Movement Therapy Quotes

Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being & walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still, & the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill. Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.

Even if I'm sad, dancing is a way to let stuff out.

If I can not dance, I shall die!

I loved to dance because I was scared to speak. When I was moving, I could feel.

I believe that dance has the power to heal, mentally and physically.

I attempted to do yoga in German, and it was not particularly successful. So at that time, I started thinking about the idea of just movement and how I could move to de-stress.

Constant rhythmical movement is necessary to health and harmony. Much ill health is due to emotional congestion.

I think a lot of people don't realize that martial arts are just an expression like anything else. It's just that most people are not trained to punch or kick, but you can walk or run or dance, which is also part of expression.

Sometimes I dance for concentration. I dance to release my nervousness.

Movement is meditation. Move to win.

I actually do a lot of Pilates and try to hike every day that I'm home. Also, I dance SO much in my shows and at rehearsals!

When you dance, things just go away, things don't seem so bad.

There are many things I love about my job! For instance, as a creative outlet, there's no better way to express myself than through choreography and physical movement.

I get a lot of free time between films, but I don't know why I hardly dance.

Dance is a physical and mental workout. Once you get your body moving, you'll see a difference.

There isn’t an education system on the planet that teaches dance everyday to children the way we teach them mathematics. Why?

Education in the art of dance is education of the whole man − his physical, mental and emotional natures are disciplined and nourished simultaneously in dance.

Dance saves lives.

Dance has helped me overcome a lot of personal challenges. If I feel sad or depressed, I just go to the set and dance. It makes me feel alive.

I could work out a lot of my emotions by going to class and dancing.

I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.

I love physical movement. Dance was my favorite thing, and I was a gymnast. I find that expression through movement is easier, in some ways, than expression through words.

Whenever you get nervous about anything, start dancing. You'll feel better.

Singing and dancing are the greatest emotional outlets you can have.

I haven't danced since 1973; I'm too old.