Anna Swisher

The word "dance" can mean a lot of things. 

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For me, it is movement.  Movement that changes you in some way.  My background is in somatic and embodied practice, which basically means learning through the body.  It means that we start by acknowledging that the body is an essential part of our story. We can learn from it, heal and grow and change through working consciously with our body.​

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In addition to dance & movement being important on a personal level, I believe it is culturally important as well.  As a form of art and cultural expression, as a creative driver of change, and as a communal experience that builds resilience.  Dance is all of these things. 

 

In indigenous cultures, there is always dance. It is a part of life, and has a variety of purposes: To commune, to celebrate, to summon strength and courage, to grieve and mourn, to prepare, to pray, to tell stories, to give thanks, to relieve stress and release anger, to connect with our ancestors, to make sense of something beyond our understanding, to lighten the mood and chase away the demons of mind, spirit and soul. 

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Our world needs these things. Now.

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As a facilitator, I am primarily guided and inspired by a form of transformative movement called JourneyDance; a facilitated practice that uses free-form movement and light guidance to move people through a process of ritual and transformation.  I am trained in many other embodied modalities as well.  I facilitate in a variety of settings, and do my best to incorporate movement & dance as often as possible. 

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For more information, feel free to reach out. You can reach me at AnnaSwisherIreland@gmail.com.

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