Released on 2020-09-21Categories Social Science

Ethno-Aesthetics of Surf in Florida

Ethno-Aesthetics of Surf in Florida

Author: Anne Barjolin-Smith

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISBN: 9789811574788

Category: Social Science

Page: 339

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Ethno-aesthetics of Surf in Florida discusses surf and music as glocal sociocultural constructs. Focusing on Florida's unexplored surfing culture, the book illustrates how musical experience begets representations about the world that highlight ways of acting and being of various sociocultural communities. Based on the conceptualization of ethno-aesthetics, this ethnographic study provides an analysis of the Space Coast surfers community's collaborative effort to build social cohesion through their musicking. This transdisciplinary research in American Studies draws upon various theoretical perspectives from both the humanities and social sciences, including ethnomusicology, social psychology, and sociolinguistics, to propose new ways of exploring the links between surfing and musicking. This monograph looks past the myth of iconic 1960s Californian surf music to show how, as a result of the glocalization of surfing, the musicking of Floridian surfers has allowed them to express their subjectivities and to make sense of their world. This book contributes to the debate on the disputed notions of identity and representations by establishing connections between a local expression of the surf lifestyle and its music. It proposes theoretical models that explain cultural hybridization, appropriation, and belonging in surfing. It also develops concepts and notions, such as surfanization, surf strand, lifestyle crossover, and identity marking, to illustrate how global practices, such as surfing, are endowed with various modes of expression exemplified by the emergence of unique regional subcultures of surfing.
Released on 2009-07Categories Self-Help

Shift Your Mood

Shift Your Mood

Author: Rik Isensee

Publisher: Wordclay

ISBN: 9781600375880

Category: Self-Help

Page: 191

View: 858

"Shift Your Mood" combines mindfulness and body awareness with insights from neuroscience and positive psychology to provide a unique and more sustainable approach to healing, growth, and spiritual realization.
Released on 2014-05-08Categories Body, Mind & Spirit

Mindfulness on the Go

Mindfulness on the Go

Author: Padraig O'Morain

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781444788549

Category: Body, Mind & Spirit

Page: 224

View: 257

You lead a busy life. You're constantly running between tasks, notebook in one hand, iPhone in the other. You've probably read about the benefits of mindfulness, and added 'Start doing mindfulness' to your ever-growing to-do list but frankly, who has time to meditate every day, chant in the lotus position, or read long books on finding inner calm? This brilliant handbook is packed with suggestions for ways to help you slow down, refocus and practice a form of mindfulness that actually fits in with your hectic life. Wherever you're going, whatever you're doing, you can make these mindfulness techniques a seamless part of your daily routine, without having to put any special time aside for them - and so feel calmer and less stressed - at work, at home, as a parent, in your relationships or when travelling.
Released on 2005Categories Counseling

Spirituality and Mental Health

Spirituality and Mental Health

Author: Gary W. Hartz

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 0789024772

Category: Counseling

Page: 160

View: 746

This thought-provoking guide for mental health professionals and pastoral counselors provides you with a framework to assess and incorporate client-based spirituality into your practice. The author's unique understanding of spirituality and its relationship to mental heath makes the book an ideal educational guide for practitioners striving to understand the impact of faith on their clients' mental health. The insights presented in Spirituality and Mental Health: Clinical Applications will leave you better informed about the complexities of spirituality and make it easier for you to integrate them meaningfully into your clinical work.
Released on 2005Categories Surfing

The Encyclopedia of Surfing

The Encyclopedia of Surfing

Author: Matt Warshaw

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

ISBN: 0156032511

Category: Surfing

Page: 820

View: 846

With 1,500 alphabetical entries and 300 illustrations, this resource is a comprehensive review of the people, places, events, equipment, vernacular, and lively history of this fascinating sport.
Released on 2012-12-06Categories Sports & Recreation

Australian Beach Cultures

Australian Beach Cultures

Author: Douglas Booth

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781136338472

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 284

View: 506

Australians are surrounded by beaches. But this enclosure is more than a geographical fact for the inhabitants of an island continent; the beach is an integral part of the cultural envelope. This work analyzes the history of the beach as an integral aspect of Australian culture.
Released on 2009-06-01Categories Sports & Recreation

Surfing & Health

Surfing & Health

Author: Joel Steinman

Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport

ISBN: 9781841269825

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 536

View: 422

Expert medical adviceTreatment of injuriesNutrition for surfersTHE BOOKSurfing & Health is a must for surfers and all health professionals related to this fantastic sport.Offering a fundamental and complete A to Z guide covering all major aspects of surfers' health, it offers expert medical advice on acute and chronic surfing injuries, including treatment, rehabilitation and preventative strategies based on PILATES core training exercises. This book includes topics on travelers' disease, hypothermia, skin cancer prevention, shark attacks and other marine animal accidents, women's surfing, and in-depth information on physical training, nutrition advice, psychological strategies to improve concentration and performance. The book also includes a first aid chapter for beach assessment and intervention
Released on 2016-05-31Categories Health & Fitness

What to Expect When You're Expecting

What to Expect When You're Expecting

Author: Heidi Murkoff

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780761193159

Category: Health & Fitness

Page: 656

View: 387

America’s pregnancy bible answers all your baby questions. When can I take home a pregnancy test? How can I eat for two if I’m too queasy to eat for one? Can I keep up my spinning classes? Is fish safe to eat? And what’s this I hear about soft cheese? Can I work until I deliver? What are my rights on the job? I’m blotchy and broken out—where’s the glow? Should we do a gender reveal? What about a 4-D ultrasound? Will I know labor when I feel it? Your pregnancy explained and your pregnant body demystified, head (what to do about those headaches) to feet (why they’re so swollen), back (how to stop it from aching) to front (why you can’t tell a baby by mom’s bump). Filled with must-have information, practical advice, realistic insight, easy-to-use tips, and lots of reassurance, you’ll also find the very latest on prenatal screenings, which medications are safe, and the most current birthing options—from water birth to gentle c-sections. Your pregnancy lifestyle gets equal attention, too: eating (including food trends) to coffee drinking, working out (and work) to sex, travel to beauty, skin care, and more. Have pregnancy symptoms? You will—and you’ll find solutions for them all. Expecting multiples? There’s a chapter for you. Expecting to become a dad? This book has you covered, too.
Released on 2014-07-25Categories Language Arts & Disciplines

Choice and Preference in Media Use

Choice and Preference in Media Use

Author: Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317675136

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 552

View: 277

Mediated messages flood our daily lives, through virtually endless choices of media channels, genres, and content. However, selectivity determines what media messages we attend to and focus on. The present book examines the factors that influence this selectivity. Seminal books on selective media exposure were published in 1960 by Klapper and in 1985 by Zillmann and Bryant. But an integrated update on this research field is much needed, as rigorous selective exposure research has flourished in the new millennium. In the contexts of political communication, health communication, Internet use, entertainment consumption, and electronic games, the crucial question of how individuals choose what content they consume has garnered much attention. The present book integrates theories and empirical evidence from these domains and discusses the related research methodologies. In light of the ever-increasing abundance of media channels and messages, selective exposure has become more important than ever for media impacts. This monograph provides a comprehensive review of the research on selective exposure to media messages, which is at the heart of communication science and media effects. It is required reading for media scholars and researchers, and promises to influence and inspire future research.
Released on 2010-06-13Categories Sports & Recreation

The Surfing Handbook

The Surfing Handbook

Author: Ben Marcus

Publisher: MVP Books

ISBN: 9781610600996

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 208

View: 875

Whether you’re a beginner trying to get started or an experienced surfer looking to take it to the next level, The Surfing Handbook gives you the tips you need to maximize your performance on the water, with guidance on training and conditioning, technique and style, safety and etiquette, and gear. Written by veteran pro surfing journalist Ben Marcus, this guide is illustrated with instructional photos and drawings, providing step-by-step instructions, background history—as well as stories and tips from legendary surfers and teachers—making this an informative and entertaining guide that will help you to master the waves.