Abstract
ABSTRACT Body ecology by cosmosis refers to the experience of immersion, or the incorporation of the elements of nature through a body practice, leisure or sport. In this article, we propose comprehensive understanding of corporeal practices that become emersive when new emotions are produced. Considering the background of emersiology proposed by Bernard Andrieu, we first explore the notions of immersive leisure, ecologisation, cosmosis, and body ecology. Next, we investigate the relationship of the human body to nature while experiencing wilderness adventures over the course of outdoor sport or exploration. In doing so, we present different levels of ‘emersion’, from reflex activation to awareness, by studying diaries kept by adventurers who have experienced extreme environments. Body ecology produces modifications and adaptation in the living body, supporting multiple motives for participating in adventure sports and leisure in nature. Furthermore, immersion in extreme environments helps us to better understand cosmosis and may support an ecological understanding of our belonging to the world.
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