Dynamikos Dance Comes to Indianapolis

Healing is a dynamic process and all treatment works by facilitating a natural process that allows for healing to take place. The roots of illness is not always in the physical. We can loose our equilibrium in more than one plane of our being. Illness often begins on the emotional and spiritual level and therefore healing is best facilitated when all three areas are addressed. In Chinese medicine they describe illness that is in the visable and inviable field. The call this energy Ki and wellness comes from moving that energy.

Music and dance are married to each other. Music has been able to sooth th savage soul and move us to esctasy and exhilaration. Music naturally moves us into physcial and spiritual movement. Why esle would the Sufi whirl? When we have love our balance live is in balance. When we are out of balance life begins to spiral we may enter the sprial to regain our equilibrium.

Dynamikos explores interpetive dancve: sacred geomety, estatic dance, trance dance, archetypes and more.

In Dynamikos Dance:

Body, mind and spirit interact, so that a change in movement will affect total functioning

Movement reflects personality and creativity

Movement releases endorphins and emotional tension, and increses flexability

Group movement contains a symbolic function and as such can be evidence of unconscious process

Movement and improvisation allows each individual to experiment with new ways of being

Allows for the recapitulation of early object relationships by virtue of the largely non-verbal mediation of the latter"

Through the unity of the body, mind, and spirit. Dynamic Dance provides a sense of wholeness to all individuals

The Creative Process

The creative process is comprised of four stages which occur during Dynamic Dance. Each stage contains a smaller set of goals which correlate to the larger purpose of Dynamic Dance. The stages and goals of Dynamic Dance vary with each individual. Although the stages are progressive, the stages are usually revisited several times throughout the entire Dynamic Dance process. The four stages are:

Preparation: the warm-up stage, getting centered and letting go of the external world, safety is established with grounding and breathing exercises.

Incubation: relaxed, let go of conscious control, movements become symbolic.

Illumination: meanings become apparent, can have positive and negative effects. In chaos theory we must break down the old sometimes to create the new.

Evaluation: discuss significance of the process, imapct it has on stage of life or life process, prepare to end session.

Dynamic Dance can be used to treat serious disorders and diseases. Although Dynamic Dance is promoted to reduce stress and center the mind and body, this therapy is very effective in helping to heal other disabilities and diseases. These include:

Autism: therapists connect on a sensory-motor level, provides a sense of acceptance and expands skills and cognitive abilities, increases maturity

Learning Disabilities: develops better organizational skills, learns/experiences control and choice, higher self confidence, new inspirations to learn

Mental Retardation: improves body image, social skills, coordination, and motor skills, promotes communication

Deaf and Hearing Impaired: reduces feelings of isolation, provides inspiration for relationships

Blind and Visually Impaired: improves body image, motor skills, and personal awareness

Physically Handicapped: improves motor skills and body image, provides a way to communicate and express emotions

Elderly: provides social interaction, expression, and exercise, alleviates fears of loneliness and isolation

Eating Disorders: alters distorted body images which helps end destructive behaviors, discovers symbolic meanings behind disorder/food

PTDS: Dance weaves the past is present together is a new safe design. "safe place" to confront painful memories

Parkenson's Disease: uses rhythm to help reduce body dysfunctions which improves motor abilities, balance, and use of limbs

Holistic Birth Preparation: implores relaxation techniques to reduce anxiety, stregthens the pelvic floor, helps teach breathing techniques and release energy, builds confidence to help cope with labor, birth and early parenting

Infertility: When movement changes the body shifts it's rythem and conception can become possable.

Locations

Dynamic Dance can be practiced in a large variety of locations. Such locations include:

Rehabilitation centers

Medical settings

Educational settings

Forensic settings

Nursing Homes

Day Care facilities

Disease prevention centers

Health promotion programs

Spiritual Encounter groups

Contact: Helena Zahara for more dance information 317-357-8858.