The healing dance

Movement and dance psychotherapy

  • Jennifer De Leon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9791/ajpanz.2001.15

Abstract

Movement is a fundamental, organic and intrinsic aspect of our lives. In this paper I discuss a psychotherapy of movement: in which the fundamental movement of our existence is included as a fundamental part of the therapy, and where that movement is taken a step further into the realm of dance.

Author Biography

Jennifer De Leon

As recorded in 2001.

Jennifer De Leon, MNZAP, names her psychotherapy work "The Healing Dance". She is also a choreographer, performer and tutor of contemporary dance. The focii of Jennifer's life and work are dance - her metaphor for the ability to flow with and be in this moment- and to awaken the dancer in others - that dancer being the vitality within that holds us, against whatever odds, to our vision, whatever that may be. Jennifer works in private practice and raises her two young children.

Published
2001-07-30
How to Cite
De Leon, J. (2001). The healing dance: Movement and dance psychotherapy. Ata: Journal of Psychotherapy Aotearoa New Zealand, 7(1), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.9791/ajpanz.2001.15
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2001): Forum: The Journal of the New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (Inc.)
Section
Articles