Group
Somatic Movement Education/Therapy

“Relationship and Movement”

6 sessions Bi-weekly Somatic Movement Group Therapy

This group therapy aims to identify the psychological implications of relationship patterns and improve one's relationships with self and others through a movement study called Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis (LBMA).

Inspired by Bruce Perry's relational health and Infant-Parent Mental Health concept of "Serve and Return," the facilitator incorporated a relational dance called Contact Improvisation. Participants explore the interconnectedness between interpersonal relationship patterns and Contact Improvisation practice.

It is a closed group of 12 people to provide a container for deeper exploration. Participants will learn and explore various movement qualities and identify movement patterns in their relationships with others. Participants will have a chance to consult relationship challenges with the group to explore different patterns in the dynamic that may serve the relationship better.

● 6 sessions $300 (no refund after second session) on 2/5, 2/19, 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16 6pm - 8pm in San Francisco (TBA possibly walkable distance from 16th mission street bart station)

●  confidentiality: All personal information stays in the group

●  no substance use before the session

Fifteen minutes of free consultation is available to ensure it is a good fit for you.

To register, please pay a $50 non-refundable deposit to secure your spot: venmo | Mihyun Lee @mihyun-movementflow

“Move to Heal”

3-Day Intensive

This somatic movement workshop is an integrative approach to mental health. The workshop aims to facilitate self-discovery of the fundamental relationship between movement and psychology since any movement and expression reflects psychological states.

Mihyun facilitates various movement-based activities with underlying psychological intention. She utilizes the human movement study of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis to support participants to implement the experiential learning in their reality. The workshop contains simple movement exploration, solo/duet/contact improvisation, writing, reflection, sharing, observation, and collaboration.

Mihyun Lee designs the 3-day intensive workshop to explore the interconnectedness between daily movement, psychology, and dance.

Focus of this workshop:

  1. Identifying patterns of movement and related psychology:

    learn, explore, and observe different ways to move the body in space and context. It facilitates the meaning-making process through self-discovery of what is accessible and what is inaccessible both physically and psychologically.

  2. Attunement skills in pairs:

    explore mirroring a pair and 3 levels of receptivity (passive, responsive, defensive) in physical level and discuss how the experience may apply into interpersonal relationships and dynamics.

  3. Observational skills:

    learn how to identify different movement qualities and study how to utilize the experiential learning in their reality.


“Exploring Multiple Identities Through Movement”

3-Hour Workshop

It is a 3-hour somatic movement workshop. Mihyun facilitates the meaning-making process through various activities including writing, movement exploration, learning movement phrases, creating phrases, observation, discussion, and collaboration. The purpose of this workshop is to gain a sense of integration by acknowledging their multiple identities and discovering associated movement qualities with particular identities. It is her hope that this workshop benefits participants to develop a more satisfying relationship to self, others, and environment.

Participants will learn

  • to identify developed and underdeveloped identities

  • six human developmental movement

  • to discover dysfunctional responses or patterns of movement and psychology

  • various expressive qualities to expand range of expression

  • how movement is interconnected with our psychology or perception 

Upcoming events:

  • 03/01/2025 2:45-4:45pm Saturday at ODC Theater in San Francisco, CA

    $45 drop-in, To register, click here.

Previous Workshops

Polarity and Integration

Therapeutic Use of Contact Improvisation

Kinesiopsychotherapy: Utilizing Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis

  • 12/02/2023 Dance Therapy Summit, Virtual

Move to Heal: Utilizing Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis

  • 11/24-11/26/2023 in Copenhagen, Danmark

  • Hosted by Danish Psychological Association for Licensed Psychologists for post education

Exploring Multiple Identities through Movement

  • 7/15/2023 at IEATA (International Expressive Arts Therapy Association) in Taiwan

  • 7/13/2023 at IKAA (International Korean Adoptee Associations) in South Korea

Move to Heal

  • 7/7/2023-7/9/2023 in Seoul, South Korea

Kinesiopsychotherapy: Utilizing Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis

Exploring Multiple Identities through Movement

  • 2/17/2023 virtually organized by Angela and Robyn at BUFU support group for Adoptees of Color

  • 2/10/2023 in Seoul, South Korea, for Adoptees living in South Korea

    *This event was sponsored by Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (G.O.A’.L.) in Korea