Moving Through the Cycles of Life
March 27 – 30 & May 29 – June 1, 2025 in Austin, TX
60 hours / 4 credits
How can embodiment inform our capacity for full participation and presence in our lives?
Moving Through the Cycles of Life explores our embodied experience of self. Each participant journeys through their own embodied story which is simultaneously deeply personal and collective.
The course begins with an inquiry into prenatal development, birth, early attachment and developmental movement in early childhood. How do our embodied relationships with each other profoundly shape our experience?
As the course progresses we delve into imagination, play, gender identity, and the impact of family/sibling relationships through latency and adolescence. We look at early and middle adulthood and consider how sociocultural and economic factors impact our worlds. How can embodiment and creativity inform and orient values and choices?
Finally, we consider what happens in our bodies as we approach end of life. How can we invite meaningful creative participation in our elder phases of living?
We will learn how dance/movement therapy can invigorate and support the process of growth and change throughout the lifespan.
* This course includes 1 credit of kinesiology that is required for ADTA certification.
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Instructor: Kalila Homann, MA, LPC-S, BC-DMT
Kalila is the founder and program director of the Embodied Neurobiology Training Program, which began in 2010. Kalila teaches and supervises at the graduate and postgraduate level in dance therapy and expressive arts therapy, alongside an active clinical practice in Austin, Texas. Her thirty five years of clinical experience includes program development and implementation in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment, public schools, community resources, and private practice.
With a specialized focus in how DMT impacts the brain, Kalila has published articles and chapters on the topic of dance/movement therapy and neurobiology, and developed courses and workshops on this subject which have been presented nationally and internationally, including courses at Drexel and Antioch Universities.
Kalila is passionate about preparing and empowering dance/movement therapy students to embark on successful, innovative, and rewarding careers. She received the Excellence in Education Recognition Award from the ADTA Board of Directors in recognition of her specific and significant contribution to education in the field of dance/movement therapy.
Kalila teaches 15 credits of specialized courses in various content areas including Embodied Neurobiology, Moving through the Cycles of Life, Movement Observation and Assessment, and Professional Identity.