May 15, 2018 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
Stress causes the body and mind to be in a state of dis-ease the longer we experience a lack of ease, the more prone we are to developing disease in both our mental and physical health. The fast paced nature of our current climate has meant that we see these high...
Feb 25, 2018 | Kimberley Pena - Musings of a Dance Movement Psychotherapist |
Last year I had the pleasure of facilitating a Dance Movement Psychotherapy Experiential for the Living and Health editor of Refinery 29, Jess Commons. I am a true believer that it is only through embodied experience that true understanding can develop. All to often I...
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... 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...