Mindfulness And Dance: The Effects Of Yoga Practices

As an individual working in the field of healthcare for well over a decade the majority of my experience with psychiatric illnesses occurred in the developing world in a less conventional setting than a psychiatric hospital or rehabilitation facility. I was educated about successful mental health treatment in a free yoga therapy clinic in the heart of Bangalore India. There I fell in love with the idea of using the body through the movement of yoga to heal the mind. After years of study and eventual relocation back to the United States my pursuit of body-based psychotherapy led me to dancemovement therapy. Since I first began exploring movement as a healing modality my understanding of yogas direct impact on mental health has been reaffirmed by my subsequent study of dancemovement therapy. The relationship between yoga and dancemovement therapy is an important factor in the design of the program described in this article. It is hoped that through this evaluation of the combined use of yoga and dancemovement therapy there may be recognition of these methods as vital components of recovery for individuals experiencing persistent or severe mental illness SMI. yoga yogadance yogapractice yogalife mindfulness mindfulnessmeditation mindfulnesspractice dance fitness fitnessdance naijaentertainmenttv NigerianCelebs NollywoodGist AfrobeatMusic AfricanEntertainment NigerianMusicIndustry NaijaMovieIndustry NaijaCelebrities NaijaEntertainmentTV NigerianEntertainmentIndustry NaijaShowbiz,

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