Dance/movement therapy and shamanic healing ritual: natural intelligence of body and spirit
Megan N. Ramos
Body Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy January 2, 2018 DOI: 10.1080/17432979.2017.1421586 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key points | Proposes a model integrating dance/movement therapy with themes from shamanic healing ritual, centered on cultivating a sacred container as a holding environment in which natural intelligence, surrender, and nervous system regulation are woven together, with attention to sequencing greater healing energy. |
Abstract
This paper offers a model for integrating a dance/movement therapy practice with some of the themes that show up in literature on shamanic healing ritual. The proposed model is based on literature on shamanism and within the field of dance/movement therapy. It is intended as a first step in an exploration between intersections of the two fields. The model proposes cultivating a sacred container as a holding environment for the therapeutic process, within which the themes of natural intelligence, surrender, and nervous system regulation will be woven together, and the potential for sequencing greater healing energy will be discussed. Applications, limitations, and suggestions for further research will also be considered.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on shamanism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond | 2014 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Shamanism as the Original Neurotheology | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California | 1998 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| From Culture to Experience: Shamanism in the Pages of the Soviet Anti-Religious Press | 2020 | Historical analysis | |
| Anthropology, Shamanism, and Alternate Ways of Knowing–Being in the World: One Anthropologist's Journey of Discovery and Transformation | 2010 | Reflective essay or personal narrative |
Citations in the library
Cites 6
- Shamanism and the Origins of Spirituality and Ritual Healing Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture February 8, 2010
- Nonlocality and the Shamanic State of Consciousness NeuroQuantology May 17, 2016
- Authentic Movement: A dance with the divine Body Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy July 1, 2009
- The Huichol offering: a shamanic healing journey. Journal of Religion and Health June 1, 2009
- A MOTHER'S LOVE: GENDER, ALTRUISM, AND SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science December 2, 2006
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