Dancing Mindfulness

Within Dancing Mindfulness, dance is used as the primary medium to discovery, explore, and deepen the practice of mindful awareness. Dr. Jamie Marich, the creator of Dancing Mindfulness, touts that its primary focus is to allow participants to utilize their body’s natural healing resources. “Come as you are” is a phrase used throughout Dancing Mindfulness, attempting to reach participants of all experiences, ages, and walks of life.
Origins
Dr. Jamie Marich, of Warren, Ohio, developed this practice and first introduced it in 2012 at two addiction-focused conferences. During her recovery from addiction, Dr. Jamie Marich learned about conscious dance via her yoga practice. Although not promoted as a clinical practice, Dancing Mindfulness was created based on Dr. Marich’s extensive clinical knowledge and expertise. Other forms of conscious dance include Nia, 5Rythmns, Journey Dance, Chakradance, Dancemeditation, and others.
Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the moment and observing thoughts, actions, and feelings without attempting to make changes. It is a non-judgmental practice that focuses on actively noticing without using labels, such as good or bad, to describe what it is happening. There is significant variation between facilitators and venues, as classes are promoted as being tailored to their specific audiences. This site encourages others to dance anywhere, anyway they can in order to create happiness and to tap into mindfulness skills through dance.
Barnes and Nobles lists the up-coming Dancing Mindfulness book as a source for learning to create "a a personal practice of living in the moment without judgment—using dance as the medium of discovery". The book expands on the idea of using the principles of Dancing Mindfulness as a personal practice.
Research
The first research study on Dancing Mindfulness will be published in Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. The study, entitled Dancing Mindfulness: A Phenomenological Investigation of Early Participants in The Emerging Practice will look at increases in spirituality, positive attitude, and use of mindfulness principles in everyday life found within an initial sample of Dancing Mindfulness participants. Co-authored by Jamie Marich, Ph.D., LPCC-S, LICDC-CS & Terra Howell, M.Ed., LPCC
Dancing Mindfulness Published Works
•Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator Manual
•[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dancing-mindfulness-dr-jamie-marich/1121097095?ean=9781507510513#productInfoTabs Dancing Mindfulness: Manual de Facilitador]
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