He regularly leads trainings, master classes and training programs based on his own method, Living by Dancing, both online and in person in the CIS countries, Europe, Israel, the US and China.
He writes and translates articles and books on psychology, movement and spiritual practice.
He is the author of the books “Stories Told by the Body” (2008) and “A Little Book About the Shadow” (2016), and co-author of the monograph “Integrative Dance Movement Therapy” (first edition, 1998).

Alexander’s poetry collections from different years, part of his “meditation–movement–writing” practice cycle — “2.0.1.7,” “2.0.1.8,” “2019 THAI CHRONICLES,” “20-22” and “2023” — are available (in Russian) at: https://ridero.ru/author/girshon_aleksandr_15wyk/

Website of Alexander Girshon’s Living by Dancing Integral Dance Center: http://girshon.dance

Dance movement therapy is “the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual” (the official definition of the American Dance Therapy Association).
Since ancient times, dance has been part of every culture, and in shamanism it was used for healing. All over the world, it has served as a force that brings communities together. One could say that ritual and other ceremonial dances express the emotional and spiritual health of these societies.

The core principle of dance movement therapy is that body and psyche are inseparable and constantly influence each other. The essence of a person lies in this psychosomatic unity. Our experiences, problems, anxieties and conflicts don’t simply disappear — they show up unconsciously in our movements, or more precisely, in muscular blocks, tension and restrictions. By using dance improvisation and structured choreography, with an emphasis on conscious movement, dance movement therapy releases these blocks, helps our inner self find full expression, and opens up limitless possibilities for self-discovery and for becoming a whole, harmonious person.

“Besides changing our state of mind, dance can help us see how we relate to ourselves, to other people and to the world as a whole. This conscious use of dance through the language of psychology is what dance movement therapy is.”
Alexander Girshon