Mbodhi is a practice of movement, breath and sound where we embody our essence nature and discover our own unique dance.
Rooted in the ancient practices of tantric yoga, Mbodhi flows into playful improvisations that still the mind and cultivate bliss.
One of my earliest and fondest memories is dancing in my living room to Carol King’s “I feel the Earth Move”, spinning until I felt dizzy and falling to the earth in bliss. I spent many years studying classical ballet, training with teachers from the Joffrey ballet, and at the Houston Ballet School. I chose not to continue the difficult path of becoming a professional dancer, yet consistently throughout my life, dance has been a form of creative expression and spiritual embodiment.
In college I studied Laban Bartenieff Movement Analysis which gave me a rich language for improvisation, and in NYC, my home for over 20 years, I studied modern dance and improvisational forms with teachers such KJ Holmes and Katiti King. 5Rhythms, a moving meditation modality created by Gabrielle Roth, brought a spiritual and emotional layer to my dance.
Mbodhi is a practice that can be done alone, in the woods, or in our living rooms - yet as social beings, we crave community and we want “to be seen” and it is my hope to create a space of radical loving acceptance where we feel safe to share our dance, creating ourselves anew with every step… into the present moment.