Movement Therapy – a holistic full-body experience.

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” – Martha Graham

Dance is more than just an art form. For some, dance is a profession, passion, workout, or even a way of living. The core component of Dance is to heal. It comes as no surprise that there are many health benefits associated with dance, and it has also been identified for its cardio benefits. It helps build stamina and balance and strengthens full-body muscles.  

Dance Movement therapy is a psychotherapeutic use movement that focuses on improving the emotional, social, cognitive, and health & well-being of individuals. Movement Therapy is more like a free-form style where you let your body flow in a rhythm. The movements and actions are interpreted like language.

Dance Movement Therapy is communication with our body, mind, and soul. Thus manage our mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Our body, mind, and soul are inseparable connections, and as we move our body it affects our thinking and the way we feel.

Research has shown that Movement therapy is an effective treatment to promote quality living and decrease clinical symptoms. It helps people of all ages and the ability to heal and improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Dance Movement Therapists focus on helping clients to improve body image, effective communication skills, self-awareness, and self-esteem. A person who uses this therapy communicates conscious and unconscious feelings through dance movements, therapists use this to observe, evaluate and develop treatment plans and goals for their clients.

Unlike regular dance forms, Movement Therapy focuses on psychosocial goals or behavioural intervention. Movement Therapy aims to promote holistic wellness. Movement Therapy is a versatile form of therapy, an idea that motions and emotions are interconnected, being more of a personal process of self-exploration and healing.

Dance Movement Therapy aids stress, depression, anxiety, and mood management, promotes muscular strength and mobility, and reduces muscle tension.

Dance Movement Therapy dates back to the modern dance movement in the 19th century when the idea of dance went beyond just being an entertainment factor and was used as a form of communication and expression. The person’s emotion translated into movements of the dance. If you are wondering, is Dance art or therapy? Well, it is both, as dance gives you the best of both worlds. Dance Movement Therapy helps make life a refreshing and soulful journey.