06/10/2026
There was a time when I needed multiple pills every morning just to feel… normal.
I lived close to a baseline version of myself—afraid to feel too much, afraid of intimacy, and often running from relationships that got too close
What I didn’t realize then was that I wasn’t afraid of my emotions.
I was afraid of intimacy.
with grief.
Intimacy with joy.
with uncertainty.
Intimacy with other people.
And maybe most of all, intimacy with myself.
Ironically, one of the places I’ve found healing is on a dance floor.
Not because dancing fixes anything.
But because dancing asks me to stay.
To stay with sensation.
To stay with another human.
To stay with the moment as it changes.
I love this video from dancing with my friend to .soulfire soul Sundays! . We move differently. Different rhythms. Different habits. Different bodies.
Yet somehow something emerges between us.
A third thing.
Not me.
Not him.
The dance itself.
A living conversation that couldn’t exist alone.
Lately I’ve been exploring more Contact Improvisation and becoming fascinated by what happens when we stop performing and start listening through movement.
Trust.
Boundaries.
Play.
Presence.
Connection.
No words required.
We’ll be bringing some of these elements into the warm-up for our next Ecstatic Dance at in Amagansett on Thursday, June 18. They also have weekly classes dedicated to learning this style of movement (it’s life changing!)
Come curious.
The dance knows things the mind hasn’t figured out yet.
💃 7–9 PM
📍 Mandala Yoga, Amagansett
🎶DJ Antara & a Wave based Ecstatic Dance