A TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PSYCHOMOTRICITY

Abstract

This is about a fundamentally practical approach, based on the system Biodanza and on Psychomotricity, a subject that has been researching the psychology of movement. In this combined approach, the main issues in Psychomotricity: Body as Lived, Body as Perceived, Body as Represented, Body Schema, Lateralization, Space, Time, Rhythm, Muscle Tonus, Control, Coordination, and Equilibrium are discussed under the light of the main currents of Psychomotricity, Bioenergetic Psychology, and Developmental Psychology. Then, each one of these issues is translated into a Biodanza class that explores all its possibilities and counterpoints. The aim is to experience and modify the emotional memory in the body, affecting its expression through movement. Students are prepared to understand this approach that is a complement to Kinesiology, for it explores the psychological counterpart of the logic and logistics inherent in the awareness of body and movement. The results of this approach are disclosed and discussed.

Index Terms - Body Talk, Emotional Memory, Experiencing Body Memory, Transforming Emotional Memory