I have found Hans Jonas's Phenomenon of Life an ever-refreshing source of inspiration in nature philosophy as well as a book of rare stylistic grace. Gutkind and Martin Buber's utopian reflections. My intellectual debt to Dorothy Lee and Paul Radin in anthropology is enormous, and I cherish the time I encountered the work of E. To know the development of domination, technics, science, and subjectivity-the latter in natural history as well as in human-is to find the unifying threads that overcome the disjunctions between nonhuman and human nature. I believe that such a libertarian social ecology can avoid the dualistic, neo-Kantian ideologies such as structuralism and many communication theories-a dualism very much in vogue today. However, Kropotkin is unique in his emphasis on the need for a reconciliation of humanity with nature, the role of mutual aid in natural and social evolution, his hatred of hierarchy, and his vision of a new technics based on decentralization and human scale. I do not share his commitment to confederalism based on contract and exchange, and I find his notion of "sociality" (which I personally interpret to mean "symbiotic mutualism") among nonhuman organisms a bit simplistic. I have tried to resolve these issues by following intellectual pathways opened by the anarchist thinkers of the previous century, particularly Peter Kropotkin's natural and social mutualism. Thus, I owe a great deal to the work of Max Weber, Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, and Karl Polanyi, who all so brilliantly anticipated the problems of domination and the crises of reason, science, and technics that beleaguer us today. But we all stand on the shoulders of others, if only-in terms of the problems they raised and we are obliged to resolve. Lastly, I really liked that the stretch at the start and end of the workout was included in the video and I didn’t have to refer to a whole separate video which is sometimes the case for other programs.This book stands on its own ground and projects a coherent theory of social ecology that is independent of the conventional wisdom of our time. I also really liked that some of the videos featured regular people and not fitness models who were doing the workouts. The duration of the daily workouts vary from 30 to 40 minutes which is a great for those that don’t have tons of time for an hour workout each day. I also like that there are different formats with respect to the exercises, I particularly enjoyed the style and layout of the pyramid workouts as although there is repetition involved, it certainly did not feel like it. I usually don’t take two consecutive rest days so its nice that this calendar matches that preference. There is tons of variety and I like that the calendar allows for one “stretch” day and a rest day and that the two days are not consecutive. In terms of variety, you will definitely not be bored with this schedule. If you are just beginning to work out, you can certainly give this a try and perhaps lighten the weight as it can be really challenging if you opt for the weight that Lindsey uses in the video. I love that the types of workouts vary (from strength to cardio and there is also a few barre workouts in there) and that the duration also varies. In terms of difficulty I would classify this program as intermediate. Lindsey is also great with providing modifications if you need it. In terms of the program, it is very carefully thought out and can certainly be done in the comfort of your own home. There is also no music in her workouts which is because she chats the entire time haha. I love Lindsey’s energy, she is very chatty and is great with her instructions. This is my first time doing one of the NML challenges and I am feeling great! Here is my quick review of this workout. She has a number of youtube videos and on her website, you can view the videos by duration, type of workout and by equipment.Īs I am writing this, I have one day left of the 4 week workout challenge. Nourish Move Love is a channel I recently discovered on Youtube which is run by Lindsey, a personal trainer and fitness instructor.
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