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What a Body Knows

Finding wisdom in desire.

Dreaming
What's In a Dream? Do You Have One? Want One? Or Not?

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on July 31, 2018

Dreams are perplexing enterprises. They are prickly, complicated creatures. To follow a dream is to embark on a journey. By the end you will no longer be the same.

Dreams are perplexing enterprises. They are prickly, complicated creatures. To follow a dream is to embark on a journey. By the end you will no longer be the same.

Empathy
Live Theater: Do We Need It?

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on March 1, 2018

When the story is sung, danced, and acted, performers and audience members alike cultivate life skills that are essential for health and well being.

When the story is sung, danced, and acted, performers and audience members alike cultivate life skills that are essential for health and well being.

Play
Dance More!

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on December 31, 2017

When you dance for joy other concerns fall into place. The dancing facilitates clarity of heart and mind. Priorities reorder themselves. More is revealed. More becomes possible.

When you dance for joy other concerns fall into place. The dancing facilitates clarity of heart and mind. Priorities reorder themselves. More is revealed. More becomes possible.

Wisdom
Wisdom From the World of Dance

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on November 30, 2017

I offer a playful, very preliminary exploration of “wisdom” I have learned through the study of American modern dance and contemporary ballet.

I offer a playful, very preliminary exploration of “wisdom” I have learned through the study of American modern dance and contemporary ballet.

Attention
Paying Attention: Consciousness of What?

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on October 31, 2017

Participants all engaged in specific patterns of bodily movement designed to help them acquire a consciousness of some thing—consciousness of what?

Participants all engaged in specific patterns of bodily movement designed to help them acquire a consciousness of some thing—consciousness of what?

Spirituality
Why Practice Repeating Ordinary Bodily Movements?

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on September 28, 2017

Are the bodily movements in religious ritual simply symbolic? Why is the action of repeating ordinary bodily movements effective in promoting health and well being?

Are the bodily movements in religious ritual simply symbolic? Why is the action of repeating ordinary bodily movements effective in promoting health and well being?

Religion
The Faith Project: Finding New Moves to Make

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on August 31, 2017

The Faith Project is on track to offer deeper understanding of how movement patterns – and practices of dancing – are at work shaping realms we assume are cerebral and spiritual.

The Faith Project is on track to offer deeper understanding of how movement patterns – and practices of dancing – are at work shaping realms we assume are cerebral and spiritual.

Grief
Mourning a Young Life

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on July 31, 2017

I went to a funeral this weekend for a woman whose bright life ended far too soon. As I sat there, steeped in grief, I reflected again, anew, on how religion is dance.

I went to a funeral this weekend for a woman whose bright life ended far too soon. As I sat there, steeped in grief, I reflected again, anew, on how religion is dance.

Creativity
Running for a Song

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on June 30, 2017

How do you write a song? someone asks. I am new to this game, and am almost embarrassed to answer: “I go for a run.”

How do you write a song? someone asks. I am new to this game, and am almost embarrassed to answer: “I go for a run.”

Dreaming
Happy If—Happy When: Why Write a Musical?

Kimerer L LaMothe Ph.D. on May 31, 2017

I am writing a musical called Happy If—Happy When about two artists and their five children who move from the city to a farm in the country. Why write a musical?

I am writing a musical called Happy If—Happy When about two artists and their five children who move from the city to a farm in the country. Why write a musical?