Embodied Mindfulness
Expand your mindfulness practice with
dance/movement improvisation.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Full-day 9:30-4:30 Half-day 9:30-12:30
Location: University of Miami Frost School of Music Rehearsal Center 102
Donation to IACD Program Sponsor Appreciated
In this workshop you can expect:
· Simple dance and movement improvisational techniques/experiences which develop embodied presence and foster connections with others
· Interactive non-verbal and movement improvisation.
· Practices and principles inspired by Mettler-based dance improvisation
· Movement to enhance awareness, presence, mindfulness, expression, joy, and creativity
Accessible to all ages, body shapes, and movement abilities. No prior experience is needed.
You may attend either a full-day 9:30-4:30 or half-day 9:30-12:30.
Yael Schweitzer MA, LCSW, BC-DMT is a licensed clinical social worker
board-certified Dance/Movement Therapist,. She provides mindfulness-based
therapy in her private practice in Portland, Oregon, and leads workshops
worldwide on mindfulness and dance/movement therapy. Yael has over 40 years of
therapeutic experience with individuals, couples, and groups. Based on her deep
experience with mindfulness, dance/movement therapy, and Mettler-based dance
improvisation, Yael developed the Mindfulness-Based Dance Movement Therapy
model (MB-DMT) which she has published in a book chapter. She has a rich
history of presenting at local and international conferences and of teaching
her MB-DMT model and Mettler-based dance improvisation internationally, mainly
in the US, China, Israel, and Germany. Yael is a longtime member of the International
Association for Creative Dance (IACD) and served as the president of the
organization.
Carol
Kaminsky, MA, BC-DMT, NCC is a board-certified dance movement therapist and
nationally certified counselor. She is the director of the dance program and
senior lecturer at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and
teaches dance/movement therapy courses at the undergraduate level. She has been
in clinical practice for over 30 years working as a dance/movement therapist
with hospitalized patients in psychiatric care, children with special needs,
women in eating disorders treatment, cancer survivors, and mindfulness meditation
programs in hospital settings and private practice.
RSVP and more information contact c.kaminsky@miami.edu Call or text: 305-807-7535
