Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)
Group Type: Workshop
Goals of the Group:
- Enhance Self-Awareness: Increase understanding of emotions and bodily sensations.
- Develop Coping Strategies: Teach movement-based techniques for managing emotions.
- Promote Expressive Communication: Encourage non-verbal expression of feelings through movement.
- Build Resilience: Foster emotional resilience in a safe environment.
- Foster Connection: Create a supportive community among participants.
- Encourage Mind-Body Integration: Promote harmony between physical movement and emotional expression.
Who Is The Group For?
- Anyone who wants to understand and cope with their emotions better.
- Individuals navigating a physical or mental illness.
- Caregivers.
- Seniors.
- People with disabilities.
- People with special needs.
- Those in recovery.
Discussion Topics:
- Emotional awareness and regulation.
- Movement-based coping strategies.
- Non-verbal expression of feelings.
- Emotional resilience.
- Mind-body integration.
What Will We Talk About?
- The connection between movement and emotions.
- Techniques for managing emotions through movement.
- The importance of non-verbal expression.
- Building emotional resilience.
- Creating a supportive community.
Glimpse of the Session:
- Session 1: Introduction and Grounding
- Check-in and intention setting.
- Body awareness exercises.
- Exploring the emotional systems.
- Session 2: Identifying Emotional Triggers
- Identifying emotional triggers and glimmers using movement.
- Session 3: Developing Coping Mechanisms
- Developing embodied resilience strategies.
- Session 4: Emotional Integration and Reflection
- Exploring and integrating emotional shifts and transformation.
Please note that the session topics, order, and other details may be subject to change based on the needs and preferences of the group members and facilitators.
Facilitator Bio:
Facilitator: Preethi Rajagopalan
Years of Experience: 10+ years
Groups Facilitated at SoulUp: 3
Relevant Expertise: Dance Movement Therapy, Somatic Trauma Work, Emotional Regulation, Polyvagal-informed Practices, Trauma-sensitive Movement Support
Preethi Rajagopalan is a Trauma Informed Dance Movement Therapy Practitioner with over ten years of experience empowering individuals through movement and body-based healing. She completed her certification from the Creative Movement Therapy Association of India in 2015 and later pursued an advanced, postgraduate-level program at the National Centre for Dance Therapy in Montreal, Canada. Preethi has also trained in trauma studies with the Trauma Research Foundation in the USA and holds an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy certification from The Embody Lab. She is currently undergoing a three-year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner training to deepen her understanding of nervous system healing. In addition to her clinical practice at Maarga Mind Care, she serves as Co-Director of the Certificate Course in Dance Movement Therapy at CMTAI.
Her work in this group focuses on improving emotional regulation through the body using Dance Movement Therapy, somatic practices and principles from polyvagal theory. She supports participants in exploring how movement influences emotions, stress responses and overall nervous system balance. With experience facilitating multiple batches of this group, Preethi creates a supportive and experiential environment where individuals can reconnect with their bodies, express emotions safely and discover new ways of grounding and self-regulation.
Years of Experience: 10+ years
Groups Facilitated at SoulUp: 3
Relevant Expertise: Dance Movement Therapy, Somatic Trauma Work, Emotional Regulation, Polyvagal-informed Practices, Trauma-sensitive Movement Support
Preethi Rajagopalan is a Trauma Informed Dance Movement Therapy Practitioner with over ten years of experience empowering individuals through movement and body-based healing. She completed her certification from the Creative Movement Therapy Association of India in 2015 and later pursued an advanced, postgraduate-level program at the National Centre for Dance Therapy in Montreal, Canada. Preethi has also trained in trauma studies with the Trauma Research Foundation in the USA and holds an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy certification from The Embody Lab. She is currently undergoing a three-year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner training to deepen her understanding of nervous system healing. In addition to her clinical practice at Maarga Mind Care, she serves as Co-Director of the Certificate Course in Dance Movement Therapy at CMTAI.
Her work in this group focuses on improving emotional regulation through the body using Dance Movement Therapy, somatic practices and principles from polyvagal theory. She supports participants in exploring how movement influences emotions, stress responses and overall nervous system balance. With experience facilitating multiple batches of this group, Preethi creates a supportive and experiential environment where individuals can reconnect with their bodies, express emotions safely and discover new ways of grounding and self-regulation.
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