Rebecca Sutter
Philosopher · Educator · Somatic Practitioner
I study how human beings continue to develop throughout life. My work explores the relationship between movement, imagination, perception, symbolic understanding, ecology, and human development — through artistic practice, developmental psychology, and long-term observation.
For more than twenty years, my laboratory has been the dance studio, the classroom, the rehearsal process, and everyday life. Today that work has expanded into developmental theory, artistic research, children's curricula, and writing. More about me →
I did not begin with a theory. I began by paying attention.
Explore the Inquiry
- Soma & Sky The intuition →
- Inner Gravity The practice →
- The Physics of Meaning The inquiry →
- Current Work The projects →
- The Philosophy God as Verb →
- Infinite Threads The myth →
- Symbolic Literacy The language →
- Regenerative Developmental Theory The psychology →
- Instruments of Perception The signal →
- The Circle The community →
Work With Me
Theory becomes meaningful through practice.
Whether you're an educator, artist, parent, researcher, or someone navigating a period of transformation, I offer spaces where these ideas can be explored through movement, dialogue, curriculum, consultation, and collaborative inquiry.
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Coming Soon
Courses on the Literacies
Recorded, self-paced courses on each of the four literacies — for people who want to work through the framework at their own pace, in their own time.
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The Founding Myth
The Circle and the Line
Before the framework had a name, it had a story. The myth of Zero and One — presence and becoming, the loop and the race, and the weaving between them. Told in seven movements.
"You have been weaving Zero and One since before you had words for either — the soul speaks in symbols long before it speaks in sentences."
Read it slowly. It is already reading you.
Read the Founding Myth →