Dance therapy

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Many struggle with tremors and balance much of the time, but when the music starts, these people dance. It gives them joy — body and soul. Scientists say dance might have lasting brain benefits, too.

Researchers find that dance causes ‘intra-brain synchrony’

(Please note: although these pictures are not from my classes, they very well could be. The practice plays out so similarly!) I recently taught a workshop on Dramatic Improvisation for a Comedy Festival focused on Improvisation and Stand-Up comedy for adults. Mine was the first workshop of the day (a Saturday), and I had anticipated […]

American Journal of Dance Therapy -

Danzar = expresión

Somatic Movement Dance Therapy - The Healing Art of Self-regulation and Co-regulation; Focussing on Somatic Movement Dance Therapy and the importance of self-regulation and co-regulation, chapters deal with self-regulating different tissues through movement, breath, sound and the imagination. Brings together detailed theoretical and experiential anatomy and its application in SMET practice. 227 b/w figs.

Dance Therapy and Trauma. Why trauma processing works best with movement and dance! Movement therapy & dance therapy create new neural pathways that help us move past trauma. About moving past childhood trauma, trauma and the brain, trauma processing, and how to have healthy relationships.