Welcome to the Thinking Body Institute!
Our mission is to promote understanding of the approach to somatic movement education that was created by Mabel Elsworth Todd and developed by her protégés and their students. To learn more about our resources and activities, visit the five areas shown below.
ARCHIVE presents historical items pertaining to the teaching careers of Mabel Todd, Barbara Clark, Lulu Sweigard and André Bernard, including: articles, transcripts, teaching materials, recordings, drawings, photos and letters. ►
EDUCATION features essays on Mabel Todd's protégés and their students, a catalog of current sources of educational materials in the discipline, and a comprehensive bibliography of publications that are available in libraries and online databases. ►
EXCHANGE includes Thinking Body Institute announcements, news items and information about current activities in the field supplied by TBI Archive subscribers. ►
ONLINE STORE offers materials for purchase, published by TBI Media, including reprints of the original texts written by Mabel Todd, books exploring the development of her approach, and audio files of classic learning materials. ►
ABOUT US describes the mission and values of the Thinking Body Institute, shares its history, explains its governance, and projects possibilities for the future. ►