Tune UP!

A Psychodramatic Mindfulness-in-Action Practice

Authors

  • Anna Schaum, MA, LPC, TEP Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/brm3t061

Keywords:

psychodrama, music, mindfulness, sociatry, interpersonal neurobiology, polyvagal theory

Abstract

Tune UP! is a simple yet comprehensive psychodramatic practice that engages cognitive

processing, somatic awareness, deep inquiry into core values, andmovement. Informed by the

principles of neuroscience and the underlying metaphor of a bowed stringed instrument, Tune

UP! is a discrete, values-based theory and practice designed to increase emotional resilience,

trauma-symptom resolution, and self-directed behavior. In keeping with the artistic theme of

this 100th anniversary of Daimon, the article includes the author’s first-person narrative of her

creative process as a professional viola player and psychodrama trainer, educator, and

practitioner developing the model. Video files available online elucidate the written material.

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Published

2026-01-22

Issue

Vol. 66 No. 1 (2018): Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry, & Group Psychotherapy

Section

Theory and History

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