Movement Matters Studio

A journey of 100 miles starts with a single step. It has been 10 years since the inception of the Creative Movement Therapy Association of India-CMTAI, which, through its being and doing, has changed the way our country moves and thinks about mental, physical, and emotional health using the gentle yet profound science of creative and expressive movement along with Art-based therapies. Kudos to the power ladies behind CMTAI; Tripura Kashyap, Reetu Jain, Nishtha Agarwal, Preethi Rajagopalan, Aparna Ramkrishnan, Sukriti Dua, and Balakrishnan for a decade of curating meticulous and thoroughly researched events, study papers, and conferences that help all practitioners in the field to grow and learn.

I am ceaselessly impressed with what you all bring to the field; my heartfelt gratitude to you all. My heartiest congratulations to the team and authors for launching the first Indian Journal of Dance Movement and Other Art Therapies in India. Wishing you all continued growth and grace.

I'm sharing pictures of the 10th Anniversary of CMTAI, along with a walk down memory lane of training in creative and expressive movement of my batch (and buddies Prachi Kaushik, Megha Jaju, Jha Hyunhee, Seo, and Mira). To the outsiders, the training setup may look unconventional; the trainees will look like kids playing, but the teachers and trainees know that via play we explore concepts of mental, emotional, and physical health - because play is the highest form of research!