Lunar movement practices help us to understand what’s happening both in and around us by activating or increasing our sensitivity to inner and inwardly-directed kinetic messages. To develop these skills, we practice being receptive - whether that’s listening to the rhythm of our own bodies and how they want to move or by opening ourselves up as a channel to receive messages from the world of spirit.
Lunar movement practices are a powerful tool for spiritual development, self-reflection, and healing. In this article, I share my four favorite lunar movement practices that help me cultivate a deeper connection with the divine, my soul, and my physical body. These practices are Intuitive Movement, Interpretive Movement, Psychic Movement, and Channeled Movement.
The goal of a lunar movement practice is to bring clarity and a deeper understanding of the energy that you may be experiencing both within and around you, so that you can find deeper meaning and flow more easily with the currents of life. We draw inspiration and wisdom from the archetype of the moon and express that energy through the activation of our crown chakra.
The following modalities fall under the wider umbrella of spiritual dance practices, meaning they connect us to the unseen world and help us engage with the divine. They are just a few of the many forms of spiritual dance that I teach. Check out EPISODE 4 of my podcast for a more extensive list.
So let’s start with intuitive movement. Intuitive Movement is a practice that helps us to be fully aware and fully present in our physical bodies, bypassing the ways in which we were trained or how we think we should move. When I teach intuitive movement, I’m guiding students through a process of learning to identify and respond to the voice of the divine within as well as to our own inner wisdom. When we allow our bodies and our soul to guide us into the movement that he/she/they needs the most, we are activating our spiritual channel and fine-tuning our inner guidance system, which also paves the way for increased psychic development. Intuitive movement can also function as a type of healing modality that supports our mental and emotional well-being by helping us feel our emotions and then express them as we see fit.
Next is Interpretive Movement. This is an expressive practice of retranslating our own personal experiences with this world. When we encounter people, places, concepts, events, or other forms of art that have a significant impact on us, we can reshare that experience from our own perspective. There’s an emphasis on allowing the emotions you experience from interacting with something or someone to create a raw and authentic kinetic response in your body. When this type of movement is choreographed, rehearsed, and/or performed, then it would fall into the category of interpretive dance. But I’m referring to a movement practice that happens in real time, a processing of emotions through an embodied response that happens in the moment. The biggest difference between intuitive and interpretive movement is that intuitive movement is a response to energy inside of you, whereas Interpretive movement is a response to energy outside of you.
Next, we have Psychic Movement. This is the practice of responding to energy gained through extra-sensory perception. I have an extensive collection of activation exercises that I use to help students identify movement messages received through SIGHT (clairvoyance), SOUND (clairaudience), FEELING (clairempathy), and KNOWING (claircognizance). The difference between Interpretive movement and psychic movement is that with interpretive movement, you are responding to something of interest that you’ve encountered outside of yourself, whereas psychic movement is a more specific response to an energetic message that you’ve received. For example: in a thunderstorm, you can feel and express the power you’re encountering - but you may also feel a pull to take cover for safety. Or maybe you are connecting with a person who is incredibly charismatic - being around them can make you feel good, but you may also experience some body postures that act as red flags - urging you not to get too close. I dive into this practice in great detail in my upcoming course and book on the practice of Dance Divination.
Lastly, we have channeled movement. Channeled Movement is the practice of receiving and expressing supernatural knowledge or insight kinetically in the physical body. It allows you to SEE and EXPERIENCE messages from the world of spirit in a way that surpasses language barriers. Channeled movement is my primary spiritual practice; it’s something I experience daily. It’s also my favorite thing to teach. This practice functions similarly to dance mediumship because mediums are channeling, but their point of connection is often different. In my work, I teach channeled movement from the perspective of connecting to higher-level beings for higher-level information. When I step into this role, I’m mostly connecting directly to source - pulling through big picture messages for spiritual guidance, growth, and development.
*Side note: Channeled Movement relies on the practice of Dance Divination for interpretation, and so I almost always teach those two things simultaneously. CLICK HERE to learn more about this practice or purchase MY BOOK on this topic.
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