If you catch yourself in a pattern that feels familiar and that you know is not getting you where you need to go, practice being kind to yourself. Instead of resisting what’s happening, try dancing with it. Rather than pushing yourself forward into something new, be with the experience you’re having right now. Be with it in movement. Dance out the

The trouble is, just because one dance environment isn’t working for us, we often start believing we are the problem. Or worse, that dance is the problem. What would happen if, instead of shutting down,

It could be a communal dance-in-the-park gathering that you facilitate or encouraging your local coffee shop to host a morning dance event once a week. Your solo dance practice can be the foundation that helps you attract

People without dance training often don’t feel qualified enough to lead any sort of dance for other people.

When feelings aren’t released or allowed to move through us in the form of creativity or emotional expression, they stay stuck to us and in us, weighing us down, stifling our energy, and preventing us from living as our biggest selves.

To that end, I’m granting myself permission: permission to “mess up,” to be wild, to be myself. I promise this book will be more fun for you to read that way. (And I know I’ll get a lot more out of it, too.) In giving ourselves permission to

It’s another version of the "putting on your own oxygen mask first” concept. Take care of you, fill your well of inspiration, release the junk that’s holding you back, and you’ll be equipped to handle the world and people around you in a much healthier

Take a moment to chat with the teacher or facilitator beforehand if you can, and let them know you’re feeling shy/intimidated/weird/scared and that there’s a chance you might want to bow out early. Sometimes simply acknowledging your fear is enough to let it pass and free up your mind so that your body can just dance.

For a moment, let’s entertain the idea that this lower region of your body actually does have to do with a sense of belonging, groundedness, security, creativity, sexuality. Tell me, what does your unique movement in this area of your body say about those things? Can you wiggle your hips? Or do you feel locked up? If you let your butt lead the danc