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Dr. Amanda Williamson is director of 'The Centre for Somatic Dance Movement Therapy' and she trains students to work professionally in the field. She is also Director of 'The Association for Somatic Movement Dance Therapy: UK & Republic of Ireland'.
https://www.ukassociationforsmdt.co.uk/
She works with a wide range of people experiencing back pain, joint pain, grief, migraines, addiction, stress, anxiety and depression, as well as people with no specific conditions, but feeling isolated, low and disconnected. She is an registered ‘Somatic Movement Dance Therapist’ and one of the historical figures leading the profession Biography Books & Research Articles - www.movingsoma.co.uk
She has recently finished another book, called Somatic Movement Dance Therapy: The Healing Art of Self-regulation & Co-regulation, with Intellect Publishers. This is a practice-as-research book, written from four years research with clients and students.
Amanda colaborates and publishes extensively through practice-as-research, traversing areas such as experiential anatomy and physiology, the spiritual elements in the healing process, deep ecology and feminist spirituality. She is a Visiting Honorary Professor at ‘The Centre for Dance Research (C-dare)’ and currently supervises PhD students in the UK and in universities in the USA. Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives eBook : Williamson, Amanda, Batson, Glenna, Whatley, Sarah: Amazon.co.uk: Books. She is also principal editor of the international peer-review research journal, “Dance, Movement and Spiritualities” (with Intellect Publishers UK/USA). Her recent book is: “Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research” Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research eBook : Williamson, Amanda, Sellers-Young, Barbara: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Recent Articles
Williamson, Amanda (2020a), ‘Post-Newtonian anatomy and physiology: The gravitational and parasympathetic experience in bio-somatic dance movement naturotherapy’, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp.171–201.
Williamson, Amanda (2020b),‘Sympathetic holding and parasympathetic release: Vagal tone and beta, alpha and theta in Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Naturotherapy’, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 203–236.
Williamson, Amanda (2020c) ‘Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Naturotherapy: The occiput, scapulae and sacrum – Fulcrums of support and reorganization’, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 49–85.
Williamson, Amanda (2020d) ‘Fascia, Biotensegrity and Chirality: Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Therapy, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 400-567.
Williamson, Amanda (2020e) ‘My Feet your hands’: Healthy Feet in Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Therapy, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 700-800.
Williamson A. (2020), Matrifocal Symbolism in the field of Somatic Movement Therapy, in Spiritual Herstories: Call of the soul in dance in dance research, Intellect: Bristol.
https://www.ukassociationforsmdt.co.uk/
She works with a wide range of people experiencing back pain, joint pain, grief, migraines, addiction, stress, anxiety and depression, as well as people with no specific conditions, but feeling isolated, low and disconnected. She is an registered ‘Somatic Movement Dance Therapist’ and one of the historical figures leading the profession Biography Books & Research Articles - www.movingsoma.co.uk
She has recently finished another book, called Somatic Movement Dance Therapy: The Healing Art of Self-regulation & Co-regulation, with Intellect Publishers. This is a practice-as-research book, written from four years research with clients and students.
Amanda colaborates and publishes extensively through practice-as-research, traversing areas such as experiential anatomy and physiology, the spiritual elements in the healing process, deep ecology and feminist spirituality. She is a Visiting Honorary Professor at ‘The Centre for Dance Research (C-dare)’ and currently supervises PhD students in the UK and in universities in the USA. Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives eBook : Williamson, Amanda, Batson, Glenna, Whatley, Sarah: Amazon.co.uk: Books. She is also principal editor of the international peer-review research journal, “Dance, Movement and Spiritualities” (with Intellect Publishers UK/USA). Her recent book is: “Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research” Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research eBook : Williamson, Amanda, Sellers-Young, Barbara: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Recent Articles
Williamson, Amanda (2020a), ‘Post-Newtonian anatomy and physiology: The gravitational and parasympathetic experience in bio-somatic dance movement naturotherapy’, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp.171–201.
Williamson, Amanda (2020b),‘Sympathetic holding and parasympathetic release: Vagal tone and beta, alpha and theta in Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Naturotherapy’, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 203–236.
Williamson, Amanda (2020c) ‘Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Naturotherapy: The occiput, scapulae and sacrum – Fulcrums of support and reorganization’, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 49–85.
Williamson, Amanda (2020d) ‘Fascia, Biotensegrity and Chirality: Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Therapy, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 400-567.
Williamson, Amanda (2020e) ‘My Feet your hands’: Healthy Feet in Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Therapy, Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 6:1&2, pp. 700-800.
Williamson A. (2020), Matrifocal Symbolism in the field of Somatic Movement Therapy, in Spiritual Herstories: Call of the soul in dance in dance research, Intellect: Bristol.
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Amanda's most recent book chapter is 'Williamson, A. (2018), Falling in Love with Language, in S. Fraleigh (ed.), ‘Back to the Dance Itself: Phenomenologies of the body in performance’, Illinois: University of Illinois Press'. This book is edited by Sondra Fraleigh.
• Williamson, A. (2009), 'Formative support and connection: somatic movement dance education in community and client practice', Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices 1: 1, pp. 29-45.
• Williamson, A. (2010), 'Reflections and theoretical approaches to the study of spiritualities within the field of somatic movement dance education', Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices 2: 1, pp. 35-61.
• Williamson, A. & Hayes, J. (2012), 'Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Special issue, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, Intellect, 4.1.
• Williamson, A. & Hayes, J. (2014), 'Dancing the sacred in secular contexts', Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 1.1, pp 10-31.
• Williamson, A & Njaradi, D (2014), 'Secular and personally Politicalized Spiritualities, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, pp. 231-239: 1.2.
• Williamson, A. (2014), In memory of Jill Hayes, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', pp. 215-230: 1.2.
• Williamson, A (eds.), (2014), Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives, Intellect: Bristol.
• Williamson, A. & Eddy, M. (2014), Reflections on the spiritual dimensions of somatic movement education, in Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: contemporary sacred narratives.
• Williamson, A. (2015), ‘Glancing back –looking forward’, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, pp. 361-371: 1.3.
• Williamson, A. and Walter, C. (2015), Carla Walter interviewed by Amanda Williamson: Professorial and academic reflections 2, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 1.3.pp. 657-689.
• Williamson, A. (2016), ‘A few Weaves on Suffering and Existential Phenomenology, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 4.2, pp. 345-390.
• Williamson, A. (2016), Reflections on Applied Existential Phenomenology to Spirituality in Somatics Movement Education and Therapy’, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, 8.4, 589-638.
• Williamson, A. and Fraleigh, S. (2016), Closing Professorial reflections in Phenomenology and Spirituality, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 4.2, pp. 874-890.
• Williamson A, Eddy M, Hartley L, Talyor M, Meléndez E, Abrams M. Somatically inspired movement and prepatriarchal religious symbolism. Dance, Movement & Spiritualities. 2015 Dec 1;2(3):323-55.
• Williamson, A. (2018), ‘Falling in Love with Language: Between body, writing, moving and painting’, in Performing Phenomenologies Of dance and enactment, Edited by Sondra Fraleigh, University of Illinois Press.
• Edited Book (International Anthology): ‘Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research’, 2018, Intellect, Edited by Amanda Williamson
• Chapter, Williamson, A (2018), Women’s perspective in somatics, in ‘Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research’, 2018, Intellect, Edited by Amanda Williamson.
• Special issues of The Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities
• Dance, Spirituality & Phenomenology (2015), Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 2: 2
• Movements of deities and the Goddess: Contemporary applications and perspectives (2017), 4:2
• Dancing on earth (2017), Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 4:2
• Dance, Movement & Buddhism, (2017), Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 1, 1
• Williamson, A. (2010), 'Reflections and theoretical approaches to the study of spiritualities within the field of somatic movement dance education', Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices 2: 1, pp. 35-61.
• Williamson, A. & Hayes, J. (2012), 'Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Special issue, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, Intellect, 4.1.
• Williamson, A. & Hayes, J. (2014), 'Dancing the sacred in secular contexts', Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 1.1, pp 10-31.
• Williamson, A & Njaradi, D (2014), 'Secular and personally Politicalized Spiritualities, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, pp. 231-239: 1.2.
• Williamson, A. (2014), In memory of Jill Hayes, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', pp. 215-230: 1.2.
• Williamson, A (eds.), (2014), Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives, Intellect: Bristol.
• Williamson, A. & Eddy, M. (2014), Reflections on the spiritual dimensions of somatic movement education, in Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities: contemporary sacred narratives.
• Williamson, A. (2015), ‘Glancing back –looking forward’, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, pp. 361-371: 1.3.
• Williamson, A. and Walter, C. (2015), Carla Walter interviewed by Amanda Williamson: Professorial and academic reflections 2, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 1.3.pp. 657-689.
• Williamson, A. (2016), ‘A few Weaves on Suffering and Existential Phenomenology, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 4.2, pp. 345-390.
• Williamson, A. (2016), Reflections on Applied Existential Phenomenology to Spirituality in Somatics Movement Education and Therapy’, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, 8.4, 589-638.
• Williamson, A. and Fraleigh, S. (2016), Closing Professorial reflections in Phenomenology and Spirituality, Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities', Intellect, 4.2, pp. 874-890.
• Williamson A, Eddy M, Hartley L, Talyor M, Meléndez E, Abrams M. Somatically inspired movement and prepatriarchal religious symbolism. Dance, Movement & Spiritualities. 2015 Dec 1;2(3):323-55.
• Williamson, A. (2018), ‘Falling in Love with Language: Between body, writing, moving and painting’, in Performing Phenomenologies Of dance and enactment, Edited by Sondra Fraleigh, University of Illinois Press.
• Edited Book (International Anthology): ‘Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research’, 2018, Intellect, Edited by Amanda Williamson
• Chapter, Williamson, A (2018), Women’s perspective in somatics, in ‘Spiritual Herstories: Call of the Soul in Dance Research’, 2018, Intellect, Edited by Amanda Williamson.
• Special issues of The Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities
• Dance, Spirituality & Phenomenology (2015), Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 2: 2
• Movements of deities and the Goddess: Contemporary applications and perspectives (2017), 4:2
• Dancing on earth (2017), Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 4:2
• Dance, Movement & Buddhism, (2017), Journal of Dance, Movement & Spiritualities, 1, 1
Contact InformationPhone: 07553217944
Email: amanda@movingsoma.co.uk Address: 307 - 309 Normandy House, High Street Cheltenham, GL50 3HW Hours of Operationopen 7 days a week
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