Life Healing ArtsMovement is an approach to movement, which integrates the principles and practice of Amerta Movement, Shiatsu and Meditation. It is a practice without a fixed form, where the practitioner is encouraged to develop their authentic movement language, and is guided through “daily life” postures and movements to develop range and expression, as well as awareness and reflection. Gradually, the practitioner grows confidence in the body’s own intelligence to direct the stream of their movement expression. Habitual postures and tensions, which limit vitality and vision, are released, freeing the way to explore new, more conscious and connected ways of moving.
Moving in different environments is an integral part of this approach, as one part of our movement is informed by the environment we move in. In moving indoors, our awareness is contained within the walls of a hall or studio, with the limitations of the room, the building and its contents. Movement indoors is easier to define and its resonance stays in. Outdoors, there is more sensory input and the feeling of space widens. The opportunity for opening our senses to the physical elements of nature is often revitalizing for the body and calming for the mind.
The essence of 'Life Healing Arts Movement' is in the practice of it, and its integration in daily life. Below are some its numerous benefits:
- Posture alignment
- Integration of all parts of the body, to the spine
- Release of tensions and holdings
- Ability to follow movement in space, as it unfolds
- A multi-dimensional awareness of body and space
- Grounding in motility
- Integration between multi levels of being, including the spiritual
- Ability to develop a receptive and collaborative attitude to own, to other people’s needs and to the environment
Daniela Coronelli is an accredited Movement and Shiatsu Teacher. She has long-term experience in training and facilitating workshops, for Shiatsu Schools, Educational and Health Organizations, and privately organized groups.
While she is known to teach with passion and dedication, she encourages a safe and trustworthy environment, maintains a balance of listening and interacting, fosters equanimity and supports change to occur naturally. (Testimonials link: ). Currently she facilitates a yearly Shiatsu and Movement teaching programme in Devon, and runs a Shiatsu and Seiki practice in Totnes.
Previously Run Courses
2001-Present
Format: Days, weekends, and 4 day residentials
For: AE, Shiatsu Schools and privately organised groups
The welcoming of memory
through presence, movement and contact
A Sharing Movement Workshop
Dartmoor and Dartington
Introduction to Amerta Life Movement
Bristol, Totnes and Dartmoor
Male and Female Moving towards a new story
In collaboration with Solar Spirit and Marcus Mason
Avebury and Stonehenge
Mindfulness in Contact and Movement
Newton Abbot Hospital- Psychiatric Unit
In contact with the elements
Psycheros Shiatsu Centre, Prato Italy
Movement and communication
Bristol
Art & Devotion – Movement in the Sacred Garden
In collaboration with Suprapto Suryodarmo, Isabel Moros,
Kate Coombs and Siggi Street - Alpujarras, Spain
Movement and Meditation
A.E. evening and day courses
Bristol, Totnes and Dartmoor
Moving with the Elements
Bristol, Totnes and Dartmoor
Published Articles
“Glimpses of Amerta Life Movement Practice” (Click)
On web October 2008
“On this Movement Practice” (Click)
Extracts from an interview with Daniela Coronelli
Impressions June 2005
“Moments of Mini Sharing Time 2002” (Click)
Movement network UK Newsletter Autumn 2002
“Movement in the Sacred Art – Movement in the Sacred Garden” (Click)
Movement Network UK Newsletter Autumn 2000
Performances 2001- Present
6/9/10 Mandala for Digesting Open Day, Fontpeyere , Brejerac, France
Individual and group performance with Sandra Reeve, Steve Hopkins,
Kristina Bourdillon, Keith Miller, Una Nicholson and Laura O’Brien
8/09/10 Bowing Mountain Open Day, Michaelchurch, Wales, Uk
A collaboration with Roy Whenary
5/6/09 World Environment Day, Avebury, Uk
A collaboration with Web Art Garden and Roy Whenary
24/8/08 Human Nature Ritual Art in Living Home, Bristol, Uk
Open Day performance in collaboration with “Square Group”
14/6/08 Movement Art Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Movement by Breathing” in collaboration with Pauline de Groot
29/10/07 Human Nature Ritual Art in Living Home, Bristol, Uk
Open Day performance in collaboration with “Square Group”
23/7/06 Art and Sound Open Day. Michaelchurch, Wales, UK.
“ Tarantella Moves” in collaboration with Kirsten Funke and Annah Harrison
23/7/05 Art and Sound Open Day. Michaelchurch, Wales, UK.
"Untitled". In collaboration with the 'Square Group'. Flow Briot, Steve Hopkins and David Buss
12/7/02 Art and Sacred Meeting in Bolsena, Italy
An Untitled performance in collaboration with Ingerborg Fridrich, Ghery Pagliarulo and Roy Whenary.
21/12/2001 "Sculpting Peace" in Terni, Italy
A collaboration with 'Infinite Humanity Project' to support events after 9/11
Present: Francesca Marrone, Ingerborg Fridrich, John Liddle and Yves Ratheu
Information and research on Amerta Movement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerta_Movement
http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=12588&postid=25386
http://www.terapia-schizofrenii.krakow.pl/TERAPIA/Ambulatorium/Amerta_uk.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Ie1LXHJmQ
Teaching Experience
1993-Present
She has been teaching preventive health-care with Shiatsu, Meditation and Amerta Life Movement courses to independently organised groups, shiatsu schools and Colleges of Further Education in Bristol and Devon. For 8 years during 1995 to 2004 she has facilitated Amerta Life Movement courses and retreats to independently organised groups and has lead an annual programme of events in Bristol, Devon and Italy.
For a number of years she has been an organizer of Amerta Movement courses and international community events in Dartmoor, Devon and in Assisi, Italy. She has choreographed and participated in several public performances in UK and abroad.
She is currently facilitating an annual programme of teaching which combines Shiatsu, Movement and Meditation for shiatsu practitioners, body-workers and for groups who are interested in natural health.
Training & CPD
1998-present
Continues her professional development in Amerta Movement by being part of a weekly peer group, has periodic supervision and attends annual Amerta Movement residential courses. Since 2007 has been attending periodic Wuxi Qi Gong courses in UK.
1983-1998
Between 1983 and 1988 she trains Tai Chi and Qi Gong - first in London and then with the Bristol School of Tai Chi directed by the late Allen Peck.
In1993 she begins an extensive training in Amerta Movement (1,500+ hours) in UK and abroad with the educational programme directed by the Indonesian movement teacher Suprapto Suryodarmo. Under his supervision, also trains to teach her own movement programme - Amerta Life Movement - applying Shiatsu and Meditation Skills to Movement. Other main movement teachers have included Sandra Reeve director of “Moving Into Life” and Helen Poynor, director of the 'Walk of Life' and co-author of a book “Anna Halprin” - 2004 Routledge Publications. She has helped to create several multicultural art events in the UK and in Italy including Sharing Time in Buckfast Abbey, Devon and “Sculpting Peace” in Terni, Italy. In England she initiated and supported several on-going movement groups (Open group, Women on the move, Applicant’s group and Movement in professional).
Qualifications
> Amerta Movement Training Certificate
> Amerta Movement Teacher Training Certificate
Meditation Background
1980-Present
She first trains in Sufi Meditation and yoga at the Golden Temple in London and attends lectures of Sufi Teacher Irine Tweedie. From 1982 to 1993 following a major illness in London, becomes a student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism under the guidance of qualified Tibetan teachers like Geshe Namgyal Wangchen (author of 'Awakening the Mind of Enlightenment' - 1987 Wisdom publications) and then Geshe Damcho Yonten (founder and spiritual director of Lam Rim Buddhist Centres in Bristol and South Wales) and attends periodic Buddhist retreats. During this time, receives several initiations including on the Healing Medicine Buddha and attends numerous teachings from major Buddhist teachers including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1989 she is introduced to Mindfulness Meditation and Zen first by Sonia Moriceau Sensei, and later continue practice and training under the guidance of the late John Garrie Roshi. At this point she receives permission to starts giving meditation classes in Lam Rim Bristol and later will offer Movement Meditation classes in AE and to private groups. Since 1994, attends teachings and retreats of Sumarah Meditation with the late Pak Wuondo, in Solo, Indonesia and in Europe with his main pupil Laura Romano (author of 'Sumarah' - Ubaldini Publications 1999).
