"If I could tell you what I meant, there would be no point in dancing it"
Isadora Duncan
What is Xōchipilli?
John Davis once said that
‘dance is the child of music and love’
This motto has guided me all my life.
Our personal Xōchipillis comprise five key elements of the Aztec god Xōchipilli. They are beauty, music, nature, dance and play. The fusion of all these elements is a tried-and-true formula for happiness and dancing embraces them all with ease.
When we dance, we move to a musical rhythm. Dance moves, which have been developed from time immemorial, are affected by the natural environment and by human nature. Dance is a form of play; it is a release, fun, sometimes whimsical and it creates a rare and special beauty.
As you can see, anyone can do it. Even those who think they can’t should try and learn and connect to it… It’s simple, it’s therapeutic, it’s enjoyable and it definitely stimulates development.
About Me
My name is Ronit Basher Lazar, I am a therapist, mother, woman, friend, dancer, student, researcher and practitioner.
I am a qualified Dance Movement therapist, Sex therapist and a MindfulDANCE workshop facilitator. In recent years, I have spent most of my time researching and treating women and female adolescents in diverse spheres. I have experience in both individual and group therapy, specialized treating complex PTSD, eating disorders, mental disorders and body image issues. I also address issues of femininity, sexuality and self-regulation.
I am currently working as a Dance Movement therapist ans sex therapist in Lea Women Center in Paphos, Reut hospital ans Beit Ishi in Tel Aviv, and at my private clinic online.
“Patients’ ways of being in their bodies and their willingness to access their own unconscious material are part of their sense of self and play an important role in terms of the degree to which they will be able to heal.”
(Susan Kleinman, 2016)
I have a Baccalaureate in Biotechnology Engineering, an MBA, a Master’s Degree in Movement Therapy and certification as sex therapist. Together, these qualifications help me understand dance movement biology and physiology, and the importance of a healthy body and mins in a healthy soul.
For several years now, I have been researching and practising the juxtaposition of femininity, boundaries and sexuality through movement therapy. My personal and professional experiences have enriched me and taught me a great deal about people, life in general and the place I want to occupy – the place I offer you to reach.
Using individual movement therapy and employing the MindfulDANCE model I have developed in transitional movement spaces, I invite you to reconnect to your body, to yourself and to your happiness. I promise to accompany you on your journey with kindness, compassion and much love.
Yours,
Ronit.
Qualifications and degrees
• Master’s Degree in Art Therapy (MAAT), from the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts.
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Certification as sex therapist, Sexuality program, Medical school. Tel Aviv university.
• Psychology of Women training graduate and qualifications in complex PTSD and dyslexia therapy, under the supervision of Dr. Anat Gur, Women’s Wisdom Center.
• Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) at the UCSD Center for Mindfulness.
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training as per University of Massachusetts Medical School curriculum.
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CBT-ART - at Beit Berel College
• Workshop and movement environment facilitator for women and girls: Transitions, MindfulDANCE, HighEve, AttachMOVEment.
• MBA.
• BSc in Biotechnology Engineering.