Conscious Dancer with Mark Metz | Awakening your Body Intelligence
Hosted by Mark Metz – Founder of the Dance First Association and publisher of Conscious Dancer magazine. Learn about somatics, embodiment, and mind-body health as the leaders in the field of conscious dance share their stories with the man who coined the term.
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Your source for inspiration and insight from the world’s foremost modality founders and movement experts. Get tools and tips to bring more body intelligence into your life today and hear the stories about their formative years that these luminaries rarely tell during their trainings. Your host is Mark Metz—publisher of Conscious Dancer Magazine and founder of the Dance First Association. Thanks for sharing this podcast with your friends and welcome to the movement for a better world!
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