Movement is my medicine

stuck inside…myself
itching to get out…paralyzed
I danced….my way out
of my own stagnation
until I shed the skin that was weighing me down
and emerged raw and vulnerable
curious and bold, ready to be seen
literally moving into knowing myself…deeper
healing.

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For those who don’t know, I’m a bit of a homebody and sometimes getting up and out can be challenging for me. Not too long ago I set out to challenge that part of me because the truth was – not moving was how I felt in other places in my life too. I knew that literally moving my body was what I needed to evolve. So, I started dancing twice a week at Five Rhythms to literally shake, jump, and dance the layers off that were holding me back. It worked!

How I was showing up on that dance floor was how I was moving through life. It was such a great experience to take away communication with words and drop into the language of my body and bare witness to how I move through life, interact with others, move through the waves of emotion, experience sound and space. This was a super powerful tool for understanding myself on a deeper level.

I am always amazed at the power of movement to shift me from one energy into another one and I am also so grateful for the gift of movement. These days I go on exploratory walks through the city, swimming, traveling to DC to be poolside.

What moves you?

PLAY THIS SONG > keep on moving don’t stop