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04 Jul

Resolve Trauma through Dance Movement Therapy

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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,…

03 May

Body: The Missing Link to Good Mental Health

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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.…

31 Mar

5 ways Dance Movement Therapy Can Improve Your Life

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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…

04 Jan

5 ways to improve the mind-body connection

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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,…

28 Nov

5 Myths about Dance Movement Therapy Busted!

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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…

18 Nov

Coronavirus: 5 Effective Ways to Deal with Anxiety

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Hi everyone! I hope you are doing good. It has been a crazy year till now, hasn't it?? Personally, I had my Dance Movement Therapy Program going on in the entire month of February, when the news of COVID-19 was fairly new. I currently reside in Singapore, which was one of the first countries to get affected by the Coronavirus. Singapore saw COVID-19 cases extremely early, and people were in such state of panic! All the grocery stores and malls were flooded with people trying to buy things and hoard them! Singapore saw some bizzare cases- a woman carrying 10…

17 Nov

6 Physiotherapy Myths Busted!

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Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy, is a field which is very well known to many people, known to some and yet a mystery and unknown to most. As a physiotherapist myself, I come across several misconceptions that people have in their minds about physiotherapy and certain myths which are totally untrue. In this post, I list some myths and misconceptions surrounding physiotherapy- Myth 1- A person needs a referral to see a physiotherapist.Yes, there are physicians and surgeons who refer a patient for physiotherapy, but that doesn't not mean you always need their referral to get yourself checked by a physiotherapist.…

17 Nov

Leverage These Physical Therapy Practices to Make Getting Older Easier

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While there’s nothing we can do about the reality of aging, modern medicine has given us some surprisingly effective methods of staying healthy well into our later years. Direct access to physical therapy in particular can be incredibly helpful for elderly people and help stave off many common effects of aging. Physical therapy is designed to assist people in achieving maximum mobility, comfort, and overall physical health in avariety of contexts. These tips taken from the world of physical therapy will contribute to a healthy lifestyle and keep you feeling youthful well into the future. 1.Don’t Stop Trying to Improve…

17 Nov

Dance Movement Therapy- The new way for holistic healing

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Hello everyone! In today's post, I am going to share my journey as Dance Movement Therapist and explain a bit about what it exactly is and how it is a new and amazing way to heal yourself holistically. Definition of Dance Movement Therapy? "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." In other words, it uses dance as a medium to help you achieve better physical, mental and emotional health. My Journey Writing has been my passion and I have been writing…

17 Nov

5 simple physiotherapy exercises to do at your office desk

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Hey everyobe, welcome to the first blog post on Rejoice In Motion Let us define health first. So what is health, really? WHO defines health as- "Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Health is not just one aspect where you focus only on one aspect- that is your body. Health is being mentally, emotionally and if I may add spiritually in a healthy state too. I firmly believe in holistic health. Over here, we will be focusing on a wide array of topics and not just…