Yoga dance Therapy is an art based on the application of yoga principles to dance. This method combines a dynamic sequence of asanas (postural patterns and movements) inspired from different world dance traditions like Indian classical dance, ballet and contemporary dance, and approaches them through a practical and theoretical understanding of yoga.
Dance is a wonderful tool which uses the body language to express the emotions and cultures the right brain. The perfection in movements, synchronization to the rhythm and arithmetic involved in keeping to the rhythm are useful in developing the left brain and the expressions involved in communicating the emotions through the delicacy of movements of limbs, face and eyes require the right brain.
Yoga dance Therapy (YDT) is a teaching method based on the systematic application of yoga principles in the art of dance, combining a movement-oriented sequence of asanas and purification techniques. It is inspired by three world dance traditions – Indian classical dance, ballet and contemporary dance – and is an integrative art form based in the philosophy of Ayurveda.
Emotion culture and meditation which are essential components of yoga for total health, stress reduction and professional excellence can be incorporated into the dance training program. While you concentrate and learn the limb and trunk movements for perfect synchronization, observe your own mind. Check if you are getting stressed up (anxious), tired or lazy.
Yoga dance Therapy also includes the use of different therapies and holistic healing techniques from martial arts manipulations, massages, visualizations and choreography. It aims to create body-mind awareness and an understanding of patterns for therapeutic choreography, restoring balance and health through the concept of meditation in action.
The postural patterns are combined with dance to create body-mind awareness and craft movement patterns for therapeutic choreography. Yogadance Therapy is the ultimate body-mind therapy fitness training programme designed for dancers and athletes, and is open to all. The Yogadance Therapy training is particularly interesting for dancers, actors, dance teachers in any style, athletes, physiotherapists, dance therapists, fitness trainers and spa therapists who wish to gain first-hand knowledge about yoga and dance, and body mind therapies.
This basic workshop includes an introduction to the theory on yoga/dance/body-mind therapy, a class in yoga and dance technique (ballet/contemporary) followed by YDT choreographic yogadance sequences. Each session ends with purification practices (pranayama, kapalabhati and/or meditation) and a final deep restorative relaxation.
Thus yoga practices would not only help you to be a better professional but would make you a healthier human being through harmony between the right and left brain.
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