Who is Emilie Conrad-Da'oud from Tao Te Ching and what is their importance?

Mitchell's friend, teacher, and founder of Continuum, Emilie Conrad-Da'oud comments at Mitchell's request on Chapter 8, dealing with water as the source of life. She calls humans "muscled water," having never left the amniotic fluid - the "fluid of love." She also comments on Chapter 10, saying that children lose their newborn suppleness and spontaneity as they mature into self-images. A supple adult's movements show "a fourth dimension of time" and experience. Children's movements are pristine and innocent; adults are awesome for the life they include. The more supple - fluid — a body is, the less dictatorial one is. Neither military nor "wishy-washy" posture is healthy. A supple body is stopped by no barriers.