Mindfulness Yoga & Dancing Mindfulness: A Healing With Movement

Mindfulness is the simple practice of noticing without judgment and returning to the present moment. Mindfulness-informed clinical interventions are well-established in peer review literature, and are great in assisting clients. In this workshop you will learn skills to use with clients and students to help with coping and distress tolerance . Mindfulness, dance, meditation, and yoga are modalities that can promote wellness and recovery, and the larger traditions of Gestalt psychotherapy and person-centered therapy have a rich tradition of drawing from their wisdom in clinical work. Expressive arts therapy in conjunction with yoga training in a trauma-informed system of care is instructed during this workshop as the primary avenue through which to access mindful awareness.

Class Objectives:

• 1. Understand mindfulness from several different perspectives and how movement practices can fit the definition of mindfulness.

• 2. Learn principals and practices of yoga and dance mindfulness

• 3. Learn the benefits of a…