Movement Medicine
Movement Medicine 是一种有意识的舞蹈和动态冥想练习，它将身体运动、情绪觉察和正念与心理学、萨满教传统和当代神经科学的见解相结合。它通过课程、工作坊、静修营和专业培训项目在国际上推广。
Movement Medicine 强调舞蹈是个人疗愈、关系意识和集体责任的途径，邀请参与者通过运动与内在体验和更广阔的世界互动。
起源
Movement Medicine 由 Susannah Darling-Khan 和 Ya’Acov Darling-Khan 于 21 世纪初创立，他们是“5节奏”的资深教师，也是 Gabrielle Roth 的嫡传弟子。这种练习源于他们数十年来在意识舞蹈、心理治疗、萨满教实践和具身引导方面的研究和发展。
创始人将 Movement Medicine 描述为回应当代生活的需求，将个人转变与社会和生态意识相结合。
核心原则
Movement Medicine 基于以下几个关键原则：
- “具身性”——通过直接的身体体验培养觉知。
- “责任感”——认识到我们在行动、人际关系和行为方式上的选择权和责任感。
- “关系”——探索与自我、他人、社群和自然世界的联结。
- “整合”——将运动练习的感悟融入日常生活。
The practice views dance as medicine not only for individuals, but also for relationships, communities, and cultures.
Practice
Movement Medicine sessions typically involve guided movement journeys supported by music, verbal guidance, imagery, and intention. While there is no choreography, teachers provide clear frameworks that invite exploration of sensation, emotion, impulse, and meaning.
Classes often include:
- grounding and centring practices,
- movement explorations related to emotional states and life themes,
- opportunities for solo and relational movement,
- integration and reflection through embodied awareness.
The practice draws on both expressive and contemplative movement, balancing intensity with integration.
Maps and frameworks
Movement Medicine uses a set of teaching maps and conceptual frameworks to support clarity and depth in practice. These may include:
- The Wave (inherited and adapted from 5Rhythms),
- The Medicine Wheel and elemental perspectives,
- maps of consciousness, choice, and responsibility,
- archetypal and mythic lenses for understanding experience.
These maps function as orienting tools rather than prescriptions, supporting improvisation and personal meaning-making.
Teacher training
Movement Medicine offers an internationally recognised professional training programme for conscious dance teachers and facilitators. The training is modular and typically spans several years, combining:
- intensive residential modules,
- supervised teaching practice,
- personal process work,
- mentoring and assessment.
Graduates are authorised to teach Movement Medicine classes and workshops and are part of an ongoing professional community.
Community and reach
Movement Medicine is practiced across Europe and internationally, with teachers offering regular classes, workshops, and retreats in many countries. The school maintains an active global network of teachers, students, and practitioners, supported by online resources and events.
External links
- Official website: https://schoolofmovementmedicine.com/
