When people hear masculine energy and feminine energy, they immediately associate it to a particular gender but feminine and masculine energies have nothing to do with gender. Masculine energy is related to strength, achievement and triumph, whereas feminine energy is related to nature and creation and is intuitive, receptive, and nurturing. Both energies are equally important and exist to live in harmony and help create a healthy balance in life.
However, for many years, women are experiencing an imbalance in their masculine and feminine energy. Women have tried to disconnect from their female energy as they have been led to believe that it is a sign of weakness. This disconnect has led to modern women feeling more stressed, drained and exhausted, which has seen an increase in different activities to help relieve these stresses such as yoga and mindfulness.
Another activity recently introduced to combat stress and help females reconnect to their energy is dance and movement workshops. These workshops mix two different well-known therapies: mindfulness and movement, aiming to balance body and soul and make them work together under the same rhythm.
A study conducted by UCLA in 2021 reported that free-flowing dance produced positive mental health benefits among participants. It was based on a survey of 1,000 dancers across the world who had depression, anxiety, or a history of trauma. This makes dance a good asset for women to tackle their mental health issues in a post-pandemic world, where women are considered part of the groups that are most at risk of adverse mental health outcomes.
Free-flow and mindful dance is not about learning choreography. Karen Lucia, a London-based Health & Movement Coach and EFT Practitioner, says her female-only workshops are never the same as they reflect the energy of all participants. “We allow our minds to dance with the flow. We leave our bodies free enough to flow and follow their own moves, based on your headspace and your energy waves”, says.
Karen’s workshops are for everyone wanting to learn more about themselves from the inside out.
About Karen Lucia:
Karen Lucia is a Health & Movement Coach and EFT Practitioner helping Londoners awaken their expression and connect to themselves and others through dance and mindful movement.
Karen offers workshops in London guiding people through movement patterns that allow them to move however they feel, need and want to. You won’t learn a set piece of choreography: being mindful of your movement, you can create your own choreography of emotions.
The sessions are tailored to women and anyone that wants to connect to their female energy, and use dance and movement as a tool for awakening expression, connecting to themselves, their emotion and the others in the group.
As movement can mobilise you to find better solutions for issues that you face in your personal or professional life, your family or community, Karen also offers in-company workshops for small groups.
Learn more about the workshops at https://www.karenlucia.com/.
