How Dance Therapy Helps You Feel Safe | Mindfulness, Trauma & Movement | Ep.7 With Lisa Manca

Описание: This episode “How Dance Therapy Helps You Feel Safe” of Mindfulness in Motion is for anyone who feels disconnected from their body, overwhelmed by anxiety, or unsure how to feel safe slowing down. Cori Myka sits down with dance therapist Lisa Manca to explore how gentle movement, awareness, and pacing can help us reconnect—without pressure or performance.

In this conversation, we explore:
00:00 – Why safety in the body comes before healing
04:20 – What dance therapy actually looks like (no dance experience needed)
08:55 – How movement patterns reflect emotional states
13:40 – Slowing down to regulate anxiety and trauma
18:30 – Allowing ourselves to feel good — without earning it

Lisa shares how dance therapy blends movement and psychotherapy to help people build trust with themselves, reconnect with sensation, and expand their capacity for safety and pleasure. Through grounded metaphors—from swimming to attachment to everyday movement—this episode offers permission to go slow, listen inward, and meet yourself where you are.

If you’ve ever felt rewarded for living in your head but disconnected from your body, this conversation is a gentle invitation back home.

Guest Links:
Website: https://www.lisamanca.com/
LinkedIn:   / lisa-manca-ma-lpcc-bc-dmt-she-her-57964213  

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