Think about creative movement as a life-enhancing, enjoyable pastime, because it is.

In dance conceived somatically, we can excavate body memories and possible selves. This is so precisely because somatic conceptions of dance concentrate on what the mover is experiencing, rather than on impressing an audience. The attitude and focus of the performer is key. Thus any form of dance might be conceived with first-person attention to th

Exercise has, at various times in my life, rescued me from isolation and despair, fostered courage and hope, reminded me how to experience joy, and given me a place to belong.

As he wrote, “Rejecting exercise means rejecting significant experiences of being human.”