Dance As You Are

What is Dance/Movement Therapy? How connecting movement to emotions can improve physical and mental health Dance/Movement Therapy is a psychotherapeutic use of movement that can help treat those with depression, ADHD, eating disorders, and more.

Life Saving Inpact of Moving Your Body

‘Inactivity is an ongoing pandemic’: the life-saving impact of moving your body Even before Covid, four in 10 British adults were so immobile they risked their long-term health. But even small bursts of activity can bring huge benefits

With A Leap Across Gender Norms, A Rising Ballet Star Looks To Rewrite Rules Of Dance Ballet student Ashton Edwards is the rare dancer who is expanding his repertoire and his craft by training to dance in en pointe shoes, once worn only by women.

“The consequences of the past year for our bodies are, as far as I can tell, limitless. “

Yes, the Pandemic Is Ruining Your Body Quarantine is turning you into a stiff, hunched-over, itchy, sore, headachy husk.

Dance As You Are updated their information in their About section.

We find ourselves in unprecedented times. Social distance and self-isolation have shown us the importance of physical closeness, and the urgent need to recreate it in some form.
The Future of Dance Podcast, (Episode 10) guest, Ghislaine Boddington, is here to share more about her work. With a focus on collective embodiment, she envisions a unique future of an internet of bodies, bound by sensors and implants, tele-intuition, and dissolution of the boundaries between physical and virtual.

In the world we now find ourselves in, Ghislaine’s advocation for the entire body in the development of telepresence and virtual communications is more relevant than ever. She is an award-winning speaker, curator, and director, specialising in the future human, body responsive technologies and immersive experiences.

Take a moment to listen to my conversation with Ghislaine Boddington and how her work on telepresence and movement connects to our current state of being while in hashtag .

This is part 1 of our two part discussion (next episode out soon!).

https://www.dayacreatives.com/blog/ep-10-collective-embodiment-digital-intimacies-and-body-intelligence

Ep. 10: Collective Embodiment, Digital Intimacies, and Body Intelligence || Part One with Ghislaine Boddington On Apple Podcast Now!Click here to listen We find ourselves in unprecedented times. Social distance and self-isolation have shown us the importance of physical closeness, and the u

Happy International Dance Day 💙

Dance is not about learning steps, a style or technique. Dance is any movement the body chooses to make, a physical expression that words cannot express. For all human beings, dance is a way to learn and communicate. As babies we relate to our caregivers through movement and physical contact. As children we continue to learn through movement. All movement is dance; our physical connection to others and non-verbal communication - a life long dance with the world.

The body contributes far more to our lives than just physical attributes such as strength and endurance - it plays a major role in emotions, learning and relationships. The body is intimately involved in all our thought processes, understanding, emotions and decision making.

International Dance Day is not about celebrating those who are considered good dancers.

It’s about celebrating the fact that we all have the ability to express ourselves through movement each and everyday. No matter what it looks like it.

Embrace your dance and Dance As You Are!

On this day I hope you dance and also take a moment to support the redefinition of dance in the English dictionary.

https://www.change.org/p/re-define-the-meaning-of-dance-in-the-dictionary

Sign the Petition Re-Define the Meaning of Dance in the Dictionary

We are BIG believers in family dance parties 😃

The power of family dance parties when the world is falling apart Most popular psychology today tells us to battle stress with calculated calm and solitude. But sometimes, we just need to dance.

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"Interoception can enhance the depth of our own emotions, emotionally bind us to those around us, and guide our intuitive instincts."

In times like these, it's important that we listen to our own internal emotions in order to be there for others.

An interesting articles that affirms the practise of body awareness and creating space for inner curiosity.

https://aeon.co/ideas/how-the-body-and-mind-talk-to-one-another-to-understand-the-world?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJuaW5hamFuZXBhdGVsQGljbG91ZC5jb20iLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJuRkVlM1IifQ%3D%3D

How the body and mind talk to one another to understand the world – Sarah Garfinkel | Aeon Ideas Interoception: the sense that monitors what is happening inside our own bodies

Deepak deepens our understanding of the mental and emotional trauma we are currently experiencing.

https://youtu.be/zCO9RmrGWKk

Our Mental and Emotional Health during this Global Pandemic Grateful to Chris Cuomo for this conversation on CNN on how we can tend to our mental and emotional health during this crisis and what we can all do to help ...

New York City Teens Are Learning Coding And Science Through Dance In an attempt to get more Black and Latina girls interested in STEM, a non-profit in New York City is teaching science and technology subjects through dance-based workshops in schools and at a summer program.

Our bodies are always talking.

Are you listening?

DANCING CITIES A documentary film about contemporary dance and 4 European cities This first film by the DANCING CITIES network-(International network of dance festivals in urban landscapes) tries to explore the urban transformations of four European…

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” ~Jim Rohn

Scientists Agree: Dancing Is the Best Way to Get Fit and Live Longer Exercise doesn't have to be such a struggle. Scientific research shows that the best exercise you can get to live longer and in better health is dancing.

Is "die for it" really a smart message to send students? Like so many dancers, I had grown up on stories of extreme perseverance, like the one about Anna Pavlova who had pneumonia and was told that she'd never be able to dance again if she had the surgery to fix it. My ballet master told me that Pavlova chose dance, saying, "If I can't dance, I'd rather b...

Because.....Science

Yup, Dance Is The Best Workout. Science Says So. We already know that dancing is basically the greatest thing you could do for yourself. (Even if, ahem, your feet end up without toenails during sandal season.)But it's always great when science proves us right.A small study out of the University of Brighton in the UK shows that dancing burns about....

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ｆｒｏｍ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｏｄｙ?

͏i ͏k͏n͏o͏w ͏w͏h͏a͏t ͏i͏t'͏s ͏l͏i͏k͏e ͏t͏o ͏f͏e͏e͏l ͏d͏i͏s͏c͏o͏n͏n͏e͏c͏t͏e͏d — ͏n͏o͏t ͏o͏n͏l͏y ͏f͏r͏o͏m ͏y͏o͏u͏r͏s͏e͏l͏f, ͏b͏u͏t ͏f͏r͏o͏m ͏o͏t͏h͏e͏r͏s ͏a͏n͏d ͏t͏h͏e ͏w͏o͏r͏l͏d. ͏i͏t'͏s ͏a ͏p͏a͏i͏n͏f͏u͏l ͏p͏l͏a͏c͏e ͏t͏o ͏b͏e.

I've lived with that nagging sense of things being not quite right. I've felt the restlessness of wanting more from life, without knowing exactly what I was looking for.

At times I'd catch glimpses of feeling connected; an inner moment of feeling in touch with something deeper within myself. But the experiences were fleeting.

Looking back, I can easily recognize the clues that I was disconnected from my body and self.

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t͏h͏a͏t you could be ͏d͏i͏s͏c͏o͏n͏n͏e͏c͏t͏e͏d:

♥You often feel overwhelmed by your emotions.
♥You have a sense of emptiness inside.
♥You feel out of touch with others.
♥You feel a lack of meaning or purpose.
♥You consistently feel uncertain of yourself.

If these sound familiar, the good news is that it's possible (and simpler than you think) to reconnect with your body and self, starting now. With two beginning steps:

ᔕTEᑭ 1: In fact, noticing these five clues in your own life is the first step. Awareness is powerful. While it's common to get caught up in stress or become emotionally overwhelmed, bringing awareness to your inner world can give you perspective.

ᔕTEᑭ 2: Being aware means noticing and being curious about your experiences, without trying to change or resist them. Awareness allows you to pause and get present with your body and self in the moment.

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When it comes to feeling disconnected, what are your biggest clues?

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ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ!!

Wishing you a Beautiful Summer Solstice ☀️

‘I am the sun, come to lure you away from your computer… come dance, dance as you are, in my light.’



💙 Inhale
💛 Love
💜 Exhale
💚 Gratitude

Teen Brains Found In Elderly Dancers Who Participated In 18-Month Age-Reversal Experiment Elderly volunteers who participated in an 18-month neurological study of brain health showed dramatic results by the time the study was completed.

Dancing in the street: could choreographers build better cities? A new project is looking at how choreography can improve urban engineering, but there has long been a profound relationship between cities and dance

'Breaking is the one thing that saved me' Jamie Berry tried to end his life at 13, but is now helping teenagers deal with their mental health.

Let’s dance today!! 😍💥🤗

How Dancing Gives Your Brain and Mood a Big Boost - The Best Brain Possible Dancing, of any kind, combines physical exercise with the positive power of music and social engagement, to yield major mental health and brain benefits.

💥Happy International Dance Day!💥
Let’s re-define dance together ❤️
Swe how we want to re- define dance and give it back to you!

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