“Dance Movement Therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement to further the emotional, cognitive, physical and integration of the individual.”

- American Dance Therapy Association

Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) offers an evidenced based, friendly, creative and positive environment in which people with autism, down syndrome, learning disabilities, physical/intellectual disabilities, dementia, mental illnesses, traumatic experiences, mood disorders, stress & anxiety issues, etc and their support peers engage in a fun, gentle exercise and creative movement activities to enhance well-being and to bring about therapeutic change.

DMT individual and group session could be offered as a psychotherapeutic process that aims to help individuals in attaining skills to regulate impulsive behaviors, develop empathic skills, transform emotions for self-development, release stress & anxiety, manage burnt outs, process grief & trauma and provide a creative externalizing perspective on issues the client wish to explore.

Friday, 22 June 2012

"The Treasure Hunt" Dance Therapy Program for Children and Parents

Special kids have special ways of connecting and expressing, often VERY CREATIVE !!!  I believe we all have special ways in how we relate to our "self", to others and to our surroundings.  It is important that children be encouraged to explore their unique expression and for parents to identify them in order to create an empathic relationship.  In understanding children's unique expression helps us respond to their needs and assist them to reach to their full potentials.  All children are gifted, we just need to go with them for this treasure hunt.  In the coming up program, I'm inviting parents to "GO WITH" the children into their creative world through dance, music and movement to discover the treasures of "AWARENESS", "COMMUNICATIONS", "EMOTIONS" & "CREATIVITY".  Children primarily need their parents to be their audience and their mirror to reveal these treasures to them.  As well as to guide them in knowing how to handle these treasures.  Let us go into this exciting adventure together and discover the "KEY" that leads us towards a life of abundance for all of us~!


Schedule for this adventure coming up soon, STAY TUNED~
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