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Reconnecting to the feminine: Transformative effects of Sensual Movement and Dance This research fulfills the need for the beginnings of research on a topic often considered either fluffy, inappropriate or ‘taboo’ in both academia and American culture. Learning this intuitive style of movement has shown to be markedly instrumental in creating noticeable, consistent and lasting changes in different parts of women's lives including career, motherhood, self-image and relationships. Moreover, it provides women with the ability to diffuse, decrease and neutralize negative, fearful or confusing societal charges around their sense of themselves as women. Study participants reported feeling empowered having acquired an effective, [...]

The Importance, function & necessity of human elevated/ecstatic states: Freeform Dance as an access Throughout time and across global, spiritual traditions and cultures, elevated/ ecstatic states of human experience have been recognized, aspired to and valued as discernible, relevant and inherent states of consciousness for humans to access regularly. This article offers an overview of the existence of the human, innate drive to attain elevated/ecstatic states. This subject area has been examined through a variety of theories, from the biological to the philosophical, and referenced to the considerable body of research on this topic. The authors propose that [...]