The work we’re really doing here.
I have spent the majority of my career creating learning programs and experiences that teach people how to think differently, build skills, and change their habits.
More recently, fueled by my own personal journey, I have reconnected to my body, gone deep into somatic healing, and practiced kundalini and yoga nidra.
What I have discovered is that the EMBODIED methods of movement, dance, and conscious stillness present an even greater opportunity for rewiring and changing our reality.
Teaching, learning, and rationalizing from our conscious mind can only get us so far!
By working with our subconscious mind and our energetic body, we can have a far greater, lasting, transformative impact!
This is exactly the work we do through Strange Magic.
Each week, we embark on a journey centered around a theme.
We might explore an archetype, an emotion, a facet of our identity, a Hindu Goddess, a cultural concept -- the options are endless!
We "drop the performance" and the desire to look good and to be perceived a certain way. This work isn't for anyone else; it's for us.
Funny thing is, though, the more we do this work for ourselves, the more it impacts the world around us. Healed people heal people!
We sink into the theme and intention of each journey, allowing our minds to get quiet and still as we move our bodies in a way that FEELS GOOD.
And we move and process energy -- unlocking doses of feel-good chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins that leave us feeling full of peace, joy, and ecstasy.
It's no joke though -- my Whoop band consistently tells me that I burn 450+ calories in one session!
At the end of each journey, we gather together in stillness.
Sometimes we chant or sing along to the final song.
Sometimes we do have a visualization or meditation. It changes, depending on the theme.
We wrap up our sessions by "lingering" and holding the space for our sisters to share their experiences or what they're dealing with in their lives.
Strange Magic is part devoted practice, part energy work, part therapy, part community, part dance party, and part soul retrieval.
It's pure magic!