“The body is an instrument of the spirit.”
_RUMI
Often people express their feelings of Biodanza and dance as, “COMING HOME”.
To many this can be interpreted in a somewhat spiritual sense, and while that is true, there is also another way to look at it.
Dance brings us back into our bodies. In that moment we connect with physical sensations and become more aware of the information our bodies are giving to us – both physiological and psychological. When we connect with our bodies we become aware of the tensions we hold, be they from stress of just armouring ourselves against life. When I become aware that my neck is in spasm, I can move to shift that energy. If I am in my head, disconnected from my body – every tension and ache becomes more intense. And often I am not even conscious of the downward spiral until it is too late and something gives in.
Our bodies also relay information regarding our emotional state. When we are connected to this and can know what we are genuinely feeling in the moment, we can engage with life more constructively – rather than always being in reaction. Dance distracts and suspends our mental habits and limitations for a while as we connect fully to the present – feeling and acting in what is presented to us now. To dance in the present is to suspend the memories and habits of the past and quieten the anxieties of the future.
Being here – now, as in the dance is a feeling of COMING HOME. There is far less stress, and we can create a beautiful and peaceful relationship with life when focus is on what is here, now. That is the experience of dance, to be here, now, and fully present – to be AT HOME.
_Christos Daskalakos
Dance brings us back into our bodies. In that moment we connect with physical sensations and become more aware of the information our bodies are giving to us – both physiological and psychological. When we connect with our bodies we become aware of the tensions we hold, be they from stress of just armouring ourselves against life. When I become aware that my neck is in spasm, I can move to shift that energy. If I am in my head, disconnected from my body – every tension and ache becomes more intense. And often I am not even conscious of the downward spiral until it is too late and something gives in.
Our bodies also relay information regarding our emotional state. When we are connected to this and can know what we are genuinely feeling in the moment, we can engage with life more constructively – rather than always being in reaction. Dance distracts and suspends our mental habits and limitations for a while as we connect fully to the present – feeling and acting in what is presented to us now. To dance in the present is to suspend the memories and habits of the past and quieten the anxieties of the future.
Being here – now, as in the dance is a feeling of COMING HOME. There is far less stress, and we can create a beautiful and peaceful relationship with life when focus is on what is here, now. That is the experience of dance, to be here, now, and fully present – to be AT HOME.
_Christos Daskalakos
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