Promoting Emotional Health

One aspect of my work that I find challenging is how to share principles of emotional health with people in all walks of life.

One way that I am developing this at present is to offer workshops to schools and businesses, along with my colleague Janetta Murrie who is a Communications Consultant and Dance teacher.

Our school's workshop is entitled "EXPOSIVE EMOTIONS AND DYNAMIC DANCE". We mix dance and movement in order to explore emotions and encourage their expression. Young people learn practical insights such as knowing that unexpressed anger can lead to depression, and that all emotions have a purpose, are healthy and can be controlled. Try telling this to a teenager ....no way, but tell it through kick boxing, drumming, jive ...and some discussion breaks, and the ideas start buzzing!

We also offer movement workshops in the workplace. They are helpful to staff who need to manage personal stress levels and release emotions. Both Janetta and I have undertaken training in Movement Pattern Analysis and exploring the psychotherapeutic use of movement.

For more information, email Janetta or myself for a workshop tailored to your group's needs.

For more information on a wide range of Kent based workshops which promote emotional health, contact the Link Centre on www.thelinkcentre.co.uk