Minja Mertanen

What is Dance and Movement Therapy?

 

Dance and Movement Therapy is a greative art therapy given by professional graduated dance and movement therapist.

It can be used either for individuals or for groups.

Dance- and Movement Therapy is suitable for everyone. No previous experience about dance or movement is needed. 

 

Methods used in Dance- and Movement Therapy

 

Methods used in Dance- and Movement Therapy are for example movement, image work, presence, breathing and relaxation techniques. We discuss about sensations, emotions and notions that rise up from methods. 

In individual Dance- and Movement Therapy a client can explore privat matters in confidentiality of therapy.

In group therapy it is possible to explore typical ways to oneself to relate to others, ones position in a group.

 

Individual is present as a whole in Dance- and Movement Therapy

 

 Dance- and Movement Therapy aims to overall wellbeing of a person.  Dance- and Movement Therapy combines different aspects of experiencing: cognitive, emotional, and sensorymotoral aspects. Dance- and Movement Therapy provides possibility to listen bodily experiences and notions and explore the connection to feelings and ways of thinking.

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Minja Mertanen has been giving private sessions of dance and Movement Therapy for years. She has also combined Dance and Movement Therapy approach to her artistic work. Reality Research Center had a performance concept about positive futures, Personal utopias. "Utopian Consultation" private sessions were given in elderly peoples house as well to the people recovering from drug addiction. Minja used Dance and Movement therapy methods in this performance.