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Choreotherapy - kinesitherapy - dancetherapy, bodily-oriented arttherapy,
corrective rhythmics - therapeutic effect of movements.

Choreotherapy is a type of therapy based on the unity of movement. Various forms
and means of movement change the general reactivity of the body, increase its
stability, destroy pathological stereotypes that arise during the disease, and create
new ones that provide the necessary adaptation.
The body is a mirror of the soul "In a healthy body is a healthy spirit"
("Spiritussano in corporesano") - many people know this expression.
The body is a continuation of our psyche.
Usually, mental health problems begin with physical or emotional stress. All our
thoughts and actions are captured in the body.
Fatigue and stress gradually accumulate, due to which energy is blocked; bodily
clamps arise, which inevitably leads to illness. The behavior associated with
physical touches during contact is called the term - haptic. Usually, researchers
distinguish between words - touch (active intentional conscious, more often hands)
and contact (accidental inadvertent contact between any areas of the body).
In addition, the human body has a feature: a fleeting light accidental touch can
cause a disproportionately stronger effect. Therefore, the American psychologist M.
Knapp conducted an experiment. When issuing students new reading tickets, the
librarian touched the hands of some of them with his fingers. Otherwise, the
attitude towards readers was the same. At the exit, students were asked to give a
general rating on the rating scale, both to the librarian and to the library as a whole.
Those who got a touch (especially girls) praised both the librarian and the library
than those who did not touch. Moreover, it does not matter whether he felt a touch
(i.e., sub-threshold signals are also read by the whole body).