#WholeBodyCommunication

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Developing Whole Body Communication with Indian Natya

The last week has been eventful! Movement and Storytelling Activities Ebook We completed version 1 of our e-book “Movement and Storytelling Activities.” This e-book is the first in the LIFESMART Parenting e-books on Learning with your Child at Home. It includes 10 activities based on Theater Arts for Holistic Development (TAHD) developed by Dr. Ambika Kameshwar. View the e-book here:…

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Learning with your Child at Home

In the second lesson, I introduced the theme of Learning with your Child at Home. I will organize future lessons around this theme. While some parents decide to homeschool their neurodivergent child, others send their child to school. Regardless, learning with parents at home is important for the development of any child. Parenting a child with developmental delays and learning challenges…

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Why Should Neurodivergent Learners Explore Classical Dance?

Whole Body Movement and Communication through Indian Natya – 2 Last week, I started writing about whole body movement and communication through Indian natya. While we hear of many neurodivergent learners who sing, play musical instruments, draw, paint, etc., we do not hear much about their dancing. Further, we do not hear much about neurodivergent people and classical dance. One of the questions…

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Whole Body Movement and Communication through Indian Natya - 1

“A Journey to Bharat through Natya” by Ananth Raghunandan Recently, I started my diploma in Bharatanatyam. I have been learning Bharatanatyam for over ten years and completed my arangetram (the first solo performance by a Bharatanatyam student after years of training) in 2020. I enjoy Bharatanatyam and want to continue learning and performing in the future. Now, I am learning Bharatanatyam using…