Dancing Mindfulness: A Creative Path to Healing and Transformation

by Jamie Marich, Christine Valters Paintner (Foreword)

Experiment. Explore. Awaken your potential for wellness through meditative movement. "This ... is an invitation and a portal into the practice of dance and movement as meditation. All bodies are welcome and all abilities. Anyone can dance, although many of us hold back because we don't look like dancers or because we have physical limitations. But I am willing to bet that most of you holding this book have touched a moment of transcendence or freedom in an experience of dance that leads you to explore deeper. You have a worthy guide in your hands."
―from the Foreword Using theory and step-by-step exercises, dancer and clinical counselor Dr. Jamie Marich expertly guides you through seven primary elements of mindfulness in breath, sound, body, story, mind, spirit and fusion. By dancing through these seven elements, either in personal practice or in a group, you will be better able

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Annette · Rating 5 out of 5]

great resource

I am so excited to put some of these ideas into practice and share in a group setting. I decided I wanted to offer a class called "Movement for Mindfulness, Connection, and Expression." I googled that title and found this, and it was a lot of what I was looking for.

[Gretchen · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5