The Revolutionary Breath

The Revolutionary Breath is praxis of conscious breathing and values awareness. I explore the transformative potential of this praxis through a method I call axio-somatic ethnography, which is an expansion of traditional autoethnography that de-centers identity and valorizes body-sensing as the foundation for authentic storytelling. The Revolutionary Breath is juxtaposed to the State Sponsored Breath, a constellation of physical and cultural habits and values. The Revolutionary Breath, itself, is composed of three Allowings, or conscious sensing practices, all framed within a commitment to the depth and ease of one’s breath. Throughout the dissertation, I use axio-somatic ethnography to present my own experiences of putting this praxis into use.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Only Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication Studies

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• LeBaron, Susannah Bunny

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gray, Jonathan

• Autoethnography
• Axio-Somatic Ethnography
• Breath
• Performative Writing
• Praxis
• Revolution

Repository record dc:identifier

https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1162

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:opensiuc.lib.siu.edu:dissertations-2166