Elemental Flow: A Guided Moving Meditation Class
Elemental Flow is a somatic movement dance class adapted from the certified Dance From The Heart Method of the nonprofit We Still Move. Originating as a warm-up used to prepare performers to get them embodied and ready for creative flow. It has since been developed into full workshops and classes due to popular demand and effectiveness as a trauma-informed practice.
Each Class Includes: an opening ritual with intention-setting, a short seated heart-opener meditation (seated), an invitation into long-form guided embodiment dance set to a curated weekly playlist, and a closing exercise.
This is designed to be a trauma-informed practice, open to all bodies of all abilities. No Previous Dance Experience necessary. All genders' language is used, with gentle breathwork, repetitive motion, and/or light stretching, all cued and encouraged moment-to-moment.
ELEMENTAL FLOW: Drop-In Classes hosted by the Body Love Collective Virtual Studio on Tuesdays, 8 am ET / 11 am PT (60 mins)
Why I Love This Class
This work got me through the Pandemic. When all else stopped. It changed my life and opened up my heart and spirit to new possibilities during a career shift and major burnout. I have experienced so much healing, transformation, and learning about myself and my own emotions through somatic embodiment work. Now I spend my time gifting these spaces back to the world, remembering what it was like when I needed them the most.
Elemental Flow is a space where the music plays, and you can just move however you wish, allowing your body to gently process any stuck tension, pain, or stress. Prompts and cues are offered to help guide your journey, however deep or subtle.
The Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air/Wind) are referenced during class and used to support envisioning and activating your imagination. Any spiritual philosophies, guiding principles, and/or lightwork are welcome in the space. Go as deep as you desire. Show up as you are, wherever you are. As long as you have wifi, you can dance wherever you like. (In class we use Zoom and Spotify). I’ve had students meet me in their own spaces, dancing outdoors in gardens or yards, parking lots, on the beach, or even on a patio. On a mat in your room or living space works just as well. Together, we will co-create a brave and held container to somatically move, witness, and process whatever may be stuck, bubbling up, or present for you in the moment.
Still Curious? Welcome.
No matter what time zone you're in or where you are in the world, I love creating intentional, somatic-centered portals of time and space that are solely focused on you. I truly believe in the benefits of free-form movement in helping relieve and complete the stress cycle in the body.
These are intentional containers designed to encourage mindful breathing, brave movement, deep connection, and exploration of your own creative, emotional, spiritual, or erotic and sensual energy, with your full agency in mind.
Disclaimer: Although many therapists have recommended me to participants who can benefit from extra somatic support to move and process stuck energies, I am not a licensed therapist. Working in tandem with extra support and resources is always recommended. These practices can be very therapeutic, and many often experience cathartic release. Please engage with full awareness of your own choices, and have agency to go as deep as you are willing, ready, and able.
These Classes are for you if you are:
Desiring to feel present and embodied/in your body
Lost for words, but ready to process, turn towards with curiosity and bravery
Feeling stuck and desiring to move through some heaviness or process emotions and sensations.
Feeling burnt out and want to try something different
Able to self-regulate and stop if you hit a healing edge or boundary.
Seeking a space/container to be witnessed in, allowing your body to move however it wants to, even if unconventionally, or going “off-book” with gentle loving care
Want an hour to yourself, in a held community space
Love to dance and shake and wiggle and writhe and squirm or make noises/faces/sounds without worrying about how it “looks” to others
If any of the above is a ‘full body YES’, then:
*If Tuesday mornings don't work with your schedule, email me a suggested time slot. I’m open. <3
Reflections:
“More fun and cheaper than talk therapy!” - YS
“So worth it to be able to invest and gift myself an hr each week” - PP
“I NEED this class weekly and often feel off when life happens, and I stop dancing for a bit” - PP
The world is your dance floor
“You are such a gifted teacher, thank you for holding such beautiful space!” - J.
“My therapist recommended you. It’s really a great supplement to all the other work I’ve been putting in to feel like myself again.” - PP
