Crossing the threshold … and crisscrossing, and crisscrossing …: Embodiment and varielation in Developmental Transformations and yoga

Abstract

How does Developmental Transformations (DvT) facilitate growth and change? This article illuminates the process of embodied transformation through repetition, varielation and dimensionalization (techniques in DvT). The author examines these elements in operation within two types of embodied experiences: DvT and yoga. Both theory and the author’s personal experience provide windows into the intersection of these embodied practices as well as elucidating the inner mechanisms of change.