Celebrated dance artist and body therapist Miranda Tufnell takes us on a
moving and inspiring exploration of the field of dance and health. For
14 years she worked in a GP surgery in Cumbria and the book opens with a
vivid account of an arts project that she and her collaborators ran
there for people with long-term health conditions. This is a book about
the body and movement, about imagination and health. It gathers many
stories, voices and activities from artists, patients and health
practitioners. The arts have long played a role in medicine and there is
a substantial body of evidence for the potency of arts practice in
strengthening our resources and capacity for wellbeing. While the work
is sourced in the body and movement, it is not only written for people
with a dance background. Listening creatively to the body strengthens
our body intelligence and ability to look after ourselves effectively.
Practitioners from many backgrounds come into this field and will find
something of interest. This book sets out to inspire rather than to
teach, to offer windows into practice, and to convey something of what
it is like to work in this field.
