My hamstrings taught me more about non-harming than any yoga text ever could.
After my first marathon, my body ached for weeks. That pain wasn't punishment, it was a message I'd been ignoring.
What has your body been trying to tell you lately?
Find the full essay
#ahimsa #bodylistening #yogawisdom
#injuryprevention #recovery #mindfulmovement
#selfcare #intuitivemovement #embodiedwisdom
Moving to a new country feels like running in the dark.
You can't see the whole path. You don't know which streets will become familiar. You just take the next step, then the next.What practice has taught you to trust the unknown?#trust #uncertainty #presence#mindfulness #embodiedwisdom #contemplativelife#movingforward #innerstrength #dailypractice
Darkness stopped being an obstacle the day it became my teacher.
Five years of winter mornings taught me: trust isn't the absence of fear, it's the practice of moving forward anyway.
Read the complete story
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/running-in-the-swedish-dark
#trust #transformation #practice#mindfulness #winterrunning #discipline#dailypractice #consistencyoverperfection #embodiedwisdom
When you can't see, everything else sharpens.
In darkness I feel the incline through my calves before I see it. My feet read the path's texture. My body takes over when my eyes can't lead.When have you noticed your body knowing things your mind didn't?#embodiedwisdom #awareness#mindfulness #bodywisdom #somaticpractice#contemplativepractice #innerknowing #mindfulmovement
Darkness stopped being an obstacle the day it became my teacher.
Five years of winter mornings taught me: trust isn't the absence of fear, it's the practice of moving forward anyway.
Read the complete story
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/running-in-the-swedish-dark
#trust #transformation #practice#mindfulness #winterrunning #discipline#dailypractice #consistencyoverperfection #embodiedwisdom
My yoga teacher in Rishikesh taught me about tapas, discipline as devotion, not punishment.
Discipline isn't forcing, it's tending the fire. Showing up when nobody's watching.
Read about discipline as devotion
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-ritual-of-morning-cbb8e628dc61
#tapas #devotion#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice#yogateachings #easternphilosophy #embodiedwisdom #sacredpractice #dailydevotion
Moving to a new country feels like running in the dark.
You can't see the whole path. You don't know which streets will become familiar. You just take the next step, then the next.What practice has taught you to trust the unknown?#trust #uncertainty #presence#mindfulness #embodiedwisdom #contemplativelife#movingforward #innerstrength #dailypractice
My yoga teacher in Rishikesh taught me about tapas, discipline as devotion, not punishment.
Discipline isn't forcing, it's tending the fire. Showing up when nobody's watching.How do you practice devotion to yourself?#tapas #devotion#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice#yogateachings #easternphilosophy #embodiedwisdom #sacredpractice #dailydevotion
Monday Love Spotlight on Banafsheh!
Join acclaimed spiritual embodiment teacher and sacred dancer Banafsheh Sayyad on Wednesday, Dec 24th, 3-6pm PT!
She performs with the LA DAF Ensemble in the 66th annual holiday variety show, the Emmy® Award-winning L.A. County Holiday Celebration.
#ConsciousDancer #MondayLove #Banafsheh #DanceInspiration #EmbodiedWisdom #SacredDance #MovementArts
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-spotlights-on-banafsheh
Date
Mar 20 - 26 2026
Hosted by Lauren Melissa
AN IMMERSION OF EMBODIED REMEMBRANCE
A full bodied descent into womb, voice, heart, and yoni—returning to the pulse of Gaia and opening to the divine moving through you as vessel.
For Women Who…
#PrimalRoseRetreat #WildFeminine #EmbodiedWisdom #SacredSisterhood #FeminineAwakening #ConsciousMovement #HealingRetreat #EmbodimentJourney #MindBodySoul #TransformationalRetreat
Monday Love Spotlight on Lucia Horan!
Heads up to our Australian friends! Lucia Horan is bringing her 5Rhythms® Heartbeat & Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Retreats to Melbourne and Sydney the first two weekends of November!!
#MondayLove #LuciaHoran #5Rhythms #ConsciousDance #SomaticMeditation #DharmaDance #MovementMedicine #Mindfulness #EmbodiedWisdom #TraumaSensitive #DanceFirstSpotlight
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-spotlight-on-lucia-horan/
Monday Love to your Light and Learning
“ Carve as we will the mysterious block of which our life is made, the black vein of destiny constantly reappears in it.”
~ Victor Hugo
When the universe makes a request, do you listen? Do you recognize its touch when it taps you on the shoulder? What happens when your plans don’t match?
#MondayLove #LightAndLearning #ConsciousDance #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedWisdom #DanceOfLife
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-to-your-light-and-learning/
True guidance is not a concept.
It’s a sensation.
Your body knows
when something is right.
Your breath deepens.
Your jaw lets go.
Your spine softens.
It doesn’t shout.
It lands quietly —
like a truth
you’ve always known.
That’s the kind of guidance
you can live with.
#EmbodiedWisdom #SelfTrust #InnerKnowing #SelfGuidance #MentalHealth
Monday Love to your Pantheon of Perspectives
“ I have no idea what I’m doin’. I’ve never seen me.”
~ Mose Allison
What does it mean to ‘look through someone else’s eyes’? How does one learn the mental gymnastics to do such a thing? Why is having flexibility in perspective so important?
#ConsciousDancer #MondayLove #PantheonOfPerspectives #MindfulMovement #EmbodiedWisdom #InnerGrowth #DanceOfLife #SelfAwareness #HolisticHealing #PerspectiveShift
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-to-your-pantheon-of-perspectives/
Monday Love Spotlight on Sofiah Thom and the Wild Wise Woman Activation!
Dear Global Conscious Dance Family,
From the sacred pulse of the dance floor to the still, soul-deep center within — we know the power of embodiment.
And there comes a time when that power asks to rise, to be witnessed, and to lead.
That time is now.
#WildWiseWoman #SofiahThom #TempleBodyArts #FeminineLeadership #EmbodiedWisdom #SacredFeminine
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-spotlight-on-sofiah-thom-and-the-wild-wise-woman-activation/
Monday Love Spotlight on the 2025 ICMTA Teachers’ Gathering!
Shout out to the great folks at the ICMTA!
They are opening their arms to welcome conscious movement teachers and practitioners from across the globe to gather near the vibrant city of Belgrade, Serbia.
#ICMTA2025 #TeachersGathering #ConsciousMovement #EmbodiedWisdom #DanceCommunity #GenerationalConnection #MovementMedicine #InclusiveDance #SerbiaRetreat #CoCreation
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-spotlight-on-the-2025-icmta-teachers-gathering/
TEMPLE BODY PRIESTESS INITIATION
September 20 @ 3:00 pm - September 27 @ 5:00 am
TEMPLE BODY PRIESTESS INITIATION TRAINING SEPTEMBER 20 -27, 2025
A RITE OF PASSAGE INTO THE TEMPLE BODY PRIESTESS
For Feminine Leaders Ready to Embody the Wayshower You Were Born to BE
Sister,
#TempleBodyPriestess #SofiahThom #TempleBodyArts #FeminineLeadership #SacredFeminine #EmbodiedWisdom #RitualDance
https://consciousdancer.com/event/temple-body-priestess-initiation/
Wild Wise Woman ACTIVATION
May 1 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wild Wise Woman ACTIVATION for Feminine Leaders
Dear Sister!
UNLEASH YOUR PRIMAL POWER, UNSHAKABLE COURAGE & MAGNETIC VOICE
Now is the time to unapologetically step into the spotlight of your leadership and embody the Wild Wise Woman within you.
Your unique medicine is desperately needed in this world,
#WildWiseWoman #SofiahThom #TempleBodyArts #FeminineLeadership #SacredFeminine #EmbodiedWisdom
https://consciousdancer.com/event/wild-wise-woman-activation/
Reflect – Reboot – Renew – Rauhnächte – Online in English & German
December 28
As we approach the end of the year, I invite you to join our international community online, where somatic movement and dance becomes powerful tools for connecting an transformation.
#ReflectRebootRenew #RauhnächteRetreat #RauhnächteMagic
#SacredTime #WinterReflection #NewYearRenewal
#SomaticMovement #MindfulDancing #EmbodiedWisdom
#ConsciousDance #MovementMeditation
https://consciousdancer.com/event/reflect-reboot-renew-rauhnachte-online-in-english-german/
Movement Medicine Apprenticeship program with David and Yasia- Module one
February 9 @ 5:00 pm - February 19 @ 1:00 pm
|€4850 – €5500
The Apprenticeship programme is a training to embody and deepen your connection to yourself, your own creativity and your offering in the world.
#MovementMedicine #ConsciousDance #EmbodiedWisdom
#SomaticHealing #DavidMooney #YasiaLeiserach #DanceToHeal
#MindfulMovement #PersonalGrowth
Read More Here
https://consciousdancer.com/event/movement-medicine-apprenticeship-program-with-david-and-yasia-module-one/
