Cincinnati Somatic Dance Experiment

Hello lovely beings,

By now the word "somatic" has probably popped up in your social feeds and you may have even instantly felt a connection with the modalities of the practice. Dancing, singing, moving, loving, healing, felling, releasing.

"Somatic therapy relies on the knowledge that we carry trauma in our physical selves and there is a connection between our bodies, minds and behaviours.". I recommend reading "cognitive vs. somatic modalities", by First Session (first session.com), if you'd like to learn more.

So, what are we doing here? Well, there's a reason "Somatic" brought us together, Trauma lives in the body and we all deserve the physical and emotional release we need to heal, balance, and regulate.

Why "Dance Experiment"? Dance allows for a wildly free emotionally liberating power to flow through us. This is more than expressing ourselves. To dance, we must create our own energy, and release it. Bilateral stimulation helps balance and regulate the nervous system. Inclusivity brings us safety. Close your eyes, dance with pods and your own tunes, or share our experience as a community. This is an individual experience-together. The "Experiment" is our collective playful, healing mindset and effort to just show up!

Many people never try a group that may bring up hard to feel emotions. I want you to know this is a safe space. There is no sharing of stories or hugging (unless you get that consensual vibe!).

We will meet, greet, and get right into it! Music will be either live, playlist silent disco style, or BYOM (bring your own music, of course-with headphones). Close your eyes, and just feel your body and move into the motions that intuitively feel safe and releasing (yes, we recommend closed eyes to pull yourself inward). We (hosts) will act not as guides or experts, but as fellows as we verbally talk through feeling our bodies.

Locations will be announced through events.