[Adta] Re: Adta Digest, Vol 16, Issue 29
Pamela Lerman
pfler at nycap.rr.com
Sun Feb 11 19:00:33 EST 2007
HI all,
Just a correction on the last note I sent- it
was my Master's thesis that used Laban Movement
principles to explore the Festival cycles- not my
"Masters".
Pamela Faith Lerman, M.Ed., ADTR, LCAT, LMHC
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> 1. Re: RE: Getting the Word Out! (Ilene Serlin)
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>Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:38:42 -0800
>From: Ilene Serlin <iserlin at ileneserlin.com>
>Subject: Re: [Adta] RE: Getting the Word Out!
>To: skdmt2 <skdmt2 at bellsouth.net>
>Cc: 'Wager Jody' <Jody.Wager at HCAhealthcare.com>, 'adta list serve'
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>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
>> ’ÄúInspiration celebration’Äù (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 ’Äòdance’Äù. 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> I just wanted to acknowledge, however, that the movement piece I
>> facilitate is clearly d/mt &’Äù touching the ’Äúspirit’Äù/soulful
>> experiences are what we do in our work. In this particular forum,
>> however, it is being recognized & very much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am hoping that some of you with this interest WILL join together
>> to explore these issues & I’Äôd 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Susan
>>
>>
>>
>> Susan Kleinman, MA ADTR, NCCKleinman
>>
>>
>>
>> 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!
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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