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  2. 5Rhythms - Wikipedia

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    The dance was "a kind of moving meditation" for her. [14] Christine Ottery, writing in The Guardian in 2011, states that "ecstatic dancing has an image problem" and "encompasses everything from large global movements such as 5Rhythms and Biodanza to local drum'n'dance meet-ups". She suggests that readers may "find 5 Rhythms a good place to ...

  3. Biodanza - Wikipedia

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    Biodanza (a neologism jointed the Greek bio [life] and the Spanish danza, literally "the dance of life") is a system of self-development using music, movement and positive feelings to deepen self-awareness. It seeks to promote the ability to make a holistic link to oneself and one's emotions and to express them.

  4. Music and emotion - Wikipedia

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    Simon Vouet, Saint Cecilia, c. 1626. Research into music and emotion seeks to understand the psychological relationship between human affect and music.The field, a branch of music psychology, covers numerous areas of study, including the nature of emotional reactions to music, how characteristics of the listener may determine which emotions are felt, and which components of a musical ...

  5. Ecstatic dance - Wikipedia

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    The musicologist Paul Nettl , writing in 1929, granted that ecstatic dance had emotional power "expressive of some psychic exaltation, some intensified emotion", [46] and that the "ordered rhythm" [46] on which it was based was hypnotic, inducing a meditative state and the "dissolution of consciousness", [46] but argued that it was a "primitive ...

  6. Psychology of dance - Wikipedia

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    Dance increases connectedness among students and between students and teachers in the classroom. [17] In schools students can enhance bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, reorganize neural pathways to improve learning, and express knowledge through dance. [16] Dance helps students to develop a sense of self as an emotional and social being.

  7. Music as a coping strategy - Wikipedia

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    Emotion-based - Geared towards influencing one's emotional reactions when stressed. Meditation, distractions, or the release of emotion are all forms of emotion-based coping strategies. Mindfulness-based stress reduction is another example of this, as it is a more personal reflection based aspect of coping. [7]

  8. Dynamic meditation - Wikipedia

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    Intense Breathing: Begin with fast, deep, chaotic breaths through the nose, focusing on exhalation to energise the body and break old patterns. Focus on breathing out; the body will take care of the breathing in. Release and Express: Engage in complete emotional release, using movement and sound to express and liberate stored emotions.

  9. Expressive therapies - Wikipedia

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    British psychotherapist Paul Newham using Expressive Therapy with a client. The expressive therapies are the use of the creative arts as a form of therapy, including the distinct disciplines expressive arts therapy and the creative arts therapies (art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, writing therapy, poetry therapy, and psychodrama).