Category Archives: Dance Movement Therapy
Experience is embodied
“We only believe those thoughts which have been conceived not in the brain but in the whole body.” W.B. Yeats This quote reminds me of a book by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson who presented an opinion that the mind … Continue reading
Fred and Ginger
“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” Ann Richards
Ways of moving
I have learned a lot about the Creative Arts and Dance Movement Therapy in particular over many years (38). I have come to know the far reaching effects that movement has in discovering one’s own feelings. I have come to … Continue reading
Seeing facial expressions
Interesting linked story from USA-NPR. “A new study suggests that people actually don’t use (those kinds of) extreme facial expressions to judge how a person is feeling. Instead, surprisingly, people rely on body cues.” This, of course is not a … Continue reading
