What we’re about
Founded in early 2018, this project serves as a vessel through which I teach about the brain mechanisms of dance in a fun, engaging, and accessible way, allowing everyone to maximize its benefits. Often, dance science and education focus primarily on the body, overlooking its deep connection to the mind and brain. However, understanding the neurological and psychological mechanisms behind dance can improve performance, enhance inclusivity in classes, prevent injuries, and optimize both learning and teaching.
With a background in body psychotherapy and extensive research experience in neurological disorders across Norway, France, and Germany, I bring a multidisciplinary approach to my workshops. I merge neuroscience, psychology, and movement to provide a holistic understanding of dance’s impact on cognition, mental well-being, and physical health.
In these workshops, I present theory in a dynamic and practical way, promoting embodied cognition and equipping dancers with easy-to-apply techniques. In a fast-paced world where we often disconnect from ourselves, my focus is to use the body as a tool for learning—providing not just the what but also the how in a meaningful and applicable way.
A key part of the workshops is fostering conversation and exchanging insights. Through experiential learning and shared discussions, participants gain a richer understanding that integrates both subjective and objective knowledge.
My approach is rooted in scientific, evidence-based research, combined with my background in dance (performance and teaching), coaching, and professional mental health practice. By remaining actively engaged in academia and research, I stay up to date with the latest developments in the ever-evolving field of neuroscience.
Over the past six years, I have helped dancers and dance teachers worldwide through 1-on-1 sessions and various workshops covering essential topics such as injury recovery, neurological rehabilitation, overcoming learning and memory struggles, improving balance, enhancing dance environments and teaching methods, and using dance for healing. While my primary focus is on dancers, my audience extends to parents, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists, doctors, and dance science students—anyone eager to deepen their understanding of the brain, movement, and body dynamics for application in their own fields.
From this project, I have developed my own evidence-based method, Dance Integrated Healing, which amplifies the therapeutic and transformative properties of dance.
