Includes bibliographical references and index.

Finding center. Nonjudgmental mind -- The audible exhale -- Neutral body -- Meditation -- Chakra energy centers. What is a chakra? -- The root -- The sacral -- The solar plexus -- The heart -- The throat -- The brow -- The crown -- Energy self-analysis : three layers. Taking off the armor -- Finding your persona -- Finding your shadow -- Finding the child-need -- Physical character analysis. Shape-shifting : the magic of rearranging energy -- Stage intimacy -- Active space -- Physical listening -- Creating a chakra palette.

"The Lucid Body offers actors a holistic, somatic approach to embodying character from the inside-out and, for the non-actor, offers a way to give hidden parts of the self their full expression. Rooted in the exploration of the seven chakra energy centers, The Lucid Body reveals how each body holds the possibility of every human condition. A step-by-step program guides the actor through the phases of self-awareness that expand emotional and physical range not only on stage, but also in daily life. This new edition includes a more diversified range of playwrights, nonbinary language, and new chapters on stage intimacy protocol and physical listening. Exercises that have been honed for the past ten years have been made more concise. New somatic and neuro-scientific data has been added, with additional wisdom and insights from colleagues and Simpson's team of Lucid Body teachers"-- Provided by publisher.