Somatic Music Healing

Practices & Games

When sharing ourselves with another person who is present, sensitive, and rooting for us, it is often easier for us to marvel at ourselves moving/dancing/emoting, and feel more fully alive and self-compassionate with ourselves.

The usual “critical voice” that wants to crush any signs of “weakness” and relentlessly aims for only improvement and gain, starts to then take a backseat and actually gets to enjoy the time-limited party that is life! These dance practices and games allow us to acknowledge that the critical voice is there and still make room to celebrate and play in the present moment with these bodies while we are still here.

Below are just a sample of the practices we can play with together, with many more customized and creative possibilities depending on the abilities and preferences of each circle.

Optional Video Fun!

This age of tech allows us to share so many multifaceted versions of ourselves, and we can take advantage of that. By recording ourselves dancing when we feel safe in our own environments, we can share more real/vulnerable parts of ourselves.

Here is an example video of the Dance Game “Polyamory With Me,” where we are playing with self-response videos to explore the multiple, imperfect, and sometimes contradicting parts of ourselves. By continuing to show up to and for ourselves in the moment (without editing) it allows us to hold different parts of ourselves with acceptance, laughter, and compassion. The focus is on curiosity around the passage of time, change, and self-support/self-care/self-love. The bottom left me is the second take I did in response to my first dance in the middle, and the bottom right me is the third take I did in response to both of those takes. It’s fun to see the different versions of me show up in response to the first version of me even with all the imperfections (my kitten cat Lion also makes a cameo)!