Dance to Health is an e-book which encourages the parents of Children with Special Needs to act as Dance Movement Therapists to their children. The aim is to encourage Mind-Body-and Spirit integration
February 13, 2006 (Press Release) --
Dear Parents, Careers of a Child with very Special Health Needs are the following some of the questions you ask yourself:-
How can I bring greater joy into my child's life?
How can I calm/stimulate him or her?
How can I find ways to experience an even deeper level of communication with him or her?
How can I have more fun and explore the full potential of my child?
How can I help my child to integrate socially?
How can I increase my child's confidence and feelings of self-worth?
How can I improve my child's posture, co-ordination and general health?
If your answer to these questions if yes then" Dance to Health" (www.dance-to-health-help-your-special-needs-child.com) may be part of the answer. The author of "Dance to Health" is a Dance Movement Therapist whose main work has been with children who have special needs. Her manual is one of a kind! No one before has suggested that the parents of children with special needs are capable of acting as Dance Movement Therapists to their children. What is offered is not a cure but a system which will bring about greater harmony between Mind-Body-and-Spirit.
Parents don't need to have trained as professional dancers or even for that matter be experienced amateurs. Parents just need to be open to the idea of having fun and communicating in a different way. "Dance to Health" (www.dance-to-health-help-your-special-needs-child.com) consists of a nine step guide.
STEP 1 How parents can help their special needs child using Dance Movement Therapy.
STEP 2 Don't Panic! You can learn how to conduct Dance Movement Therapy sessions with your child.
STEP 3 The authors Personal Method of Dance Movement Therapy.
STEP 4 How to create Dance Movement for your special child.
STEP 5 How to make musical choices
STEP 6 Some examples of music used by the author.
STEP 7 Musical Instruments for the children to play.
STEP 8 Props for use during Dance Movement sessions
STEP 9 Planning your first Dance Movement session.
Here is what Wendy Sawyers, Head of Unit, Chestnut Lodge, Radstock, England had to say of the authors work:-
"The group taking part in Mrs Cudjoe-Calvocoressi's sessions was of very mixed ability - ranging from wheelchair bound PMLD pupils and children with behaviour difficulties to much more able, mobile pupils. All of them gained a great deal from the sessions, enjoying being involved, with many of them gradually moving well to the music; and improvising for themselves. They looked forward to Mrs Cudjoe-Calvocoressi's visits and these sessions led to further work in art from some of them.
I, personally, thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the sessions - finding them an enjoyable means of exercising, therapeutic and creative; as well as a good learning experience."
Parents and relatives will be fully aware of a child's physical and intellectual capabilities and are not likely to ask the child to do more than he or she can comfortably manage. Why not experience this programme at first hand?
How can I bring greater joy into my child's life?
How can I calm/stimulate him or her?
How can I find ways to experience an even deeper level of communication with him or her?
How can I have more fun and explore the full potential of my child?
How can I help my child to integrate socially?
How can I increase my child's confidence and feelings of self-worth?
How can I improve my child's posture, co-ordination and general health?
If your answer to these questions if yes then" Dance to Health" (www.dance-to-health-help-your-special-needs-child.com) may be part of the answer. The author of "Dance to Health" is a Dance Movement Therapist whose main work has been with children who have special needs. Her manual is one of a kind! No one before has suggested that the parents of children with special needs are capable of acting as Dance Movement Therapists to their children. What is offered is not a cure but a system which will bring about greater harmony between Mind-Body-and-Spirit.
Parents don't need to have trained as professional dancers or even for that matter be experienced amateurs. Parents just need to be open to the idea of having fun and communicating in a different way. "Dance to Health" (www.dance-to-health-help-your-special-needs-child.com) consists of a nine step guide.
STEP 1 How parents can help their special needs child using Dance Movement Therapy.
STEP 2 Don't Panic! You can learn how to conduct Dance Movement Therapy sessions with your child.
STEP 3 The authors Personal Method of Dance Movement Therapy.
STEP 4 How to create Dance Movement for your special child.
STEP 5 How to make musical choices
STEP 6 Some examples of music used by the author.
STEP 7 Musical Instruments for the children to play.
STEP 8 Props for use during Dance Movement sessions
STEP 9 Planning your first Dance Movement session.
Here is what Wendy Sawyers, Head of Unit, Chestnut Lodge, Radstock, England had to say of the authors work:-
"The group taking part in Mrs Cudjoe-Calvocoressi's sessions was of very mixed ability - ranging from wheelchair bound PMLD pupils and children with behaviour difficulties to much more able, mobile pupils. All of them gained a great deal from the sessions, enjoying being involved, with many of them gradually moving well to the music; and improvising for themselves. They looked forward to Mrs Cudjoe-Calvocoressi's visits and these sessions led to further work in art from some of them.
I, personally, thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the sessions - finding them an enjoyable means of exercising, therapeutic and creative; as well as a good learning experience."
Parents and relatives will be fully aware of a child's physical and intellectual capabilities and are not likely to ask the child to do more than he or she can comfortably manage. Why not experience this programme at first hand?
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