Career
Todd"s ideas involved using anatomically based, creative visual imagery and consciously relaxed volition to create refined neuromuscular coordination. Lulu Sweigard, who coined the term Ideokinesis, and Barbara Clark furthered Todd"s work. Todd"s work was published in her book "The Thinking Body" (1937), which is now considered by modern dance schools to be a classic study of physiology and the psychology of movement.
Her work influenced many somatic awareness professionals of her day, and is often cited along with The Feldenkrais method for its focus on the subtle influence of unconscious intention and attention.