[Adta] RE: Getting the Word Out!

[Ilene Serlin]

Hi Susan,

I'm very interested in this too, and facilitated a panel at an ADTA  
conference in the 80s on spirituality. We had representatives from a  
variety of approaches--authentic movement to Chace--with experienced  
practitioners talking about how, from their perspectives, they  
experienced spiritualilty in the work. I collected written  
descriptions and planned to suggest a special edition of AJDT, but  
never got around to it....I still have those papers....

Anyone interested?

Leni
On Feb 9, 2007, at 5:42 AM, skdmt2 wrote:

> Hi Jody & Everybody
>
> It looks like there is interest in another special application for  
> d/mt. Although you may have not been thinking clinically, I am,  
> because spirituality is an area that probably needs more attention  
> from us as a profession. For the past 6 months or so we have been  
> providing a large group ( whole facility) format called  
> “Inspiration celebration” (IC) it is not religious but it is  
> spiritual- a minister is involved but it is patient led & driven.  
> There is a d/mt piece performed each week along w/ a narrative that  
> is read while the pts perform their ‘dance”. It is always very  
> moving & I have become very involved in the support as well as  
> execution of the IC. I think I have mentioned it before on the   
> listserve.
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> I just wanted to acknowledge, however, that the movement piece I  
> facilitate  is clearly d/mt &” touching the “spirit”/soulful  
> experiences are what we do in our work. In this particular forum,  
> however, it is being recognized & very much appreciated.
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> I hope that those of you who are interested in the application of  
> movement into prayer/spiritual settings, also consider that there  
> Can also be places in clinical settings where our work can be  
> developed.
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> I am hoping that some of you with this interest WILL join together  
> to explore these issues & I’d love to see a forum for this at    
> ADTA conferences.
>
> Jody- thanks for initiating discussion re this. It is very exciting  
> to see the wonderful response you have illicited.
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> Susan
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> Susan Kleinman, MA ADTR, NCCKleinman
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> From: adta-bounces at adta.org [mailto:adta-bounces at adta.org] On  
> Behalf Of Wager Jody
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 8:01 AM
> To: Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb; adta list serve
> Subject: [Adta] RE: Getting the Word Out!
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> Dear Barbara, Gabrielle, Donna and others,
>
> Thank you so much for responding to my post and for providing me  
> with support while you share some of your own stories. I would so  
> much love to speak with you each about what you do and how you do  
> it ... and to have an opportunity to brainstorm/play together about  
> ways in general to introduce movement into prayer/spiritual  
> settings. I was wondering if we might try to get together at the  
> upcoming conference in NYC. Are you planning on being there?  
> Perhaps someone would like to spearhead a workshop on this topic. I  
> am already hoping to present on some other work and feel my plate  
> is too full to prepare for a second presentation. The deadline is  
> tomorrow so it would need to be a RUSH application. I know we can  
> continue this conversation on line, but it would be nice to have a  
> face-to-face/body-to-body exchange. I would be happy to organize a  
> get-together in Brooklyn for any intersted dmt to join us. What do  
> you think? I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Jody
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb [mailto:loebx001 at umn.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 2:00 PM
> To: Wager Jody; adta list serve
> Subject: Getting the Word Out!
>
> Hi Jody, I have been doing this for many years at my synagogue and  
> in the community and it is a wonderful way to help people be in an  
> important relationship with their movement and bodies. I have also  
> worked with bringing more movement into some of the specific  
> prayers and experiences with in the service (and have actually been  
> asked to do somethings in local churches as well) I am also  
> involved in my own process of exploring the embodied experiences of  
> Jewish mystical concepts (Kabbalah) and have led some workshops at  
> some of our regional women's retreats combining movement, awareness  
> and Jewish concepts. It usually well received as well.
>
> I would love to find others who are working with this and share  
> what we are doing and have some conversations about it....anybody  
> else???? Barbara
>
> On Feb 6, 2007, at 7:02 AM, Wager Jody wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> Although not a conference per se ... I would like to mention that I  
> have just returned from a weekend retreat with members of my  
> temple. It was a retreat designed to explore the many aspects of  
> prayer. I was invited to join as a participant and to weave in some  
> movement experiences ... and so I taught some Israeli folkdance  
> after Friday night services, facilitated some stretching and  
> offered a workshop on incorporating movement into our own personal  
> style of prayer. Regarding the workshop, I had many ideas in mind  
> as I entered this session, but really didn't "know" what I wanted  
> to present until the very moment I began moving with my fellow  
> explorers. In essence what unfolded was a dance/movement "therapy"  
> session. It was a rich and touching session that allowed each of us  
> to connect with ourselves and one another via the movement and the  
> theme of prayer ... the group also spontaneously brought in the  
> upcoming holiday of Tu Bishvat ... the Jewish holiday where we  
> celebrate trees ... and although I never thought I would do  
> this ... I invited us to move like a tree.
>
> As an aside, I would also like to mention that I have begun  
> introducing movement experiences, including movement choirs, into a  
> monthly women's group at this same temple, in honor of the new  
> moon. This too has been a beautiful experience and well received by  
> most.
>
> I just thought that I would share with you all a slightly different  
> way of introducing our work. Although my primary focus during these  
> experiences is on bringing another form of expression to these  
> various services, it feels good to be able to share this part of  
> myself with my fellow temple members as well as to spread the word  
> of dmt.
>
> Anyone else playing with this? I would love to hear how others  
> might be bringing movement and/or dmt into other aspects of their  
> lives ... outside of the work environment.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jody (Wager)
>
> Falls Church, VA
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