in practicing philosophy, shusterman introduces his concept of 'somaesthetics', which he elaborates in greater detail in performing live. somaesthetics is the focus of shusterman's two subsequent books, body consciousness: a philosophy of mindfulness and somaesthetics (2008) and thinking through the body: essays in somaesthetics (2012). the first of these books, translated into seven languages, helped establish somaesthetics as an international, interdisciplinary project involving scholars from fields beyond philosophy, while the second book consolidated this movement toward the interdisciplinary approach by applying somaesthetics to various arts, and cultural practices.