Wisdom of the Body

A psychotherapist and a choreographer help people reconnect with their body and use its innate wisdom for wholeness and growth.

Ordinarily, I would have no problems introducing myself to people. But when asked to move around with a bunch of ribbons in the company of 22 strangers, I found the exercise inhibiting.

I am at the My Body My Wisdom workshop held at the serene Jyoti Bhavan convent at Karmalaram, on Sarjahpur Road, just on the outskirts of Bangalore. And truly far from the madding crowd. Choreographer Tri-pura Kashyap and psychotherapist Santha Kumar are conducting the workshop. The aim is a novel combination of attempting to use the mind and the body through dance and discussion.

Activities and analysis here are all geared towards making us aware that LIFE is the most precious gift we have been given and that the body is home to this gift. Says Santha, "All of our life's experiences occur in the body and hence we must nurture it and pay attention to its signals rather than take it for granted.