Embodied Anatomy DVD Contents

 Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen’s Embodied Anatomy Series

The Ligamentous System

 Disc 1: Ligamentous System (88 minutes)

  • Introduction of the Ligamentous System
  • Finding the Spiral of Ligaments
  • Capsular Ligaments
  • Synovial Joints
  • Ligaments of the Fingers
  • Connecting with the Ligaments of the Hands

Disc 2: Ligamentous System (94 minutes)

  • Ulnar Discs
  • Ligaments of the Forearms
  • Ligaments of the Elbows
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Elbow

Disc 3: Ligamentous System (114 minutes)

  • Ligaments of the Shoulders and Shoulder Girdles
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Shoulder
  • Students Exploring the Shoulders
  • Ligaments of the Ribs
  • Intervertebral Discs
  • Ligaments of the Spine
  • Embodying the Ligaments of the Spine

Disc 4: Ligamentous System (81 minutes)

  • Ligaments of the Pelvis
  • Ligaments of the Hips
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Hip (1)
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Hip (2)
  • Ligaments of the Head of the Femur
  • Alignment of the Head of the Femur

Disc 5: Ligamentous System (103 minutes)

  • Ligaments of the Knees
  • Cruciate and Collateral Ligaments
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Knee (1)
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Knee (2)
  • Ligaments of the Forelegs
  • Ligaments of the Feet and Ankles
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Foot and Ankle

Disc 6: Ligamentous System (41 minutes)

  • Working with Bone
  • Differentiating Flesh and Bone
  • Embryology and Awareness
  • Excerpts on the Philosophy of Embodiment
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

The Fluid System

Disc 1: Fluid System (106 minutes)

  • Introduction to the Fluid System
  • Cellular Fluid, Transitional Fluid, and Extracellular Fluid
  • Fluid-Membrane Balance

Disc 2: Fluid System (89 minutes)

  • Circulatory System
  • Blood
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
  • Synovial Fluid

Disc 3: Fluid System (104 minutes)

  • Periorgan Fluid
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Periorgan Fluid
  • Lymph
  • Interstitial and Cellular Fluids
  • Exploring Interstitial and Cellular Fluids
  • Bone Marrow
  • Exploring the Fluid of Bone Using a Pencil

Disc 4: Fluid System (108 minutes)

  • Immune System
  • Exploring the Immune System Through the Fluids
  • Fascia
  • Exploring Fascia
  • Fat
  • Ground Fluid
  • Embryology
  • Excerpts on the Philosophy of Embodiment
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

The Nervous System

Disc 1: Embryology of the Nervous System (102 minutes)

  • Embryology of the Nervous System
  • Primitive Streak and Notochord
  • Three Embryonic Germ Layers
  • Yolk Sac and Amniotic Cavity
  • Development of the Neural Plate
  • Embodying the Front, Middle and Back Bodies

Disc 2: Nervous System Part I (108 minutes)

  • Three Ways to Organize the Nervous System
  • Somatic Nervous System
  • Sitting in the Synapse
  • Motor and Internuncial Nerves
  • Nerve Reversal and Healing
  • Autonomic Nervous System

Disc 3: Nervous System Part II (76 minutes)

  • Somatization of Being Through the Nervous System
  • Release of the Brachial and Lumbosacral Plexes
  • Integration of Nerves
  • CNS Membranes
  • Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

 The Organ System

 Disc 1: Embryology of the Organ System (106 minutes)

  • Front Body and Back Body
  • Heart
  • Gut Tube (Digestive Tract)
  • Stomach
  • Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, and Pancreas
  • Urogenital Organs
  • Connecting Stalk
  • Giving Thanks to Our Teachers

Disc 2: Organ System Part 1 (112 minutes)

  • Introduction to Embodying the Organs
  • Hyoid Bone
  • Lungs
  • Heart
  • Digestive Organs
  • Releasing Adhesions Between the Organs Through Awareness

Disc 3: Organ System Part 2 (101 minutes)

  • Initiating Movement from the Heart, Lungs, and Intestines
  • Countering the Heart and Lungs with the Intestines
  • Pectinate Line and Its Relationship to the Palate
  • Sounding Into the Palate and Pectinate Line
  • Liver and Gallbladder
  • Pancreas
  • Finding the Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas in Movement
  • Finding the Diagonals of the Pancreas/Spleen and Stomach/Duodenum
  • Urogenital System
  • Moving From the Urogenital System
  • Finding the Embryological Kidneys to Support Movement
  • Finding the Midline, Lateral Line, and Four Quadrants of the Abdomen

Disc 4: Organ System Part 2 (78 minutes)

  • Breathing and Sounding with the Spleen, Pancreas, Gallbladder, Liver
  • Breathing and Sounding with the Urogenital Organs
  • Breathing and Sounding Om From the Lung Bud
  • Excerpts on the Philosophy of Embodiment
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

Disc 5: Organ Roll (73 minutes)

  • Organ Roll: Aligning the Organs in Sidelying Position
  • Organ Roll: Bonnie Working With a Student (1)
  • Organ Roll: Bonnie Working With a Student (2)

The Upper Limbs

 Disc 1: Upper Limbs (102 minutes)

  • Bones of the Hand
  • Pulsation of the Pam of the Hand
  • Ulnar Disk
  • Radius and Ulna
  • Elbow
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Elbow

Disc 2: Upper Limbs (86 minutes)

  • Humerous
  • Windmill (or Wheel) Action of the Scapula
  • Relationship of Individual Fingers with the Shoulder Girdle
  • Relationship of the Sternum with the Ribs
  • Sterno-Clavicular Disk

Disc 3: Upper Limbs (106 minutes)

  • Freeing the Ribs (Part 1)
  • Differentiating the Clavicle and Ribs
  • Freeing the Ribs (Part 2)
  • Demonstrating the Articulation of the floating Ribs in Support of the Spine
  • Relationship of the Individual Fingers with the Shoulder Girdle and Ribs
  • Fingers to Ribs Exploration
  • Working with the Layers of Bone
  • Working with the Hands to Support Circulation
  • Excerpts on the Philosophy of Embodiment
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

 The Lower Limbs

Disc 1: Lower Limbs (83 minutes)

  • Heel-Foot and Ankle-Foot
  • Bones of the Foot: Phalanges
  • Bones of the Foot: Metatarsals and Tarsals
  • “The Little Worm” Exercise
  • Subtalar Joint and Ankle Joint
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Subtalar Joint
  • Suggested Measures When Working with the Subtalar Joint
  • Two Diagonal Lines of the Foot
  • Tibia and Fibula
  • Rotation of the Tibia and Fibula to Create Space for the Talus
  • Possible Causes of Ankle Issues
  • Rotation of the Foreleg with Counter Spiral
  • Applying Rotation of the Fibula to Asanas
  • Falling into Side Posture

Disc 2: Lower Limbs (89 minutes)

  • Knee Joint
  • Support and Counter Support in a Ball and Socket Joint
  • Exercise in Understanding the Function of Counter Support
  • Patella
  • Medial and Lateral Menisci of the Knee
  • Rotation of the Menisci with Flexion and Extension of the Knee
  • Bonnie Working with a Student’s Menisci
  • Exercise to Align the Foreleg with the Femur
  • Moving the Body as One Continuous Unit – Initiating Rolling from the Feet
  • Embryology of the Limbs
  • Spiral of the Femur
  • Releasing the Knee through the Head of the Femur
  • Bonnie working with a Student to Release the Head of the Femur
  • Finding the Ligament of the Head of the Femur and the Spiral of the Femur

Disc 3: Lower Limbs (70 minutes)

  • Pelvic Halves and Pubic Symphysis
  • Initiating an Internal Spiral and External Twist form the Pubic Symphysis
  • Pelvic Relationship to the Individual Toes
  • Three Layers of Bone (Simplified)
  • Working From the Individual Layers of Bone
  • Initiating Movement in the Bones, Joints, and Joint Fluid (Synovial Fluid)
  • Tool for Opening the Foot
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

The Endocrine System

Disc 1: Endocrine System (98 minutes)

  • Introduction to the Endocrine System
  • Pelvic Quadrants and Pelvic Diaphragm
  • Perineal Body
  • Coccygeal Body
  • Gonads

Disc 2: Endocrine System (97 minutes)

  • Adrenals
  • Pancreas
  • Five Glands Below the Diaphragm
  • Diaphragm
  • Thoracobody
  • Heart Body
  • Thymus
  • Thyroid

Disc 3: Endocrine System (96 minutes)

  • Exploration of the Thyroid
  • Parathyroids
  • Exploration of the Parathyroids
  • Carotid Bodies
  • Exploration of the Carotid
  • Notochord
  • Glands of the Head: Pineal, Pituitary, Mamillary Bodies

Disc 4: Endocrine System (93 minutes)

  • Breathing Through the Glands
  • Sounding Through the Glands
  • Using a Ball to Stimulate the Glands
  • Endocrine Mind
  • Excerpts on the Philosophy of Embodiment
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

Disc 5: Endocrine System (37 minutes)

  • Guidelines for Viewing Disc 5
  • Somatization of the Glands (1)
  • Somatization of the Glands (2)

Disc 6: Endocrine System (99 minutes)

  • Guidelines for Viewing Discs 6 and 7
  • Perineal Body
  • Coccygeal Body, Gonads, Adrenals, Pancreas
  • Thoracobody: The Breath Stroke

Disc 7: Endocrine System (88 minutes)

  • Guidelines for Viewing Discs 6 and 7
  • Heart Body, Thymus, Thyroid
  • Thyroid (Yield and Push)
  • Parathyroids
  • Carotid Bodies, Pineal, Pituitary, Mamillary Bodies

The Axial Skeleton

Disc 1: Embryology of the Axial Skeleton (116 minutes)

  • Endoderm and Ectoderm
  • Perineal Body and Extraembryonic Mesoderm
  • Notochord
  • Guided Somatization: Axial Embryology (1)
  • Growth of the Lateral Sheaths
  • Paraxial, Intermediate, and Lateral Columns
  • Vertebral Column, Myotomes, and Dermatomes

Disc 2: Axial Skelton Part 1 (114 minutes)

  • Six Curves of the Spine
  • Tail to Feet to Head to Hands
  • Palate to Low Back
  • Skull
  • Hyoid

Disc 3: Axial Skeleton Part 2 (93 minutes)

  • Thoracic and Pelvic Diaphragms
  • Pectinate Line and Anal Sphincters
  • Coccygeal and Perineal Bodies
  • Relationship of Pelvic Halves and Legs
  • Bonnie Working with a Student: Pelvic Halves and Legs
  • Excerpts on the Philosophy of Embodiment
  • Credits
  • Illustrations

Disc 4: Guided Somatizations (109 minutes)

  • Guided Somatization: Axial Embryology (2) (24 minutes)
  • Guided Somatization: Skull (50 minutes)
  • Guided Somatization: Palate to Low Back (11 minutes)
  • Guided Somatization: Relationship of Pelvic Halves and Legs (23 minutes)