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By Deborah Olson


In such a fast paced world, it is not a surprise that many people are subjected to high levels or pressure and stress every single day. Such mental and physical stress forces these people to seek the help of a professional who will allow them to go through a therapy that can help improve the way they live and view life. Because of the growing need, there have been several kinds of therapy that were developed for these individuals.

All of these therapies aim for the same things such as to improve your mental and physical health in order for you to lead a better life. One of the many therapies available right now is the dance or movement therapy Carmel CA which makes use of dancing as a form of therapeutic movement. Such helps in the integration of cognitive, emotional, physical, as well as social achievement.

While many people think that this is just the same as regular dancing, it most certainly is not. In movement therapy, or DMT, transforms dancing into a kind of expression which can be translated through assessing non verbal behaviors, body language, and emotional expressions. There are many benefits that are associated with such and some are listed below.

While many individuals are open and very expressive in terms of what and how they feel, most people who enroll in DMT do not share the same behavior. However, in the therapy, they will be able to do this through the aid of music which will allow them to reminisce or associate it with the past and then channel it to the way they dance. Honesty in facial expressions movements will reveal what the person is trying to convey.

Dancing is a form of physical exercise and such exercises help relieve an individual of stress. In DMT it does not only relieve physical but also emotional stress especially because the patients are encouraged to relate their gestures to how they feel at that very moment. This gives them the opportunity to put down whatever it may be that they are carrying which is affecting their well being.

Gross motor skills are going to be developed as well as an increase in their physical fitness. Before every session, everyone will be asked to warm up so as to increase their heart rate and blood circulation, as well as to prevent them from straining their muscles. And because there is no limit to the dance styles, there are other additional benefits that they will be acquiring for instance, good posture and muscle growth through ballet.

Because the patients are grouped together, there is also that senses of being able to socialize which will improve their confidence and self esteem. Such happens because they get exposed to different people of varying degrees of ability and behavior. And because the sessions encourage positive environments, they feel a sense of confidence and progress.

Finally, patients have the opportunity to create and imagine especially in controlled sessions where they are asked to make specific gestures, for instance swimming in the ocean or floating in space. Instructors may even appoint specific emotions for the class to ponder on. Such does a powerful impact in their mental as well as emotional health.

Everybody suffers from many things, but it is how you deal with it that is important. And while the world seems to be too heavy on your shoulders, it does not mean that you should let it crush you to bits. Seek things such as therapies that will make you feel better not only towards the world but also towards yourself.




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