Twenty Exercises for the Body to Be the Soul’s Companion  
《身體陪伴靈魂的二十個生活行動》

你在年月洗刷的生活中，弄丟了自己的靈魂嗎？這本書提供二十個生活行動指南，是身體和靈魂的同步練習，互為陪伴。

本書作者為藝術家梁祖賢，她以極細緻的感官體驗，解構我們在生活中以為必然如此的框架。這些生活行動，啟於作者2021年在重慶駐村時所構想的一場「簡單身體運動」的創作：「藝術家索性借用『眼耳鼻舌身意』的六識概念，直接體驗，在過程中以一系列行為建立相互關係，關係即是意義，行動即是表達。最終呈現為這場『簡單身體運動』。」（胡燕子，2021年12月）在胡燕子的文字中，說明了作者在這一系列的身體行動中，與所在之地發生的關係，意義的聯繫亦存在於此。爾後，梁祖賢將內容和趣味更加擴展，成為人人可參與的生活行動。無論是「在樓梯間走動直至身體發熱」（《像是西西弗斯》）、「無意識地讀圓周率」（《發聲練習》）或是「想像自己是自己的寵物上街散步」（《我是寵物》）等，都能暫緩生活速度、離開各種緊張的功利，放鬆心情，並將身體作為靈魂的陪伴者來依存，無論所在何地，都試圖在這些關係裡尋找生命要義。

靈光多久沒出現在你腦海中？

我們是否還能遇到「與日常相似卻又有些不同」的時刻？

或者根本不為了尋找什麼，身體就跟著單純地活動，陪伴靈魂休息。《身體陪伴靈魂的二十個生活行動》是指南，也是起點。


Have you lost your soul in the hustle and bustle of everyday life? The book offers 20 exercises to align your soul and body, allowing them to be each other’s companion.

The author is the artist Joein Leong, who deconstructs what we take for granted in our lives with these carefully designed tasks that provide unusual sensory experiences. They originated from “Simple Body Exercise”, a creative project she conceived during her art residency in Chongqing in 2021. “The artist simply borrows the six sense concepts of ‘eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind’ in Buddhism to directly experience and establish mutual relationships through a series of behaviors in the process. The relationship is meaning. The action is expression. And here comes the final ‘Simple Body Exercise’” (Hu Yanzi, 2021). What Hu meant was that the author built a relationship with where she was through her sensory actions, and that meaning lies in the relationship. Later on, Leong expanded and added fun to the project, transforming the actions into exercises doable by everyonÍe in their lives. Be it going up and down a stairway until your body heats up (Acting Like Sisyphus), reading out the Pi digits without thinking of anything else (Sound Making Exercise), or imagining being your pet going out for a walk (Me Being a Pet), the exercises will relax you by temporarily slowing down the pace of your life and pulling you away from your stressful pursuits of fame and fortune. They will make your body a reliable companion to your soul wherever you do them, and you may find the meaning of life in their relationship.

How long has it been since you were inspired?

Are you expecting to experience moments slightly different from those in your daily life again?

Perhaps you are not looking for anything and just want to move your body for it to accompany the resting soul.

Twenty Exercises for the Body to Be the Soul’s Companionis your guide and starting point.

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