Get trained in Dance/Movement Therapy
With our expertly built courses, offered as certificates and other programs, you can dive deep into the world of creative movement therapy and use your skills to be at the forefront of it in India.
Who we are
Chaari partners with organisations in the therapeutic space to promote Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT, also known as Creative Movement Therapy) for personal and professional development through training programs and workshops. Our specially curated programs cater to individuals who want to pursue DMT in a professional capacity and organizations who want to bring the benefits of DMT to their teams.
Explore Dance/Movement Therapy and its Applications
- Study Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) – Delve into the theoretical foundations and practical applications of DMT to address diverse mental health, psychosocial, developmental, organizational, and educational objectives. Our DMT Certificate, Therapeutic Dance in Education program, and other training initiatives provide a comprehensive and customized learning journey for individuals seeking to develop skills in facilitating therapeutic dance/movement to tackle real-world challenges creatively.
- Incorporate DMT Into Your Programming – Engage in DMT to meet your organization’s programmatic needs and goals. We contextualize, customize, and implement therapeutic workshops and long-term programs with educational institutions, NGOs, corporations, hospitals and treatment centres, and community centres.
What is Dance/Movement Therapy?
DMT is a psychotherapeutic framework that works with the mind-body connection to use personal movement language and dance for the health and wellness of an individual’s physical, emotional, cognitive, social and behavioural aspects (CMTAI,2019). DMT has demonstrated empirical evidence of its effectiveness in reducing anxiety, depression, PTSD, and a range of other mental health and psychosocial conditions worldwide
Programs
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Our Director: Preethi Rajagopalan
Preethi Rajagopalan, a Queer Affirmative, Trauma Informed Dance/Movement Therapy Practitioner, completed her training at the CMTAI) and a postgraduate-level program in dance/movement therapy at the National Centre for Dance Therapy (NCDT) in Montreal, Canada. Preethi has further credentials in trauma studies from the Trauma Research Foundation in the USA and the Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate Program from The Embody Lab. She also went on to complete the Queer Affirmative Counselling Practice (QACP) by Mariwala Health Initiative, India. She’s enrolled in a 3-year Somatic Experiencing Practitioner training program from Somatic Experiencing International. Preethi has extensive experience working in neurotypical and neurodiverse schools, besides training teachers to incorporate movement into their teaching. She serves as co-director and faculty member of Chaari and CMTAI’s certificate course in Dance Movement Therapy and the Therapeutic Dance-in-Education program. She also works as a Dance Movement Therapy Practitioner at Maarga MindCare, a psychiatric Hospital in Bangalore.