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Realisation in Motion
Why Your Next Breakthrough Probably Isn’t Sitting Still There’s a moment — you’ve felt it — when thinking harder stops working. When insight refuses to arrive no matter how many angles you analyse it from. When your brain is basically a committee meeting that should’ve been an email. That’s usually the moment your body has been quietly clearing its throat, waiting for you to notice. Movement is where the truth leaks out. Not the polished truth you can articulate in a session.
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6 days ago2 min read


Dance Movement Therapy and mind-body connection: The Missing Link Between Physio and Psych
Physiotherapy treats the body. Psychology treats the mind. Dance Movement Therapy treats the human. The nervous system doesn’t speak English, it speaks movement.
soulgesture
Nov 13, 20253 min read


Motion: The Untamed Catalyst for Truth. Understanding yourself through movement
the body expresses more freely than the mind. we just need assistance to get moving and figure out what our body is saying to us.
soulgesture
Jun 22, 20253 min read


Healing Through Movement: How Neuroscience Supports Dance in Rehabilitation
Dance helps rewire the brain Dance is more than an art form—it is a scientifically backed tool for healing. Neuroscience has demonstrated...
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Jun 15, 20252 min read


Dance for Wellbeing: Addressing the Mental Toll of Competition and the Need for Healing-Focused Programs
It’s time to stop pretending that dance must hurt to be meaningful. Instead, we should be investing in non-competitive dance spaces that embrace movement as therapy, not warfare.
soulgesture
Jun 1, 20253 min read


Interpreting the vibe: dance and movement therapy for couples
Feeling connection Have you lost your vibe? Feeling like you don’t understand each other and you are not connecting the way you would...
soulgesture
Feb 28, 20253 min read


Dance and movement therapy in rehab: building capacity and wellbeing.
Participants report improvements in mobility, flexibility, and fine and gross motor skills as well as reduction in chronic pain.
Participants also experience reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression, a more positive mental state and greater self-esteem.
soulgesture
Feb 9, 20253 min read


How much physical ability is required to engage in dance and movement therapy?
what CAN you move? The quick answer is that there are no limitations . The long answer can be summed up by another question… How long is...
soulgesture
Jan 31, 20252 min read


This is not a dance class
Venn diagram of dance class and dance therapy All dancing can improve coordination, strength and range of motion. It can increase your self-confidence as you achieve mastery over leaps, and spins. It can help you feel a sense of belonging when you make the same shapes at the same time as the rest of the class. Just as talking things through with a friend is not the same as going to a counsellor or psychologist, this is NOT a dance class: Instead of focusing on choreographed m
soulgesture
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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