So many of us have become disconnected from our bodies–pushing through exhaustion; ignoring our physical cues for hunger, thirst, or rest; and numbing emotions with food, work, or social media. This week, I sit down with Toni Bergins, M.Ed., founder and director of JourneyDance®, to explore how body movement through dance can be a pathway to reconnect with your body, express emotions, release old trauma, and step into to your joy, authenticity, sensuality, and power. Key Takeaways: Dance as Deep Healing: Movement isn’t just physical, it’s a pathway to emotional release, spiritual awakening, and self-connection. Safe Containers for Vulnerability: Through a guided process like JourneyDance®, you can safely explore and release your emotions–joy, anger, and even rage–and start to heal old patterns. Empowerment Through Expression: The act of honoring your feelings is the key to inhabiting your body and living authentically. “We’ve been told to be smaller, quieter, and less emotional. Dance gives us permission to be big, bold, and beautifully alive. Movement is the medicine that allows emotions to move through us instead of staying stuck in us. Every emotion has a place–rage, grief, joy, sensuality” – Toni Burgins Highlights 00:00 – The importance of reconnecting with your body 03:10 – Toni’s story 10:29 – Spiritual awakening and JourneyDance® 13:31 – Why it’s important to express and release your emotions 18:46 – How dance supports self-connection, healing, and spiritual awakening Important Links Walking for Weight Release 6-Week Beginner Program Website: SarahHaasWellness.com Facebook: Sarah Haas Wellness Instagram: @SarahHaasWellness Youtube: Sarah Haas Wellness About Toni Toni Bergins, M.Ed., author of EMBODY: Feel, Heal & Transform Your Life Through Movement, is the founder and director of JourneyDance® where she leads an international team of over 1500 JourneyDance® Facilitators. She has a popular instructional JourneyDance® video, a series of online courses, and a private practice in her Embodied Transformations Method. Over the past 27 years, she has helped thousands of people get into their bodies, express their authentic uniqueness, and find a new sense of self-esteem, inner wisdom, emotional health, spiritual practice, and total well-being. Free I Hold My Heart Care Package: https://www.tonibergins.com/hold-my-heart Order the Book: EMBODY: Feel, Heal & Transform Your Life Through Movement Website: https://www.journeydance.com Instagram: instagram.com/tonibergins & instagram.com/journeydanceofficial Thanks for Listening: Thanks so much for listening to the Boss Body podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.
