When I Open My Eyes : Dance Health Imagination / Miranda Tufnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tufnell, Miranda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Study and teaching.

Dance.

Dance therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Axminster, England : Triarchy Press, [2023]

Summary:

A moving and inspiring exploration of the field of dance and health. It gathers stories and activities from artists, patients and health practitioners and sets out to inspire rather than to teach, to offer windows into practice, and to convey something of what it is like to work in this field. Previously published by Dance Books.

Contents:

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

Introduction ~ a medicine within

A Breath of Fresh Air

Breath

Touch

The practice of saying ‘yes’ ...

Between you and me ... working one-to-one

Self-care in times of chaos and violence ...

Getting your bearings: movement and sensing

Towards meaning: body, health and imagination

Chance of fair ... writing with people with mental and physical health issues

Laying the Foundations

What is this pill called dance? music and movement in hospital ~ Filipa Pereira-Stubbs

Harry: the story of a child in hospital ~ Lisa Dowler with Kellie Rixon

Dancing recall: making connections ~ Daphne Cushnie

Moving forward with Parkinson’s ~ Amanda Fogg

Breath and becoming in mental health and addiction ~ Sister Bridget Folkard

A dance for Buddug: ‘listening beyond the listening’ ~ Cai Tomos

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Other Format:

Print version: Tufnell, Miranda When I Open My Eyes

ISBN:

9781913743765

1913743764

OCLC:

1492934212