Nature-Based Dance/Movement Therapy
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Authors
Gangnath, Kelsey
Issue Date
2016-05-01
Type
thesis_open
Language
Keywords
nature-based dance/movement , Dance Movement Therapy
Alternative Title
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Abstract
This paper examines how a therapist’s embodied experience of the natural world can provide a foundation for utilizing a nature-based dance/movement therapy with medically fragile children in long term care. Beginning with a reflection on her childhood experiences in nature, the author then discusses the literature on the impact of nature on human development and the implications of loss of contact with nature. The final section presents examples of how the integration of natural elements and embodied experience was used to provide dance/movement therapy to medically fragile children at Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, NY.