Wednesday, February 08, 2006

The Authentic Healing Dances

"As I continued teaching, it became apparent that the experience of movement connected to feelings generates long-buried and unknown emotions and images. When these emotions and images are expressed through movement, we dance. And when these dances are connected to our lives, they bring about dramatic release and change in our will to live."
- Anna Halprin, Returning to Health with Dance, 2002, p. 13.


I've been reading the following two books:

Offering from the Conscious Body: The Discipline of Authentic Movement. By Janet Adler. Rochester, Vermont, 2002. 242 pages. ISBN: 0892819669. Exploring the dynamics between the Mover, the Inner Witness, and the Outer Witness.

Returning to Health with Dance, Movement and Imagery. By Anna Halprin. Mendocino, California, LifeRhythm Books, 2002. Revised edition of "Dance as a Healing Art," 2000. 195 pages. ISBN: 0940795221.

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