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Dance movement therapy as a pathway to life Integration among older adults in Taiwan


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Page No: 44-47
Language: English
Authors: Yii-nii Lin*, Ju-Chang Lee
Received: 2025-07-28
Accepted: 2025-08-15
Published Date: 2025-08-20
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Abstract:
This study explores the application of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) in supporting life integration among older adults in Taiwan. As the proportion of the elderly population continues to grow, healthcare and mental health professionals face increasing demands to address the physical, psychological, and social well-being of older individuals. DMT engages seniors in spontaneous and creative movement to express internal emotions, enhance bodily awareness, reconnect with familiar physical sensations, and explore psychological issues through imaginative and reflective processes. By fostering a "dialogue" between movement and inner experience, DMT facilitates mind-body integration. It further supports life review and acceptance of past experiences, enabling older adults to reconstruct a sense of personal value and meaning in later life.
Keywords: dance movement therapy, older adult, life integration

Journal: IRASS Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN(Online): 3049-0170
Publisher: IRASS Publisher
Frequency: Monthly
Language: English

Dance movement therapy as a pathway to life Integration among older adults in Taiwan