How is it promoted for use?
Dance therapy is offered as a health promotion service for healthy people, and as a complementary method of reducing the stress of caregivers and people with cancer and other chronic illness. Physically, dance therapy can provide exercise, improve mobility and muscle coordination, and reduce muscle tension. Emotionally, dance therapy is reported to improve self-awareness, self-confidence, and interpersonal interaction, and is an outlet for communicating feelings. Some promoters claim that dance therapy may strengthen the immune system through muscular action and physiological processes and even help prevent disease.
Dance therapy is based on the belief that the mind and body work together. Through dance, it is thought people can identify and express their innermost emotions, bringing those feelings to the surface. Some people claim this can create a sense of renewal, unity, and completeness.
What does it involve?
Dance therapists help people develop a nonverbal language that offers information about what is going on in their bodies. The therapist observes a person's movements to make an assessment and then designs a program to help the specific condition. The frequency and level of difficulty of the therapy is usually tailored to meet the needs of the participants.
Dance therapy is used in a variety of settings with people who have social, emotional, cognitive, or physical concerns. It is often used as a part of the recovery process for people with chronic illness. Dance therapists work with both individuals and groups, including entire families.
UNA STARBUCK
Una Starbuck, M.A., has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Somatics, a Bachelor’s degree in Dance, and is a licensed massage therapist. She has provided therapy for children, adults and families in social service organizations, has taught creative movement and dance to children and adults, and currently teaches weekly classes at The Studio Maui in an ecstatic dance form called Soul Motion. Una grew up here on the island of Maui, has devoted her life to the study of embodiment, healing and dance, and is interested in helping people awake through the body, express their innate creativity, and find simple and effective ways of healing through embodiment.
Una has a private practice where she offers dance therapy, dance exploration, embodiment skills, and somatic counseling.
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Dance Therapy - Know yourself and work through issues and transitions through the use of therapeutic movement, dance and somatic psychology. Main influences include authentic movement, dreamwork, Hakomi and Jungian therapy.
Dance Exploration - Expand your dance on physical and emotional levels. Learn how to expand the range, tempo, and potency of your dance practice through the use of space, time, force and intent. Explore ways utilizing the emotional body to add depth and meaning to your evolving dance.
Embodiment Skills - Learn techniques to be more in your body and more in your life. Practice grounding, working through the emotions on a sensory level, and finding resources for present moment awareness through embodiment.
Somatic Counseling - Engage in depth oriented, body-centered counseling to work through current issues, past trauma, and life transitions. Somatic psychology is an interdisciplinary field that combines traditional approaches to counseling with mindfulness of the embodied self.
SESSIONS AVAILABLE : Call 808-283-9378 to book your appointment
Tuesday - 4:00-8:00
$65 1 Hour Session
EMAIL: unastarbuck@gmail.com