Abstract
This chapter begins with Steven Willis’ Foreword sharing parts of his journey inside academia and opens the door to the larger text. The Introduction to the book follows where Hall, Brault, and Jones characterize the ideas and concepts underlying this insider investigation of academia. Ideas from educators Parker Palmer in the United States as well as Dr. Chinmay Pandya in northern India inform this examination of what we term embodied education: education that attends to the self who teaches and the self who learns, in a global context. This chapter reveals how the collaborative work of international scholars from three continents—knitted together virtually during a pandemic year—provides a lived example of Palmer’s Alternative Educational Reform Model. This journey provides a template for ways other groups may come together across disciplines and continents to make common meaning(s) and find wisdom about education. Although contributors come from different fields, all writers find common ground as they mine their own academic histories and practices for insights that can help teachers and learners everywhere.