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What is Kinesthetic Empathy?

What is Kinesthetic Empathy?

Have you ever cried/felt strong emotions while watching a dance performance/musical play? No words are being said, but you still get the message. How? Have you ever wondered why do you feel these strong emotions? It is because of Kinesthetic Empathy. The word “kinesthesis” is derived from the Greek word kine (movement) and aesthesis (sensation).Combining kinesthesis with “empathy,” this concept emerges as an empathetic interactionbetween performer and viewer that embodies aspects of the performer’s movement. Thisinteraction is a sensory experience, perhaps facilitated by emotion, memory, and imagination. The theory of Kinesthetic Empathy explains that though a spectator may be sitting…
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Resolve Trauma through Dance Movement Therapy

Resolve Trauma through Dance Movement Therapy

Untreated & unprocessed trauma is often stored in our body due to it's holistic nature & the mind-body connection. Mental trauma if left uncared for, can manifest in the physical body & can cause a variety of issues. A traumatic event is any event that causes a threat to our safety. As a result, the person experiences high levels of emotional, physical and mental distress that temporarily disrupts their ability to function normally in day-to-day life. Trauma can show up in the body as: Fatigue/exhaustionDisturbed sleepNausea & dizzinessHeadachesExcessive SweatingIncreased heart rateIncrease or decrease in appetiteWeight loss or gainExcessive hairfallMuscle painConstipation,…
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Body: The Missing Link to Good Mental Health

Body: The Missing Link to Good Mental Health

Often we view mental health in through the lens of the mind only. We feel that mental health issues can be dealt with only by traditional forms of therapy. Of course, traditional forms of therapy like psychotherapy and psychology and psychiatry for that matter are very important and form the basis of resolving mental health issues. But the one thing we miss when we think about mental health is, our body. The body and mind are not two separate entities, but are interlinked with one another. The mind-body connection is often overlooked when we try to resolve mental health issues.…
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5 ways Dance Movement Therapy Can Improve Your Life

5 ways Dance Movement Therapy Can Improve Your Life

Dance Movement Therapy is much more than dancing. It is about using dance and movement to improve your life in various areas. Dance and movement therapy is a recognized creative modality utilized with individuals of various ages, gender, class, race, ethnicity and ability.  Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) or Dance Movement Psychotherapy is a niche form of Psychotherapy and a part of Expressive Arts Therapy. Dance Movement Therapy provides you healthy tools to cope with life issues and uses movement for healing. Here are 5 ways it can help: Better Mind-Body Connection The Mind-Body connection is not a one-way street where…
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Let’s Talk About: Expressive Arts & Dance Therapy with Charvi Budheo

Let’s Talk About: Expressive Arts & Dance Therapy with Charvi Budheo

Hello everyone! It's February already & 2021 is speeding by! We do have lots more coming on the site so keep a watch! Today I am featuring another guest on the website! Today we have with us Charvi Budheo. Charvi holds a diploma in Dance Movement Therapy from TISS, a certification in Intermodal Expressive Arts from Swahansa Expressive Arts Institute India and is currently pursuing her Master's in Expressive Arts Therapy from European Graduate School, Switzerland. She is the founder of The Movement Spectrum, an initiative that works diligently in the field of expressive arts. She is driven to make…
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Let’s Talk About: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy & more (with Dr. Anood Faqih)

Let’s Talk About: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy & more (with Dr. Anood Faqih)

Featuring the first interview of 2021! Today we have with us Dr. Anood Faqih. Dr. Anood is an Orthopedic, Trauma, Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist in Pune, India. Dr. Anood Faqih She is the co-founder of Physio Studio, a physiotherapy clinic in Pune. She completed her Bachelor's in Physiotherapy (BPTh) & her Masters in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (MPT) from Sancheti Institute for Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation. Here are a few questions we asked her: Q. What motivated you to become a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist? A. Over the years, as a student my interest in the filed of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Physiotherapy deepened. Call it…
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5 ways to improve the mind-body connection

5 ways to improve the mind-body connection

Wishing all of you a very happy 2021! I do hope that each one of us has a year full of love, laughter, luck & success. Today, I would like to write a bit about the mind-body connection. But first, let me ask you, How often have you been feeling physically tired, yet you cannot sleep or rest because you have many thoughts running in your mind? How often have you realized that your body needs rest but the mind is overactive? This usually happens because the mind & body are out of sync. Synchronization of the mind & body,…
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Let’s Talk About: Dance/Movement Therapy with Erica Hornthal

Let’s Talk About: Dance/Movement Therapy with Erica Hornthal

Dance/movement therapy is the use of dance & movement to enhance the mind-body connection,. It helps you to be more aware of your body and enhances your connection with your inner-self.  “The American Dance Therapy Association defines dance/movement therapy as the psycho-therapeutic use of movement to further the emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration of the individual.” The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) was founded in 1966 and it's first president was Marian Chace who was the modern day pioneer of Dance Therapy, especially during the early 1900s. Today Dance Therapy is a licensed profession in the USA which is…
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Let’s Talk About: Sports Physiotherapy (with Dr. Chinmay Bhide)

Let’s Talk About: Sports Physiotherapy (with Dr. Chinmay Bhide)

Sports Physiotherapy and the life of a sports physiotherapist is very dynamic & demanding. Sports physiotherapy has great significance in an athlete's life and plays a vital role in the training, injury prevention & injury management of sportsmen.   Today we have with us Dr. Chinmay Bhide (PT) who will answer a few questions related to sports physiotherapy. Dr. Chinmay is a qualified sports physiotherapist currently working for the Olympic Gold Quest, mainly with Indian archers & shooters. He completed his Bachelor's in Physiotherapy from D.E.S Brijlal Jindal College Of Physiotherapy, Pune, India and went on to pursue a Masters…
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5 Myths about Dance Movement Therapy Busted!

5 Myths about Dance Movement Therapy Busted!

  Everyone knows how dance makes one feel good and is a way to enjoy and let go. What most people don't know that Dance is actually used as a therapeutic intervention and Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is a niche form of psychotherapy. Although DMT has it's roots in early 1900s, it has gained a lot of momentum in the last few years. Due to the the COVID-19 Pandemic, the importance of Dance Movement Therapy as a means to help people heal and relieve their stress & anxiety has been understood. Today there are many successful Dance Therapy Practitioners world…
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