Dance Therapy: An Art Of Healing Mental Health
Dance is a healing therapy you don’t just dance you live the moment-Miss Shraddha Sharma
Dance Therapy is an expressive movement and a vehicle through which an individual can engage in the process of personal integration and growth. it is a relationship between motion and emotion and that by exploring more people experience the possibility of becoming more securely balanced yet increasingly spontaneous and adaptable. Through this therapy each person’s inner world becomes tangible, where individuals share much of their personal symbolism and through dance it becomes more visible which creates a holding environment of such feelings that can be safely expressed, acknowledged and communicated.
Dance Therapy: An Effective Approach Of Reducing Mental Health Issues.
IT GIVES PEOPLE THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS-
It is a great way to express emotions that are sometimes not easily expressed verbally. Dance therapy gives people a chance to express one’s feeling through movement.
IT HELPS TO RELIEF STRESS-
Any form of exercise is great for relieving stress from mind and body. Dance is no different from other exercise, it is a great stress reliever which is related to thoughts and feelings and bring instant changes to one’s emotions and attitudes.
IT IMPROVES CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM-
Dance therapy increases confidence, social and communication skills as well as improve self-esteem and over all attentiveness in individuals
DANCE THERAPY AND REGULAR DANCING- ARE SIMILAR OR NOT?
Most people think that dancing can be good for their health it improves cardiovascular and its endurance muscle tone and coordination. Dance can also boost a person mood, improve body image, and provide opportunities for fun that may lower stress anxiety. These elements are certainly beneficial while a dance therapists takes dance to an another level, it provides a safe space for people to express themselves. Movement becomes more than exercise-it becomes a language. People with illness communicate conscious and unconscious feeling through dance.