by Alice Crady | Jan 9, 2024 | Creativity, Ecstatic Dance, Relationships, Shadow Work, Spirituality
Conscious movement is an exciting, creative, and accessible healing modality. Photo Credit: Anas Qtiesh The first time I tried ecstatic dance, years ago, I thought it was weird. After years of partner dance training, I felt annoyed by the lack of structure. In fall...
by Alice Crady | Nov 13, 2023 | Ecstatic Dance, Feminism, Highly sensitive people, Perfectionism, Shadow Work
The last 18 years feel like a winding, evolving, beautiful love story. Photo Credit: Anas Qtiesh Since discovering my highly sensitive nature last year, I’ve peeled back more numbing layers and dove even deeper into body awareness. Through a series of many lifestyle...
by Alice Crady | Oct 16, 2023 | Artist Feature, Creativity, Ecstatic Dance, Relationships, Sexuality
Terra Crowl believes her years of structured dance and choreography training gave her the tools to fully emote and play with others in ecstatic dance. Terra dances to communicate. From color guard competitions in high school and belly dance training in Spain to...
by Alice Crady | Oct 10, 2023 | Books, Creativity, Ecstatic Dance, Shadow Work, Spirituality
Gabrielle Roth’s soul-centric movement guidance deepened my shadow work. I’ve studied and utilized many forms of shadow work over four years. This year, I’ve prioritized tuned-in free-form dancing as a near-daily practice that catalyzes my inner processing. Roth,...
by Alice Crady | Oct 3, 2023 | Abuse Recovery, Creativity, Ecstatic Dance, Relationships, Spirituality
Trauma experts define trauma and how creative expression helps us heal. In 2020 I discovered a series of traumas from my childhood. Since then, I’ve been researching and exploring ways to heal while simultaneously investing in my creative process,]]> Along the way,...
by Alice Crady | Sep 12, 2023 | Books, Creativity, Ecstatic Dance, Shadow Work, Spirituality
Gabrielle Roth inspires and empowers conscious movement in “Sweat Your Prayers.” In the 1970s, Roth reignited a transcendent dance movement that started with ancient Greeks. Today, nearly every major city worldwide hosts ecstatic dancers who show up for numerous...
