2/21/2026 - Embodied Mindfulness

 

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

https://www.dancecreative.org

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