Episode Highlights

• 🌀 Dance as Divine Connection
  Jo reflects on how movement becomes a form of prayer—a personal and collective ritual where “the dance space is also the divine.”
• 🌀 Training Through Movement, Not Just Talk
  In The Change Weaver, movement isn’t optional. Jo outlines how dance, hands-on exercises, and embodied presence are central to how she teaches facilitation.
• 🌀 From Sitting to Sensing
  Jo shares her evolution from a mindfulness-heavy somatic psychotherapy practice to one that embraced standing up, moving, and listening through the body in motion.
• 🌀 Breaking Free from Performance
  Why trained dancers often arrive in embodiment spaces feeling trapped by perfectionism—and how conscious dance can return movement to a place of freedom and inquiry.

What you'll learn

• Why movement can be a deeper form of inquiry than words
• How trained facilitation supports emotional processing and somatic integration
• The difference between freeform movement and held embodiment practice
• How culture, trauma, and personal history show up in our bodies
• The ethics and subtle skills of facilitating embodied spaces
• How embodiment supports emotional resilience, presence, and trust

Notable Quotes

“Movement can be a form of inquiry.”
“Every cell in your body has the potential to perceive the wisdom of the moment.”
“Facilitation is not just holding space—it’s participating in the space with integrity.”
“The dance space is also the divine.”

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Movement Is My Constant
02:45 Jo’s Path from Therapy to Dance Facilitation
09:19 Embodiment as Inquiry, Not Performance
16:48 Facilitating Emotional and Somatic Process
21:02 The Cultural Layers of Movement
25:51 Building Safety and Trust in Embodied Spaces
35:40 Movement as Integration: From Personal to Collective
45:06 Spiritual Dimensions of Embodied Work
51:17 Training the Next Generation of Facilitators
59:18 Final Reflections

Resources and Mentions

Jo Hardy's website

Follow Jo Hardy on Instagram: @consciousdance

Jo's current training offering: The Changeweaver program

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Episode Credits
Produced, Edited and Mixed by Chris Forbes
Artwork Design by Utterly Create
Music is by Pictures of a Floating World from the Free Music archive.org

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