by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Jan 16, 2025 | Body/Mind Tools, Dance/Movement Therapy, Somatic Therapy
What Is Body-Oriented Therapy and What Is Somatic Psychotherapy? Have you ever wondered how body-oriented therapy is different from other therapy modalities? Today I’d like to provide some clarity around what I do in my practice, a form of somatic psychotherapy, and...
by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Jan 24, 2023 | Anxiety, Body/Mind Tools, Coping Skills, Dance/Movement Therapy, mind/body, mindfulness, Somatic Therapy, Stress, trauma
If you’ve ever been in therapy for anxiety or in therapy for trauma treatment you may have been led through a Body Scan. Here I answer 6 questions about the Body Scan. 1. What is a Body Scan? A Body Scan is often used in a variety of mental health treatment...
by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Jun 6, 2022 | Highly Sensitive Person, mind/body, Somatic Therapy
Have you ever been told that you are too sensitive or that you need to toughen up? Do you find the conversation to be a bit too loud and the light too bright? Or maybe you are moved to tears by works of art? Startle easily? If so, you may be a highly sensitive...
by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Apr 29, 2022 | Body/Mind Tools, Coping Skills, Covid-19, mind/body, Stress
A Changing Scene As mask mandates lift and positive Covid-19 cases and deaths continue to go down we hear whispers of the word “endemic”. “I just want things to go back to normal” is a phrase we’ve been using since those first days of lock down, and here in the...
by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Mar 11, 2022 | Body/Mind Tools, Dance/Movement Therapy, Somatic Therapy
Do you want to feel more grounded and alert? This movement sequence, called the Dimensional Scale is often used in dance/movement therapy. It will help you ground your body, focus your mind, and encourage healthy brain/body connectivity. From the moment I learned the...
