Musings of a Dance/Movement Therapist

Life Long Learning for a Dance/Movement Therapist

2013-05-11T18:05:49-07:00

Finished teaching for the school year, so I have time to glance at a few links about dance moments. There were so many great links posted on the American Dance Therapy Association's FB page the past couple of days. If...

What to Do When I Get There

2013-05-02T07:33:00-07:00

My father had vascular dementia, his sister Alzheimer's Disease. So I want to train people how I want to be treated when and if I ever need to be in a residential or day care setting caring for people with...

2013 Korean Dance Therapy Conference

2013-04-23T07:03:16-07:00

2013 KDTA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “HEALING, CONNECTION, HARMONY through Dance Therapy” Jun 28 - Jun 30, 2013 Seoul Olympic Parktel, Seoul, Korea Hosted by Korean Dance Therapy Association (KDTA) Korean Dance Therapy Association(KDTA), non-profit organization, has been contributing to development of...

Mostly People Are Good ~ Coping with the Aftermath of the Marathon Bombings

2013-04-17T08:32:56-07:00

Today I am grateful once again for the role of dance, dance/movement therapy and the arts in my life as I struggle to make sense of the senseless in the aftermath of the Patriots Day bombings in Boston. I am...

The Present Moment ~ Learn from Janet Adler or Eckhart Tolle?

2013-04-14T09:37:03-07:00

What is wrong with this picture? Googling "Eckhart Tolle" provided 5,790,000 results; googling "Janet Adler" 15,500. Motivated by a desire to get rid of books and other things I no longer need, I look once again at Eckhart Tolle's A...

Pathos, a Poem to My Father

2013-04-13T04:32:35-07:00

It's 10 years since my father died. Today I found a poem I'd written to help me cope with his decline resulting from vascular dementia. I share it here: Pathos Pathos. Pathetic. Sad. My dad. Sitting in his dirty blue...

Dance Movement Therapy Is in the Air

2013-04-05T15:34:58-07:00

What does dance movement therapy for healthy aging look like? This lovely article by dance movement therapist Wendy Elliott will give you a picture ~ Moving Our Spirits: Healthy Aging Through Dance-Movement Therapy, Group class gives senior women an outlet...

AMA Recommends Dance First before Medication

2013-04-02T04:11:51-07:00

According to Conscious Dancer Magazine: "In a surprise statement today, the American Medical Association did an about face on the pharmaceutical industry, and recommended that before prescribing anti-depressants or mood-altering drugs to people of any age, and especially youth, that...

The Moving Child a film about the Vital Role of Movement in Children's Development

2013-03-29T11:10:29-07:00

Movement matters. Children grow through movement. By moving, they learn to communicate, express feelings, heal trauma, make friends, and learn to live in the world. How a child moves indicates their developmental stage and communicates their needs. Healthy neurology, shaped...

Octaband a Good Way to Bring Kids together in Bosnia

2013-03-20T14:25:08-07:00

In May, Margy Grosswendt will bring the Octaband to Bosnia where she will volunteer for the second time, teaching creative movement to a large group of 2.5-5 year olds, a staff class, and a teen class in a government-run orphanage....