Joy, Interest, & Curiosity as Healing Resources - Interviews with Joan Chodorow

Joan Chodorow, PhD, BC-DMT, is renowed dance/movement therapist and Jungian psychoanalyst. Early studies with Trudi Schoop, Mary Whitehouse and others led her to continuing studies of the emotions; their forms of expression and transformation; and the multi-sensory nature of human experience. One of the former presidents of ADTA; she was invited to present the 1999 Chace Lecture; and received the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.

This short film is a created based on two interviews with Joan by dance/movement therapists Tina Stromsted & Kalila Homann.

The full-length film includes inspiring sequences, including reflections on Joan's early beginnings & her work with dance/movement therapy innovators, Trudi Schoop & Mary Whitehouse. She also shares about her depth-oriented integrative approach, which has much to offer dance/movement therapists & others who integrate embodiment in the healing profession.

NOTE: This is a short, edited selection from a longer film that will be released at a later date.