Social Presencing Theater: The Art of Making a True Move is a journey into the origins, principles, and practices of an innovative social art form co-created by Arawana Hayashi and colleagues at the Presencing Institute. This embodiment practice deepens reflection and supports individual, team, organizational, and social transformation. This highly accessible book offers an introduction to newcomers and provides a deeper understanding of the work for experienced practitioners who wish to create powerful spaces for heart-based learning and action. The book addresses the origins and underlying principles of Social Presencing Theater, while containing practice instructions and stories that highlight its uses in companies, schools, and social projects.

Social Presencing Theater invites us to tap into our natural creativity and ability to fully embody the "performance" of being human. Hayashi's intention with this work is to offer movement practices that support people in recognizing their own and others' embodied wisdom, compassion, and courage to act. In the face of today's enormous environmental, social, and spiritual challenges, we can become disconnected from the fundamental human goodness that lives in our presence. Social Presencing Theater invites us to make the true moves that are ours to make to create a society of brilliance, warmth, and strength.

Foreword by Otto Scharmer

Prologue

1: Introducing Social Presencing Theater

2: Uses and Benefits of Social Presencing Theater

3: From the Present to the Emerging Future: Stuck

4: A Living System Sees and Senses Itself: 4-D Mapping

5: Cultivating an Embodied Presence: The 20-Minute Dance

6: The Unconcerned Moment of Movement: Duets

7: The Social Body: The Dance of 5s

8: What We See, Sense, and Do

9: Social Field: The Village

10: The Performance of Leadership: Field Dance

11: Art Making and Social Art

12: Art and Research

Epilogue: Art and Everyday Life