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TBI News provides ongoing updates on the activities of the Thinking Body Institute.
TBI Education News
Since the launch of the precursor to the Thinking Body Institute website, www.ideokinesis.com, we have been dedicated to providing information about the careers of the fascinating people who are responsible for the continuance of Mabel Todd’s educational legacy. Our Education pages have undergone several updates since the original essays and bibliographies were presented in 2005. Our latest update reorganized the material to facilitate easier access to our participants’ bibliographic materials.
We are also pleased to announce that our presentation of the “Third Generation Contributors” has expanded significantly with several new essays and lists of accomplishments. In her last book, The Hidden You (1953), Mabel Todd wrote that although science and art have different goals and methods, their influence eventually becomes integrated into the evolution of humankind. She affirmed that both the artistic and scientific means of investigating the structure and functioning of the human body are crucial and are illuminated through the reflections of educators, historians and philosophers. Interestingly, our Third Generation of Contributors demonstrates Todd’s view.
Please set aside some time to visit TBI Education (https://thinkingbody.org/tb/education/) and enjoy the fascinating information therein. Many thanks to the artists, scientists, teachers, philosophers and historians of the Third Generation for presenting their unique interests and achievements on our website!
Update on
A Procedure of Thinking: The Work of Mabel Elsworth Todd by Pamela Matt
I am thrilled to be sharing the wealth of information I have accumulated through fifty years of absorbing and teaching Todd’s educational approach, and investigating the history of her ideas and practices!
Recently, a few subscribers have requested an update on the status of A Procedure of Thinking: The Work of Mabel Elsworth Todd. Alas, although the writing of the book is nearly finished, it will not be available until 2025. The text is organized into eighteen chapters subdivided into four parts: Influences, Beginnings, Development and Interpretations. The chapters are illustrated with approximately 200 photographs, anatomical plates and line drawings. Given the number of pages that have already been written (only one chapter to go!) publishing the material in two volumes may be necessary.
News from TBI Media
Like many small educational enterprises, TBI Media (https://tbi-media.org/) is coping with the American post-pandemic inflationary economy. The costs of printing small orders of our books and reprints are steadily increasing. For customers in Europe and Australia, the USPS shipping rates continue to rise, often nearly doubling the cost of a TBI Media purchase.
Therefore, we will be forced to increase the prices of our current publications in 2025. If you would like to add one of our books or collections to your library before this change occurs, please take advantage of the current pricing before we close the bookstore on December 20th for the holidays. On January 1st, we will begin to implement our new pricing structure.