I have gone back to Zumba! I used to really enjoy it, and now that the snow has (mostly) tapered off, it’s time to get out and sweat!
I have been listening to a podcast where they often talk about somatic therapy, which is focused on how emotions appear in the body.
I am often in my head, thinking, mulling, etc. And I know that when I play a video game or crochet, I can sort of “turn my brain off” for a while because I’ve directed it at something. I’ve focused it and can go into Flow State.
Dancing goes beyond that to shift the brain activity to being focused on movement. Watching the instructor, mirroring her movements, singing, dancing, counting in Español…. The parts of the brain that I constantly overwork just seem to turn off.
I’m realizing how much I need to shift into physical mode…
💃🕺
The Cancer Canary 