A few weeks ago I was approached about an interview by an old friend that our paths have separated many years ago to finally meet again in Amsterdam. Gina, my friend, is writing at the moment a blog about youth that travel, study and live away from their hometowns. Read about me and SOMAnatomics, and other youth at Gina's Blog. http://seeyoutharound.blogspot.nl/2014/10/dance-as-science-and-way-of-life.html

Yesterday, I had the chance to participate in a wonderful interactive workshop about the Metamorphic Technique. The workshop was created and guided by Polyxeni Stavrou, art healer & healing artist, and it took place at the cosy studio To Healing. The day started with Polyxeni sharing insights about the Metamorphic technique history and providing us with guidance to better realise our inner potentials. We had the opportunity to create a mini art project, with a silent co-opera

Recently I had the opportunity to give a presentation regarding the final and main project I did during my Dance Science masters degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music & Dance in London in 2012. SOMAnatomics practice was developed and based in this research. In this research the participants were people in the age range of 20-35 that had no previous dance training and were experiencing intense pain due to chronic overuse or misuse of their body. These people suffered

NEED TO KNOW Tactile Input: The sensory feeling you experience when you touch a person or an object. Tactile Feedback: The sensory feeling you experience when a person or object touches you. Through the perception of touch in our skin we become aware of information valuable for our basic bodily functions and we prepare our body to react to stimulation. The skin is one of the largest single organs in the body. For the average adult male it covers eighteen square feet, and weig

NEED TO KNOW The vast majority of people do not begin the quest for a healthier life with a full understanding of how their body (muscle-bone-tissue) and mind (nervous system) can work together in order to produce the best results. Adults in technological cultures often behave according to social expectations, distancing themselves from their bodily responses. Paying attention to the body it could seem like directing a spotlight on areas of pain. While it wouldn’t commonly

NEED TO KNOW .the tactile experience of a person is directly linked to his mental processes, with the notion that every touch could establish a diversity of mental and physical responses. The Central Nervous System (CNS) is continuously affected by the feedback of the skin regarding it’s development and organisation. In order to accurately locate a stimulus in the body’s surface, the brain will rely on the nerve endings of the skin, on the periphery of the body, to help to or