When practiced with intention and guidance, dance and movement are what we call bottom-up healing practices, where we move attention from the mind to the body. An example of a top down practice would be talk therapy, which is cognitive rather than somatic. We combine movement and music to facilitate self-expression and emotional attunement. Movement helps us to learn about our bodies, and music is a tool that meets and supports us at a cellular level.

There is a growing collective mind-body disconnect in the western world. Movement focuses on the reconnection of mind and body by using somatic and mindfulness practices to reintegrate better relationship to the body and its' senses. It also creates positive, practical results such as improved posture, mental clarity and relief of bodily tension.

During a movement session you can expect to experiment with techniques to help restore mobility, release stress and tension, attune to bodily sensations and enhance overall well-being in an enjoyable and restorative way. Practices built on trying to fix the mind or body can leave us feeling disempowered; those which encourage us to cultivate an understanding to our body are more likely to help us also rebuild self trust and esteem. You come to mtmg to enjoy movement, rather than endure it!