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Naropa University Presents Eleventh Annual Somatic Arts Concert
Naropa Somatic Counseling Psychology program one of the first in the field  

BOULDER , Colo. (January 10, 2007)—Naropa University’s Somatic Counseling Psychology program invites the public to enjoy innovative dance and discover the healing potential of the arts at the same time.

Naropa University will host its 11 th annual Somatic Arts concert, entitled “Homonym,” in the Performing Arts Center on the main campus of Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. The program will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27. This dynamic dance-based performance is entirely created and performed by students, faculty, staff and alumni in the Naropa University Somatic Counseling Psychology program. Tickets will be sold at the door and are $8 for Naropa community members and seniors and $10 for the general public.

Brie Anderson-Feldman and Jennie Gershater , the student directors of this year’s concert, and Melissa Walker, assistant director, called the concert a chance“ for the Somatic Counseling Psychology students and their community to join together and engage in an offering of the transformative power of creative expression.”

The concert represents an important part of the Naropa University Somatic Counseling Psychology program’s philosophy. “Dance Movement Therapy has roots in the modern dance movement and so has always held as one of its tenets that the power of the creative process is fundamentally healing and transformative,” said Leah D’Abate, academic advisor and admissions counselor for the program. For additional information on the concert, call her at 303-245-4854.

Naropa University was one of the first institutions in the nation to offer a degree in Somatic Counseling Psychology. The Master of Arts program is based on the belief that a functional unity exists between the mind and body and that therapeutic change occurs through direct experience of the present moment. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the Colorado state licensing exam in counseling.

Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Naropa University is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education. This approach to learning integrates the best of Eastern and Western educational traditions, helping students know themselves more deeply and engage constructively with others. The university comprises a four-year undergraduate college and graduate programs in the arts, education, environmental leadership, psychology and religious studies.

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Naropa University ’s Somatic Counseling Psychology program presents:
“Homonym,” the 11 th annual Somatic Arts concert
8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, January 26 and 27
$8 for seniors and Naropa community, $10 for general public
Performing Arts Center, Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder.

Contact:

Jane Rubinstein
Director, Marketing & Communications
Naropa University
PH 303-245-4643
FAX 303-245-4676
Jrubinstein@naropa.edu