Dec 27, 2017 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
2017 Provided: 2017 has been a year of momentus life changes for me, both professionally and personally. I became a wife in May and ultimately continued this adventure we call life with the man I call my anchor. I am in awe of his uncontiondal support, patience and... Sep 25, 2017 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
Recently a coffee break chat with a dear colleague (who is leaving the therapy team and returning to Portugal, but that’s another blog!) became the catalyst for this post. As we reminisced about our work together Jo voiced; “it wasn’t until we worked... Aug 1, 2017 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
Taking care of your body in flight. Most recently a trip to the other side of the world from the UK has brought my awareness to the extra care needed to the vessel we travel in. Not the plane, train, boat or car but our own body that is dragged between time zones and... Jan 6, 2017 | Uncategorized |
New year always seems to bring a pressure for change. I previously have found New year a time to recreate, reinvent, reshape. I don’t feel like this this year. Maybe it’s because 2016 brought about a lot of change, must of it sudden, that the drive for... Jun 17, 2016 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
In a culture motivated by slogans and quotes for that #mondaymotivation or that #fridayfeeling I feel a need to explore these familiar phrases to unpick a little of the mantra we seem, all to quickly, to adopt. So ‘Home is where the heart is’ is often... Feb 25, 2016 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
Having started working within Children and Adolescent Mental Health services, I am becoming even more aware of the detrimental effect social media is having on a generation. A generation who have been interacting via an iPad before they have begun to crawl or speak!... Sep 15, 2015 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist, Uncategorized |
Recently I have been facilitating dance movement workshops to reconnect people with their moving body. I was humbled, but not surprised, to witness that reconnecting others to their moving body also led to people feeling more connected to other people, creating a... Jul 10, 2015 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist, Uncategorized |
This month I was invited by the innovative Jana, director of NOW live events to facilitate a movement workshop within the Deptford Art & Science Festival. As a professional who works along the bridge between Art and Science, the invitation to collaborate within... May 17, 2015 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist, Uncategorized |
Thank you to the audience of ‘ Holding the Body in Mind’, a performance platform to raise awareness for mental health from a Dance Movement psychotherapy perspective, your presence and feedback is greatly appreciated and inspiring. “Being in the... May 7, 2015 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
The creative process of organizing and creating ‘Holding the Body in Mind’, a performance platform in collaboration with the Mental Health Foundation, has taken me back into the studio and away from my regular blogging! A rare moment of stillness allows me... 