Category: Health and Wellbeing

Self-Care through Creative Movement

March 14, 2019

Facilitated by Jessica Houghton (RP qualifying, Dance Movement Psychotherapist), this 10 week Dance Movement Psychotherapy group offers participants a chance to deepen their relationship with their body, needs, and self-care practice.

Through accessing the wealth of information available to us in our bodies, we can start to get in touch with what we need, and offer ourselves the chance to have those needs met. Together we will begin the process of holding ourselves with compassion, practice listening to our body’s cues, and develop our ability to ask for what we need from others.

Jessica’s approach uses dance as a medium for self-discovery, allowing participants to expand their awareness of their patterns of moving and relating and find ways to access their creative impulses towards healing.

When: Thursdays from March 28th-May 30th, 7:00-8:30pm

Where: The Healing Collective, 2005 Danforth Ave.

How much: $300*

To register email movingtogetherDMP@gmail.com. For more information visit www.moving-together.ca.

*There will be two partially subsidized spaces available for this group. Please get in touch if you would like to participate in this group and would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of enrolment.

Arts based stress reduction group

March 14, 2019

Facilitated by Ayana Spivak (RP Qualifying, Dance Movement Therapist), this is the spring support group for someone who is:

– feeling sometimes overwhelmed with the busyness of life

– experiencing burnout

– looking for stress release and artistic expression

– curious about the use of arts as a tool for wellbeing

– owner of some or none of artistic experience and skills

During the 4 Saturday afternoons, you will be able to create and have fun, get support chatting with like-minded peers, breathe, move and practice relaxation techniques…while focusing each time on very specific themes such as:

– create your own mandala;

– craft “seeds for change” and eco-printing project;

– explore our roles by make masks;

– practice acceptance and make a self-portrait with wood pieces;

– dream bravely and visualize your place of peace and power using collage techniques.

FACILITATOR: Ayana Spivak, MA, registered psychotherapist (qualifying), expressive arts therapist www.ayanadmt.com

TIME & DATES: Saturdays, 12 pm – 3 pm:
March 16, April 13, May 18, June 15

FEES: $40 per session ($150 for 4 sessions)
– by PayPal or e-transfer

REGISTRATION until March 6th,
early birds (before March 1st) get 10% off

WHERE: Canadian Academy of Therapeutic Arts
120 Newkirk rd unit 12, Richmond Hill, ON

Contact Ayana at ayanadmt@gmail.com for more information or to register.

DMTAC Professional Exchange Weekend

October 23, 2018

The Ottawa Dance/Movement Therapy community invites you to join us in a weekend of community building within our profession. We welcome practitioners, students, mentors, supervisors and teachers.

Our goal is to provide a sharing of knowledge, questions, and enrichment between colleagues at various stages of education, development, and professional experience. Continue reading “DMTAC Professional Exchange Weekend”

Taking up space with Jessica Houghton (DMT)

October 11, 2018

When: November 3rd, 1:00-3:00pm
Where: The Healing Collective, 2005 Danforth Ave
How much: $40

Workshop description:

For many of us, making ourselves smaller – through physically taking up less space, not speaking up in a group, or valuing the needs of others over our own – is a strategy that we use to help us cope with conflict, power imbalances, stress, and challenging relationship dynamics. Continue reading “Taking up space with Jessica Houghton (DMT)”