NAME OF METHOD/TOOL/TECHNIQUE

Psychogymnastics - dance and movement therapy

TARGET GROUP:

Educators, teachers, care providers, etc.

AUTHOR'S/ ORGANISATION'S NAME

Judith Hanna

LINK TO METHOD (IN ENGLISH)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334281938_DANCING_TO_RESIST_REDUCE_AND_ESCAPE_STRESS

BRIEF SUMMARY

Activities, through various games, dances, and acting aimed at getting to know one's emotional reactions, it is learned constructively express yourself and understand others based on the biofeedback approach that emotions and body are interrelated. Dance/movement therapy (DMT) is defined by the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) as the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual, for the purpose of improving health and well-being. Attention and concentration, for example, are influenced by the perception, exploration, and creation of artistic content as well as by the explicit use of the body (body perception and expression). The respective art media (art, music, dance, theater) thereby provide different methods to activate resources and coping abilities and increase action flexibility, self-efficacy, and empowerment