Safely Embodied: An Experiential Collaboration in the Treatment of Eating Disorders

Lozada, Lisaura

Saturday, March 24, 2012: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Opal Two (The Charleston Marriott)

This presentation will discuss how disconnection from one’s body occurs in clients who have eating disorders. Body-based therapies like yoga and dance/movement therapy will be defined and experientials focusing on safely re-connecting with one’s body facilitated with participants. Finally, observations from group experientials and their applications will be discussed.

This presentation will begin with the discussion of how disconnection from one’s body occurs in clients who have eating disorders. Next, body-based interventions such as yoga and dance/movement therapy will be defined and examples on how to apply them with clients who have eating disorders, individually and/or in group settings, will be given. Participants will then have the opportunity to engage in yoga and dance/movement therapy experientials that will focus on safely re-connecting with one’s body. The audience will have time to reflect and process feelings and thoughts that arose during the group exercise. Finally, a discussion will be facilitated on how to apply body-based experiential therapies by referring to the examples used in the session.

Ideas

This presentation was developed with the idea to communicate to fellow clinicians the benefits and importance of body-based therapies and how its incorporation into their work will provide an effective, safe and holistic treatment approach for clients who have eating disorders.

In addition, it is intended to explain how engaging in these modalities will facilitate a safe connection with one’s body while encouraging a trauma aware approach. Lastly, it is hoped that through the information given fellow clinicians will recognize how body-based therapies will aid the recovery process by helping the client reconcile with her/his body.

Themes

This workshop will cover the following themes:

Awareness of the body-mind disconnection
Safe body-mind re-integration through the processing of non-verbal (body) experience, and
Identification and expression of feelings in a non-traditional way

Goals

The following goals will be addressed during this presentation:

To learn about body-based therapies and its role in safely re-connecting with one’s body.
Participate in yoga and dance/movement therapy experientials
Incorporate and apply the learned material into their work with clients who have eating disorders

Primary Presenter:

Lisaura Lozada, MA, BC-DMT, LPC

Lisaura Lozada, MA, BC-DMT, LPC Lisaura works at Timberline Knolls using dance/movement therapy as a powerful tool for mental and emotional health. The purpose of her work is to collaborate through the encouragement of body-mind connection, in the emotional and personal recovery of young and adult women coping with eating disorders, substance abuse, emotional disorders and trauma. Her professional experience includes adults in inpatient and outpatient sites, and children within the elementary school setting. Lisaura has presented professionally in and outside of Illinois and has performed as a dancer in Chicago and Puerto Rico.

Co-Presenter:

Livia Adia Budrys, E-RTY500, AM, LCSW

Livia Adia Budrys, E-RTY500, AM, LCSW holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from DePaul University, and a Master of Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago. She also completed a two-year residency at the Himalayan International Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy. Livia has also been featured in Yoga International Magazine. Livia is a Clinical Specialist and Yoga Therapist for Timberline Knolls, helping women struggling with eating disorders, trauma, mood disorders, and addiction. She utilizes mind-body techniques, DBT, yoga therapy and feminist-oriented psychodynamic approaches. Her current research is focused on body-centered interventions in work with trauma survivors.

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