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Creative Movement Therapy Association of India
Move · Express · Transform
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A registered Section 8 non-profit

When words run out, the body knows the way.

CMTAI is India's warm, growing home for Dance/Movement Therapy — a community helping people heal, express and connect through the body that's been carrying it all along.

How would you like to move with us today?

Every form of support helps grow Dance/Movement Therapy into accessible care across India. Find the place that fits you — there's a warm welcome at each door.

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What is Dance/Movement Therapy?

It's psychotherapy that listens to the body — not a dance class, not a performance.

Led by the body. A trained therapist helps you move through emotion, trauma and connection, gently and at your own pace.

Recognised worldwide. An established psychotherapy practised across the globe — now growing in India.

For every body. No skill, no flexibility, no “right” way. Just a willingness to show up.

We don't just gather the field — we grow it.

Four warm, practical ways CMTAI builds Dance/Movement Therapy into a living profession in India.

Community

A warm, relational network for therapists, students and allied professionals nationwide.

Capacity-building

Workshops, mentorship and ethical standards that train the next generation of practitioners.

Annual Conference

The national meeting point for DMT — research, practice and dialogue under one warm roof.

Advocacy & research

Building evidence and making the case for DMT in India's mental-health system.

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Voices from the floor

“I came in not knowing how to say what I felt. I left having moved through it— together, in a room that felt safe.”

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A CMTAI workshop participant
Bengaluru
Small field. Real momentum.

Warmth that's adding up.

2014
growing the field since
10
annual national conferences
80G
tax-deductible donations
§8
registered non-profit
Come move with us

Find your place in the movement.

Whether you practise, study, or simply believe bodies deserve care — there's a warm welcome waiting.