Category Archives: Dance Movement Therapy
Creative Movement & Management
Could managers gain a new kind of understanding about their interaction with colleagues and employees by ‘dancing’? That’s the question arising from new research. Management is usually considered a stiff and rational business, decisions made based on fiscal studies, profit … Continue reading
Movement Group with Preschoolers
There have been more than a few times in workshops when I have jumped between being a participant and some level of facilitator. I have been involved with preschoolers through senior citizens in groups that featured some aspect of the … Continue reading
Dance Movement Therapy Association of Australia
The Dance Movement Therapy Association (DTAA) is the recognized professional body for dance movement therapy in Australia. It sets the standards for Professional and Associate levels of membership, training and supervision. The DTAA also warmly welcomes General and Student members. … Continue reading
Body image and the sound of our own heart
This interesting article from Science Daily: A new study, led by Dr Manos Tsakiris from Royal Holloway, University of London, suggests that the way we experience the internal state of our body may also influence how we perceive our body … Continue reading
What is Dance Movement Therapy 2
Dance Movement Therapy is a creative arts therapy rooted in the expressive nature of dance. Since dance/movement comes from the body it is considered the most fundamental of the arts and is a direct expression (and experience) of the self. … Continue reading
What is Dance Movement Therapy
According to the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA): Based on the understanding that the body and mind are interrelated, dance/movement therapy (D/MT) is defined as the psychotherapeutic use of movement to further the emotional, cognitive, physical, and social integration of … Continue reading
Transference
In Dance Movement Therapy (D/MT) transference and counter transference play a crucial role in the therapy session. Understanding the differing theories of transference, where and how they take place, whether on an emotional, physical, cognitive, or neurological level is an … Continue reading
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