Dance to DeStress

What is the Purpose of This Class?

Our emotions and movement are deeply interconnected, as are our emotions and breath. Every emotion we feel—fear, anger, love, or joy—impacts how we move and breathe.

Often, without realizing it, we use our breath and body to suppress emotions we don't want to feel or express. Think about what happens when you need to stifle a scream: you hold your breath and freeze your body. This same pattern happens unconsciously every day, whether in response to the stresses of modern life or unprocessed trauma from childhood or major life events.

The good news? Just as freezing the breath and body suppresses emotions, freeing them can release that tension and stress.

This is the essence of Dance to DeStress.

Through intentional movement, you’ll free your body and breath, releasing the stress and emotional burdens you might not even know you’re holding. It’s time to reconnect with your body, let go of tension, and feel lighter in mind and spirit.

What can I expect?

• Be InBalance: We begin our journey with a guided, moving body scan and meditation to connect with our bodies and start to warm up.

• Move InBalance: Dive into a fully guided movement sequence that combines slow dance with stress releasing moves. Working through the whole body in a fun and unique way, we will feel more grounded, improve our posture and energise our bodies as we explore new ways of moving, releasing tension and stress as we dance.

• Dance to DeStress: Now it's time to enjoy free-form dancing! Let loose, express yourself and release tension in a supportive environment. Yay!

• Breathe InBalance: As we begin to wind down, we will move to the floor and engage in a guided breathwork routine designed to stimulate your diaphragm, ribs and whole nervous system, allowing your body to breathe fully and deeply. This calming sequence will help your body transition from dance to relaxation.

• Be InBalance: We will conclude our experience with a guided meditation to integrate into body the lessons learned during the class. This final meditation helps you carry the calm and balance you've cultivated into your everyday life.

Join us for a journey that will leave you feeling refreshed, centred, and ready to take on whatever life throws your way.

Who is this class for?

• This class is for everybody with a body! For all genders, shapes and sizes.

• Whether you’re used to moving regularly or not, these moves are adaptable and can be done to a level that suits you. Everyone is different and this class celebrates that.

• This class welcomes people who haven’t danced in years and feel like they ‘can’t’ dance. The value is not in how you look but about identifying and releasing physical tension in your body, recognising physical sensations and connecting them to your feelings so that you can work through them.

• What should I wear/bring?

• Bring your yoga mat for the breathwork/ meditation part of the class.

• Bring some water

• Wear anything that you feel comfy in and can move your body freely. This could be a flowing dress, tracksuit bottoms/ shorts or as you would a yoga class.

• Bring a blanket or jumper to feel cosy for the meditation.

• We dance barefoot so all footwear is removed.

  How often are the classes?

• Once a month