Have you noticed that when you feel happy you feel present in your body and experience pleasurable feelings in it? Have you also noticed that when you feel upset you feel disconnected from your body or experience unpleasant feelings in it (e.g. nausea, tension, pain, sweating, or heaviness)? The first sentence describes the idea of …
Category: drama therapy
Drama Therapy 101, Part 3: The Theory I Love So Much that I Can Hardly CONTAIN Myself!
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed with sadness or frustration that you could not speak due to fearing you’d start crying uncontrollably? Have you ever been so angry that you feel you cannot stop cursing or yelling when speaking? Or have you ever felt so anxious that you simply could not find words to express …
Drama Therapy 101, Part 2: When Drama Is A GOOD Thing!
The second aspect of drama therapy that I would like to discuss is that of drama being inherently a social act and that drama therapy thus has the power to help people socially. Drama As a Social Act During drama, more than one person has to be present. The person acting communicates verbally, physically, and …
Drama Therapy 101, Part 1: What Is Drama Therapy Role-y About?
The purpose of my first post is to provide information about one of the key aspects that makes drama therapy an effective form of therapy, which is that of roles and role play. The Many Roles We All Play So what is so special about roles? While I appreciate all of the arts and think …