      • 2.4.3 Life as a Gestalt of Autopoetic unit, Cognition and Environment
      • 2.4.4 Our Social System as an Emergent Property
      • 2.4.5 Shared “Bio-logic” from Cell to Social System
    • 2.5 Links to Vital Unconciousness
    • 2.6 Rolando Toro’s View on Life
  • 3 Principles of Cosmic Life and the Genesis of Life
    • 3.1 Genesis of Universe
      • 3.1.1 Genesis of Stars
      • 3.1.2 Carbohydrates in Interstellar Space
    • 3.2 Genesis of Life
  • 4 Phylogenesis and Evolution
    • 4.1 Phylogenesis
      • 4.1.1 Timescale
    • 4.2 Evolution
      • 4.2.1 Variability and Selection
      • 4.2.2 Genetic Drift
      • 4.2.3 Horizontal Gene Transfer
      • 4.2.4 Endosymbiosis
      • 4.2.5 Symbiosis and Symbiogenesis
      • 4.2.6 Teleonomy
    • 4.3 Evolution, Humanity and Biodanza
      • 4.3.1 Consciousness
      • 4.3.2 Thinking fast and slow
      • 4.3.3 Implications for our well-being and Biodanza
  • 5 Ontogenesis
    • 5.1 Epigenetics
    • 5.2 Epigenetic markers
    • 5.3 Epigenetics during Embryonal Development
    • 5.4 Epigenetics and Learning
      • 5.4.1 DNA Methylation and Memory
      • 5.4.2 Histone Modifications and Memory
    • 5.5 Epigenetics and Aging
    • 5.6 Epigenetics and Enriched Environment
    • 5.7 Epigenetics and Stress
    • 5.8 Ontogenesis in the Model Biodanza
  • 6 Concluding Remarks
  • Addendum
    • Reflection on my first Biodanza retreat with Annette Heynderickx in Buirefontaine
    • Poetic impressions of some vivencia
      • De fysiologische loop
      • Ritmische coördinatie
      • Lopen met vastberadenheid
      • De ontmoeting
      • Fluïditeit in compacte groep
      • Minotaurus
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Biological Aspects of Biodanza

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