Remembering the Collective Body: A Dynamic Understanding of Attunement and Healing

 

Dicki Johnson

  

This paper presents an evolving theoretical framework for healing individuals and communities. The treatment protocol is presented to the reader as a tapestry of metaphor, field notes, archetype, pictures and film, as well as circuitous journey weaving together past, present, and future. The unity of all life forms as well as the integrative potential of multisensoral work is the foundation of this treatment protocol. Assuming an inherent and biological affiliation to Nature and its rhythm, Johnson aspires toward a global community which collectively hopes rather than hates.

 

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Dicki Johnson Macy, ADTR, M.Ed., L.M.H.C., is a lineage holder in the Art/Technique of Isadora Duncan, and Director of Early Intervention/Expressive Therapies for “The Children’s Trauma Recovery Foundation,” She creates ritual circles for healing children exposed to traumatic events and difficult circumstances. Her work has been incorporated into  successful treatment and prevention protocols nationally and internationally.

 

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