Intro to Body Awareness 🤸🏿‍♀️ A Simple Dance Warm Up to Loosen Up and Connect to your Body

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This simple body awareness dance warm-up will allow you to shift your attention from your mind to your whole body. Do this exercise 3 times a week if you feel stiff and want to become more mindful of the sensations in your body.

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About me: I'm a dancer and dance and movement therapist who helps people cultivate a more present life by developing a profound connection to their bodies, creative empowerment, as well as physical and emotional self-discovery.

[silviamadau]

After doing this I started to cry and to embrace myself, kissing my own skin. Universe bless you, thank you so much💞

[sergiomerino]

im not a dancer but these movements really helped my body release so much tension i didn’t even know i had. Im going to do this as a daily routine to get my day started.

[ninestepstohome]

Incorporating just 5-10 minutes of freeform dancing in the morning has totally changed my life. I'm a better person now. Thanks Tamara!

[flowerbloom]

I’ve been intimidated to enter dance class mainly cause I don’t feel confident in my movement. But this dance therapy has really helped me express myself and let go of tension

[Fav___our]

You know at this point I believe this is the channel I have been looking for for years now ...just a place I could just release everything through dance, stretches or just a regular workout ....it feels really good ....and for sure you have a new subscriber ...thank you so much and keep up the good work🙌..God bless you🥰

[larazbangtan]

I’ll try this today before dancing cause I really struggle with perfectionism in dancing.I always live in a future and focus too much on choreography rather than just enjoying and feeling the movements and living in present and that caused anxiety and stiffness.I literally can’t relax and feel my movements.

[naturalist]

Thsnk you kindly ! This was wonderful and much needed ! I knew I was accumulating tension and I love music and to move to it and dance so this was a wondeful and enjoyable release! I thanked and blessed my body at the end for serving me so well; so I am being more attentive to it now! Much gratitude for your inspiration and i really enjoyed your music selection! Bless you also ! 🥰🎶💃💟🌟🙏🏼😇🌈🕊💫

[Thankyoukye]

This was heaven sent!! you are an amazing communicator thank you so much for sharing

[melodyloss]

timestamps for me
0:59 massage face
1:16 head rolls + eye rolls (observe environment)
1:48 shoulder shrugs (exhale) + rolls
2:35 shoulder brushes
2:54 arm and hand brushes
3:20 shake out hands
3:40 pull chest in and out
4:20 move chest in circle
4:45 rub and move stomach in and out + breathe.
5:36 abdominal rolls
5:58 back bends + shake upper body out
6:32 curl inward + wave out
7:15 upper body improv :)
7:46 move hips and lower body (improv) :)
9:02 light body shake (incorporate leg)
9:15 leg kicks + exhales
9:37 run in place + shake it out
9:57 gentle knee bends
10:34 knee rolls
11:10 feet and toes (tiptoes)
12:38 lower body improv :)
13:10 full body improv (have fun!)
15:14 end with deep breaths and self-appreciation

wonderful video!

[jupiteriou]

Doing these exercises with you is so much fun, it feels almost like a therapy hahah

[annabellindner]

I work in movement therapy in a psychiatric clinic and I use ideas from your videos. I love your energy and how you manage to capture body feeling and wellbeing in movement. Thank you so much for your content and lots of live from Germany

[seabird]

Wow, that really got my Qi flowing, holy cow. Love it!!! Thank you so much!!

[andreiacarey]

Hello Tamara, I've been watching your videos for a few weeks and want to express my gratitude. Your embodiment and dance practice has become an integral part of my therapy to better regulate my nervous system. I keep checking for new videos, I look forward and hope you continue creating such excellent content. Much gratitude and I hope all is well with you. 😊❤

[aurasoular]

Such a beautiful soul! Im in my mid 20s and want to learn how to dance better but you sure did nail the part when you said words like: don’t worry about how you look, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t look good. I tell you…I felt so free doing this while in front of my bathroom mirror. And I actually looked decent lol. Im sweating as I type this. Im definitely doing this three times a week! Thank you

[Lachicallama]

THANK YOU MISS❤ This is something so different and SO helpfull. You will get big with this and you are already helping so many persons :')

[ChassieNix]

Love it! Thats coming from a trained yoga instructor that knows yoga can’t release all the tension in the body. Thank you for this video.

[woohoolable]

This was so awesome, I teared up when it was time for the improv :') it made me so emotional!

[WazigeLogica]

Thank you for sharing with the world. When I was a child I used to dance every day by myself in my room and later going out I used to love to just dance the night away. I lost that energy and natural drive to just move somewhere along the way. It felt good to just move around freeform and take it really easy just now in my livingroom by myself with only the cats watching :) . I've been so frozen in my body with anxiety for years. I think this gentle way if I pace myself will do so much good. Thank you!

[destinees]

Can’t wait to try this in the morning. Keep it up sis. This is healing

[tanjavetsch]

Im a Dancer and do a lot of YouTube Dancevideos, but this is truly my favorite!! Thank you so much Tamara ♥️