Thus to Fling Her Soul

by Jennifer de Leon

Overview

This work is about performance, vulnerability, brokenness, age, and "the Call." It is autobiographical, the journey of an experienced dancer-choreographer with recognition nationally and internationally. As, additionally, an academic with several degrees, Jennifer De Leon's work is supported by theoretical research. Her approach is hermeneutical phenomenological and includes some of her PhD material. Laying aside the academic strictures of university research, however, provides the author entry to a spiritual dimension giving her scope to explore the Call. The spiritual, artistic, theoretical, and whimsical support the story about how and why, despite age, injury, and pain, "flinging the soul" is a worthy alternative to giving up. This book is thus universally relevant for all who are aging or know pain, loss, or despair, and yet are drawn by the Call to not give up. The goal of this book is to inspire hope—offering a vision as to how life with age, injury, pain, or vulnerability, can be lived not just satisfactorily, but abundantly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798385235582
Publisher:	Resource Publications (CA)
Publication date:	02/25/2025
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Jennifer De Leon is a dancer-choreographer-psychotherapist-researcher-mother-crone. She was trained in the United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand and has choreographed and performed internationally. She is founder of The Healing Dance dance/movement therapy, is a certificated practitioner in Laban Movement Fundamentals (New York), and holds a master’s in health science (awarded first class honors). She presently works from her studio in Auckland, New Zealand. She is the mother of the two most-loved people in her life, Danny and Gwen.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I have often wondered at Jennifer’s courage to keep pushing her body beyond its limits. With iron determination, Jennifer soldiers on to do the impossible. This amazing book tells her story of how ‘will’ and ‘faith’, through grace, keeps calling her to dance. It is a story that inspires. The beautiful writing weaves together philosophy and life experience. It is a brave attempt to say what is ineffable, breaking silence.”

—Liz Smythe, emeritus professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT University

Editorial Reviews

I have often wondered at Jennifer’s courage to keep pushing her body beyond its limits. With iron determination, Jennifer soldiers on to do the impossible. This amazing book tells her story of how ‘will’ and ‘faith’, through grace, keeps calling her to dance. It is a story that inspires. The beautiful writing weaves together philosophy and life experience. It is a brave attempt to say what is ineffable, breaking silence.”

—Liz Smythe, emeritus professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, AUT University

From the Publisher