Category Archives: Movement
Effects of dance therapy and ballroom dances on physical and mental illnesses: A systematic review
A great article on DMT and wellness. From the abstract: “Dance (movement) therapy had a positive impact for patients with breast cancer, improving quality of life, shoulder range of motion and body image. In patients with depression psychological distress was … 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
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
Movement therapy helps young kids
Dancing with Parkinson’s: Discovering your movement expression
Assessment & Evaluation
A friend commented that it might be hard to evaluate someone who could only move their hands/arms. Basically the same principles apply whether the movement is with legs through the space or being still with a posture, gesture, or moving … Continue reading
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