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Dance is the practice of paying attention.
Of being in the body.
With your sensations, reactions, stories, and pain.
Dance is the practice of slowing down.
Of being still for enough time to pause and be curious.
Can you alchemize pain or anxiety into groundedness, joy?
Dance is learning to listen to the body.
What do you actually need in the moment?
How can you connect - body, heart, mind, spirit?
I’m trained in trauma-informed movement.
My specialities are dance and yoga.
Movement practices are more than just physical poses.
My teachings incorporate some of the 8 limbs of Yoga:
Pranayama (breath work)
Meditation (intentional silence + stillness)
Svadhyaya (self-study + awareness)
Why trauma-informed movement?
Trauma-informed movement approaches the body with
consideration of the effects that trauma has on a person’s
brain + nervous system + body + spirit + heart.
You’ve likely experienced some degree of trauma at one or more points of your life. That could look like “little t” traumas - a stressful move, career changes, financial worries - or “big T” traumas - sexual assault, physical abuse, ongoing oppression. If you aren’t able to take the appropriate time and space to heal from this trauma, you may start to notice its effect on you - body, mind, heart, spirit.
A trauma-informed practice often includes breath work and slower, grounding postures, as well as intentional and inviting language rather than commands. Students are offered multiple options throughout sessions together so they may feel safe during and after the practice.
Mission: to guide you back home to safety and presence in your body, especially post-trauma
Values: connection to self, slowing down, being in the body, curious exploration
Vision: to provide you with the tools and resources to stay present and be empowered in your own body
You can read client testimonials here.