Interview with actress Julia Cho: I am forging my own path
December 20, 2014 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Creative Art, Dance, Empowerment, Exercise, Featured, Finding Your Voice, HAES, Healthy Communication, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Self Esteem, Self-Acceptance, Wellness, Wellness, Yoga, Yoga and Meditation
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I am an actor, an American-born child of Korean immigrant parents, and a native of Los Angeles. I am also a founding member of Artists at Play, a theatre-producing collective based in L.A. that presents work by Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) artists. Can you […]
Interview with Professional Dancer, Ingrid Graham: Happiness is a Direct Result of Our Actions
November 25, 2014 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Dance, Featured, Role Models
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I am a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. I also sit on two nonprofit boards and help procure funding and publicity for the causes close to my heart. I love working with children and founded a mentoring program for young aspiring dancers in the community. Can […]
Interview with AfterBuzz Host, Kristyn Burtt: Unplugging During Holiday Weekends
November 14, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Body Image, Bullying, Dance, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Coping, Self-Care, Stress Management
Can you tell us a bit about any upcoming projects or events that you are working on? I’m in the middle of the season for the “Dancing With the Stars” after show on AfterBuzz TV. The fans are passionate about their favorite dancers and celebs, so I have to keep on top of all of […]
Meet Actress, Dancer and Model Sam Aotaki
August 7, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Creative Art, Dance, Featured, Loving Your Body, Role Models, Self Esteem, Yoga and Meditation
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? Hi! i am Sam Aotaki, I am currently 20 years old and I’m an actress, model and dancer Can you tell us a bit about any upcoming projects that you are working on? i have a couple music videos coming, I am actually directing one myself, […]
A Conversation with Choreographer Tara Nicole Hughes
September 24, 2013 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Expressive Arts, Featured, Movement
Our own Robyn Hussa caught up with choreographer Tara Nicole Hughes to get the details on her career, life and what inspires her most. RH: Please tell us about yourself and what you do? TNH: I am a dancer/choreographer. I started dancing at age 9 at a local studio in Orlando, Florida. I walked in the […]
Dancing Again
March 25, 2013 by mamaV
Filed under Dance, Dance Movement Therapy, Eating Disorders, Exercise, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Freedom, Loving Your Body, Recovery, Role Models, Self Esteem, Sharing Feelings, Spirituality, Treatment, Wellness
This Guest Post graciously submitted by Mandi Degner. Last week, I finally took a long and honest look at myself in a mirror for the first time in my available memory of life. I didn’t hate her. I didn’t yell at her. I didn’t tell her she was ugly. On Tuesday, I just looked. On […]
I Rise.
January 29, 2013 by Joslyn Smith
Filed under Activism, Body Image, Dance, Eating Disorders, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Loving Your Body, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Self-Compassion
As I contemplate my present life and where my life will lead next, I repeatedly return to the idea of reclamation. Body reclamation. For me, reclaiming my body coincides with reclaiming my life. Reclaiming my body – in a myriad of ways – continues to be the single most important commitment I make each day as […]
this is your brain on dance
June 2, 2012 by Jodi Rubin
Filed under Anxiety, Dance, Dance Movement Therapy, Exercise, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Loving Your Body, Mental Health, Movement, PTSD, Self-Care, Wellness
Scientific American’s 2008 article explains that “unconscious entrainment – the process that causes us to absent-mindedly tap our feet to a beat – reflects our instinct for dance.” It would seem that our brains have evolved around rhythm! Throughout all of the movement tasks in their study, there was activation in areas of the brain that correlate […]
Dance/Movement Therapy: Accessing the Language of the Body
March 9, 2012 by Susan Kleinman
Filed under Body Image, Dance, Dance Movement Therapy, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Loving Your Body, Mindfulness, Movement, Self-Care, Wellness
The Language of the Body Movement defines us from the first kick in our mother’s womb till our final breath, and we participate in a dance of life, communicating through our bodies long before we learn to speak using verbal language. Throughout our lives, body language remains our most natural means of recognizing our needs […]
