Table of Contents

I Introduction
II Constructing simple tesegrity models
III Reflections upon tesegrity
Forces: the interplay of tension and compression
- Traditional versus tensegral
- Tensegrity maximises the advantages of tension and minimises the drawbacks of compression
- Tensegrity structures are elastic and highly responsive
- Tensegrity structures are synergis
- The spiralling and volume-maintaining response of tensegrity structures to loads
- Glossary
Forms: a geometry for thinking and feeling
- Space in art and architecture
- Energetic geometry
- A critique of 'cubic thnking'
- Part-whole relationship: inescapable complexity
- Tensegrity: the epitome of Fuller's concept
The body: a biotensegral hierarchy
- Tensegrity at the organism level
- Tensegrity from the subcellular to the tissue level
- A unifying approach to anatomy and biomechanics
IV Inspirations
Biotensegral body awareness
Creative thoughts by contributors sharing the spirit of biotensegrity
- Liane Simmel: Dance and Biotensegrity
- Michèle Tarento: Ostéo-éveil and biotensegrity
- Nadine Quéré: Biotensegrity and manual fascia therapy : the importance of the bone structure
- Bernard Payrau: Reflections of a cardiologist inspired by the concept of Biotensegrity
- Diane Drake Vincentz: Exploring the Biotensegral Response Potential With Special Needs Children and Adults – Advanced - Biomechanical Rehabilitation
- Marc Nürnberger: Towards a tensegral grammar
Further realisations and projects involving tesegrity

About the Author

Physicist, movement researcher and educator. Since 1989 Dr Martin has been practicing Chinese arts of movement (Qi Gong, Tai Ji Quan and Yi Quan); she is also trained in dance therapy and in Spiraldynamik® (three-dimensional movement coordination) and worked as a movement therapist at a psychosomatic clinic for eight years. Dr Martin studied biotensegrity with Dr Stephen Levin and Tom Flemons.

In 2009 she set up an international think-tank focussed on biotensegrity: the Biotensegrity Interest Group (B.I.G.). The group meets every year. She has developed movement concepts based on her diverse background and integrated them into a unified programme. She now practices as a freelance "living biotensegrity" teacher.

For more information contact: dc_martin@gmx.de.