Types Of Movement Based Treatment

By Mary Howard


To enhance our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, we need to incorporate certain practices into our lifestyles. Movement based treatment is one of the things that we need to integrate into our daily routines in order to help us maintain vigor and vitality. There are different types of this kind of therapy.

One of the most prominent forms of treatment is the Eastern therapy. It originated from the south eastern parts of Asia and includes yoga, qigong and tai chi. Initially used in self defense and divine meditation, they have greatly evolved into their modern forms. Taoist monks are the pioneers of certain types of breathing and body movements whose aim was to enhance ones mental capacity. In recent times, they have been assimilated into fitness regimes due to their capacity to enhance youthfulness and resistance to diseases.

Rolfing movement is a therapy that utilizes a rare combination of somatic touch and verbal communication to help develop consciousness of a persons vertical position and typical movement routines. It aims at increasing liveliness, flexibility, balance and harmony with gravity. They are also useful for those with brain injuries, the disabled and autistic children.

The Authentic Motion, popularly referred to as AM, is based upon intricate psychology and dance routines. No gestures are involved in this method. There must be a doer and a witness. Impulses are directed at the doer about what he or she needs to do. The instincts could be visible or virtual, but all the doer needs to do is adhere to the movements that arise from the instincts. The actions of the doer could be a reaction to feelings such as pain. The presence of a witness is meant for sharing the doers experience.

Gabrielle Roth and Anna Halprin therapies use vibrant practices, which give emphasis to personal progress, cognizance, countenance and sociability. This helps in enhancing muscle synchronization, joint forte, sporting performance and the deterrence of injuries. Due to the fact that this therapy is vigorous in nature, it helps ease emotional tension and anxiety. It also increases blood stream to body organs.

Aston Patterning therapy is concerned with how one can increase the ease with which daily activities are conducted. Its foundation lies in the maintenance of body fitness through warm ups, aerobic exercises and stretching. Through such activities, muscle coordination is increased. Cardiac health also improves.

The Rosen therapy encompasses modest fun drills done as music plays in the background. This is always done in a group situation. The body gets reinvigorated through activities such as dancing. This helps increase body balance and also increase blood supply to essential organs because it stimulates unproblematic breathing. The most common type of Rosen therapy is Zumba, which has gained global attention.

Ideokenesis is a therapy that attempts to draw parallels between the body and the nervous system. It tries to understand how adjustment to the nervous system can cause the body to function optimally. It uses mental pictures to influence the nervous system to kindle muscles for a certain body action. Ideokenesis attempts to establish how ideas on the mind are transformed into physical actions.




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