Moving Consciously: Somatic Transformations through Dance, Yoga, and Touch
Catherine Schaefferamazon.com
Moving Consciously: Somatic Transformations through Dance, Yoga, and Touch
Mind-body experiences, such as conscious dialogue and somatic awareness activities, are the vehicles of transformational learning. They move us toward greater insight and empathy and induce liminal states where new possibilities can emerge.
Learning is enriched and deepened when experiences are personally relevant, emotionally stimulating, new and different, reinforced through repetition, and engaged through multiple modalities.16 Mind-body experiences are the vehicle for exponential learning in a transformational workshop. They connect people to themselves, others, and the natural wo
... See moreSimply by letting my body move me instead of trying to control it, fascinating movement and useful insights would emerge. I felt the expansiveness of my own vocabulary as a dancer, rather than wondering if I could come up with one more evocative or unusual movement in the studio.