asiaSpa India March-April 2016 65Devika SekharOriginal Movement Therapy was born out
of Devika’s training in movement therapy in
London. With a background in psychology and
her training in dance movement psychotherapy,
she has used movement therapy to help people
deal with problems as diverse as learning
disabilities and addictions. She was part of the
halfway house rehabilitation programme within a
forensics unit in London, where she held weekly
sessions in movement therapy to target and work
on issues relating to anger, violence and frustration
for the group. She also worked with adults and
children who had severe learning difficulties,
emotional behavioural difficulties, special needs
and mental health disorders, including autism
and schizophrenia. On coming back to India,
she has conducted workshops in Bengaluru,
Pune, Rajasthan and Delhi, among other
destinations, as well as in Sri Lanka. See more
on her work on http://www.originalmovementtherapy.
com and her Facebook page (www.facebook.com/
OrigMovementTherapy).