What is Dance Therapy? Watch this video!
Here is a video I made last year answering to common questions I often get from people when I tell them I'm a dance therapist: What is...
JANINA MURTA
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The importance of breathing in Yoga
Body and mind are interconnected and the breath is the foundational link between these. Our breathing affects and is affected by our...
How is dance therapy therapeutical?
The benefits of dance therapy are diverse (psychological, cognitive, social, and physical) and work through scientifically explained...
Dance therapy and conscious dance: What's the difference?
Conscious dance, although often referred to as therapeutic dance, isn't the same as dance therapy. There's therapeutic dance and there's...
Cross culture dynamics in dance therapy: Acknowledging my own privilege and cultural bias
As a white African, I reflect on what would it mean to practice dance therapy in Mozambique, the country I was born and grew up in but...
Conscious Dance: The Dance of the Soul
No need to learn a specific technique, or follow any steps or choreography. The only thing you need to follow is your soul. Conscious...
Dance movement therapy (DMT): What type of dance is it?
‘So what type of dance is used in dance therapy?’ This is a question I often get when I talk about what I do. It’s not bound to any...