61st Annual Conference

Workshop 111
Healing Movements: Body-Centered Group Therapy BIODANZA

Chair:              

Susan Bello, Ph.D., ATR, Private Practice, Huntington, New York

This workshop will introduce participants to  Biodanza, a body centered group therapy popular in South America and Europe. An overview of the theoretical bases for this approach will be followed by demonstration of  the the technique which includes guided primal movements to music. This technique is effective in inducing positive emotional states to counteract depressive affect, confrontation of one's resistances to intimacy, and greater group cohesion, to name a few.

experiential-didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Course References:

1. Rolando, T. (1988). projeto Minotauro, Editaura Voles, rio de Janeiro.

2. Jose, H. (1997). De Corpo e Alma, Editora Olavobras, Sao Pauol. 

3. Susan, B. (1998). Pintando Sua Almo. Editora UnB, Brasilia.