Sign up for my free webinar! Happy one year Mind Your Body!!! I started a podcast and I’m still standing one year later! I’m overflowing with joy as I reflect on this huge accomplishment. I almost gave up a few times throughout the process. Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE doing this! But it’s […]
Aanchal Anand is a dance/movement therapy student who caught my attention on Instagram a few months ago. I noticed that she posted a video of herself dancing EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. I was curious, kind of jealous, and mostly intrigued. What Aanchal gives her followers is inspiration and permission to move with no expectations. She lets […]
The Shadow Dance is an intervention that I accidentally discovered one day when I was leading a dance/movement therapy session. No one ever mentioned this technique during my training and I never read about it in the literature. It’s not something I meant to do, it just happened. It all took place in a session […]
Everyone’s done the wave before, right? That’s what I usually ask my patients before explaining what it is and why we’re about to do it. You might be thinking, “I didn’t train for years to do the wave. Anyone can facilitate a wave!” Well, at least that’s what I thought when my supervisor suggested it […]
If you’re feeling out of balance in your life, explore what that feels like in your body through movement. When I explored this in my own body, I realized that I could have fun with it. It was almost exciting to feel out of balance and let myself fall. It was empowering to physically experience […]
Last week my introductory offer sold out! This week I’m offering buy one 60-minute session for $97, get one 50% off ($145 for 2 sessions) for the first 3 people who claim it! (2 left) Are you feeling disconnected from your body and want to use dance & movement to reconnect with yourself? If your […]
Link for donations – I’m open to receiving! Does the title of this blog post make you cringe a little? Does talking about salary with your boss, or payment with your clients make you feel uncomfortable? Up until a few weeks ago, I felt the same. If I were in your position, reading this post […]
My least favorite part about running groups with children and teenagers is setting rules. I actually like to call them guidelines. The word rules is so overused in treatment and school settings, I figure they might be more inclined to listen if I call them something different. Call them what I want, they’re still rules, […]
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Win a FREE Octaband!* Enter by November 24th and you will be eligible to win a free Octaband. The Octaband is an amazing connection tool, perfect for children, adults, older adults, and special populations: The Octaband has been a savior for me in my therapy groups a countless number of times. […]
The 2017 ADTA conference is next week and I’ve also got those pre-conference jitters. I talked to a good few friends/colleagues and we recorded a podcast episode about our hopes, fears, and intentions for this year’s conference! The recording is in this post.
“He’s a bad kid.” “They never listen.” “Why won’t she tell me about her day? Any of these sound familiar to you? These are common thoughts and questions constantly coming up for parents, caregivers, and anyone working with children. I recently published a podcast interview with clinical psychologist and dance/movement therapist, Dr. Lori Baudino […]
I found myself wondering about suicide again this past weekend. I was walking across the RFK bridge from Randall’s Island to Queens and for about half a mile, the barrier between my body and the edge of the bridge was just above my hips. That’s when I realized- there is pretty much nothing stopping […]
Disclaimer: you’re going to judge me for this post. In almost all of dance/movement therapy sessions, I use music as a tool to support my clients with the creative process and facilitate self-expression. I’m very intentional about each song that I use throughout every moment of my sessions. I create playlists with distinct, consistent rhythms […]
If you’re in any helping profession, a supervisor in any field, or a parent… you’re bound to disappoint someone. I’m going to be honest: I really don’t like disappointing people. When I worry that I’m not doing a “good job” caring for the well-being of others, my heart races faster, my sleep becomes disrupted with […]
