"Body is our first environment," writes Andrea Olsen.
Part workbook, part exploration, Body and Earth considers the question of how we can best, most responsibly inhabit both our bodies. "It is the medium through which we know the earth." In a remarkable integration of environmental science, biology, meditation, and creative expression, Olsen, a dancer who teaches in the environmental studies program at Middlebury College, offers a Guide to a holistic understanding of person and place. "Body is our first environment," writes Andrea Olsen