In this interview, we will hear more about Sue's story and her inspiration behind her book "Dancing with your Baby: The Science of Nurturing Infant and Caregiver through Music and Movement." 

She shares about her journey through different areas of work, motherhood and mindfulness! 

 

More about Sue:

Sue Doherty, M.A is an anthropologist, certified mindfulness teacher and author. Her background includes certifications in acupuncture as well as holistic nutrition counseling. Sue's book Kinergetics: Dancing with your Baby for Bonding and Better Health for Both of You, was published in 1994. In 2017, after a decade of collecting scientific research to support the original work, she published Dancing With Your Baby: The Science of Nurturing Infant and Caregiver with Music and Movement. this edition was updated and published in 2020.

 

Sue has been meditating, practicing yoga and using movement as therapies since the 1970s. She has applied mindfulness-based behavioral interventions with infants and special needs toddlers and students k-12 and with clients who have mental illness. Sue has taught Introduction to Mindfulness and more advanced mindfulness classes to the general public. She is a graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, led by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, certified through UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center.

 

Sue currently offers one-on-one mindfulness coaching and is busy with a couple writing projects.

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Her website is storiesmatter.com

 

You can also reach her by email: storiesmatter@yahoo.com or maternaldanceinitiative@gmail.com

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Thank you to Sue Doherty for sharing your insights and expertise with us!