Languaging the embodied experience

Panhofer, Heidrun; Payne, Helen

doi:10.1080/17432979.2011.572625

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“…The reduction of extra-musical narrative explanations within the movement group aligns with the results of a study by Panhofer and Payne (2011), in which the process of moving led the participants to reduce their extra-musical narrative verbalizations. This might be explained by the fact that a moment-to-moment bodily enactment of the musical features may have induced, whenever attention has moved away from the musical object, the recovery and redirection to the musical event (Moore & Yamamoto, 2011; Polanyi, 1969).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Children’s verbal explanations of their visual representation of the music

Fortuna

Nijs

2020

International Journal of Music Education

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Recent findings in music research are increasingly confirming the embodied nature of music cognition. Assuming that a bodily engagement with music may affect the children’s musical meaning formation, we investigated how young children’s interaction with music, based on verbal description after listening versus body movement description while listening, may be reflected in the verbal explanation of their own visual representations of the music they listened to. In this study, 47 children (aged 9–10) without any formal music education participated in a verbal-based versus movement-based intervention. Before and after the interventions, children created a visual representation of the music and provided a verbal explanation of their drawing. Thematic analysis and statistical tests on the verbal data revealed a significant change in semantic themes, time dimension, and the number of music parameters gathered by children involved in body movement description of the music. Our results offer interesting insights on the role of body movement on children’s pattern perception and musical meaning formation.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 80%

Children’s verbal explanations of their visual representation of the music

Fortuna

Nijs

2020

International Journal of Music Education

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“…This opportunity to experience the connection between the body and mind whilst doing/being it opens up possibilities for new discoveries about the nature, and the meaning of, symptoms as located in the bodymind. This is an embodied way of knowing (Panhofer & Payne, 2011), contrasting with conceptual knowing.…”

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confidence: 99%

Clinical outcomes from The BodyMind Approach™ in the treatment of patients with medically unexplained symptoms in primary health care in England: Practice-based evidence

Payne

Brooks

2016

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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This article builds on Payne (2015) and reports on practice-based evidence arising out of the delivery of a new and innovative service using The BodyMind Approach™ (TBMA) for the treatment of patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) in primary care in the National Health Service (NHS) in Hertfordshire, a county near London, England, in the UK. The analysis of data collected for three groups (N=16) over 18 months used standardised assessment tools and other relevant information at pre, post and at a six month follow up. The outcomes for patients in this small scale piece of practice based evidence indicated that there were reductions in symptom distress, anxiety and depression, increased overall wellbeing and improvement in activity levels. Patients developed self-management of their symptoms through understanding, acceptance and coping strategies. The increased knowledge, exchange of experiences together with understanding and acceptance from others promoted a sense of wellbeing. Thus, the programme was experienced to be a beneficial intervention. In addition to the clinical outcomes reported here there are other benefits for NHS England for example, savings on medication and referral costs and General Practitioner (GP) capacity enhanced. The clinical service is based on previous research conducted by Payne and Stott (2010). This article focusses solely on the analysis and interpretation of clinical outcomes from the practice-based evidence.

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“…This not only discharges psychological or corporal tensions but, simultaneously, can help the individual become aware of his/her emotional resources and strengths [36]. This therapeutic approach is both non-verbal and verbal [37,38]. The non-verbal interactions can promote insights regarding the participants' behavior, beliefs, relationship patterns, and emotional apparatus [39].…”

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Re-inhabiting one’s body: A pilot study on the effects of dance movement therapy on body image and alexithymia in eating disorders

2020

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Background: Body image disturbance and alexithymia are two core aspects of Eating Disorders (EDs). However, standard treatments for EDs do not include specific techniques to approach these issues on a bodily level. This pilot study evaluated the effects of a Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) intervention on body image and alexithymia in patients with EDs, and also explored their experience of the therapeutic process. Method: 14 patients with EDs were recruited from a private clinic. Seven were assigned via quasi-randomization to the DMT group and the others (n = 5) continued their treatment as usual. The length of the intervention was 14 weeks. All participants completed the Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ) and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. Additionally, the DMT group wrote reflective diaries about their experience at the end of each session, which were analyzed using qualitative methods. Results: Between the pre-and post-intervention, the participants of the DMT group significantly improved in Body Areas Satisfaction (effect size: 0.95) and Appearance Evaluation (effect size: 1.10), and they decreased significantly in Appearance Orientation (effect size: 1.30). A decrease in Overweight Preoccupation was observed (effect size: 0.75), however this was not statistically significant. The control group did not show significant changes in any of the MBSRQ subscales. Neither the DMT group nor the control group improved significantly in the alexithymia scores. The qualitative analysis revealed valuable insights into the participants' processes throughout the sessions. In general, participants received the DMT intervention positively. They reported improvements in their mood states and an increase in their self-awareness. They also appreciated the relationship with the group and the therapist. Conclusion: These results indicate that DMT might be a complementary treatment option for EDs, as it may be able to address body image issues more effectively than verbal therapies. More studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these promising preliminary results.

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Languaging the embodied experience

Cited by 27 publications

References 41 publications

Children’s verbal explanations of their visual representation of the music

Children’s verbal explanations of their visual representation of the music

Clinical outcomes from The BodyMind Approach™ in the treatment of patients with medically unexplained symptoms in primary health care in England: Practice-based evidence

Re-inhabiting one’s body: A pilot study on the effects of dance movement therapy on body image and alexithymia in eating disorders

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