67th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 27

Afternoon Workshops

1:30 - 4:00 P.M.

Workshop 97

LivingDance~LivingMusic™ and “Living Neuroscience”: Body Secrets™ to Sustaining our World

Chair:

Danielle L. Fraenkel, Ph.D., ADTR, NCC, LCAT, LMHC, CGP, Director, Kinections, Rochester, New York

Participants embody natural elements of dance-movement that constitute LivingDance~LivingMusic to examine how Interpersonal Neurobiology’s attention to the body relates to well-being. They will employ kinesthetic sensing, live music, witnessing, and free dance, mobilizing resources that have been vital components of cultures that value community and the healing inherent in dance.

experiential-didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Describe Interpersonal Neurobiology’s analysis of the relationship between attention and well-being.

2. Compare and contrast strategies for attending to breath and the kinesthetic sense of boundaries.

3. Assess the effect of kinesthetic sensing, dance improvisation, and music on neurobiological processes that serve both the individual and the working group.

Course References:

Franks, B. & Fraenkel, D. (1991). Fairy tales and dance/movement therapy: Catalysts of change for eating-disordered individuals. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 18, 311-319.

Siegel, D. (2006). An interpersonal neurobiology approach to psychotherapy. Psychiatric Annals, 36, 248-256.

Tayor, J. B. (2006). My stroke of insight: A brain scientist’s personal journey. Thorndike Press: Detroit, MI.