Embodied Groove

Embodied Groove Get out of your head and into your body! Connect with joyful and pleasurable ways to embody YOUR unique groove with ease.

A perfect way to open any show to get the crowd engaged and everyone locked in, ready to rock!

Wtf do you mean? As a group of women looked up. This is the question - “Are you here by yourself?” - we got more than an...
08/30/2026

Wtf do you mean? As a group of women looked up.

This is the question - “Are you here by yourself?” - we got more than anything at the very first Ladies Retreat to Phish at Dick’s in 2017.

As if we needed a guy to not be alone.

The ironic thing is, all but one of us had been seeing Phish for well over a decade.

But it is true this was the first time for many without a male companion at the shows.

What happened?

Together, we were magnetic. 🧲

Drawing in other ladies as we gathered for pre-show intention setting.

And even guys who were so inspired by our energy they wanted to help protect the space we’d created around us.

There is a magical synergy that happens when women gather around something they’re passionate about that inspires them and makes them feel alive. 💞

It’s happening already for the retreat to Dick’s this weekend.

Connections formed from joining the retreat that feel cosmically aligned. 💖

We haven’t even made it to the same physical space yet.

But I know when we do it will be even more powerful. ⚡️⭕️

Because there is something that happens when women gather around something they’re genuinely drawn to.

Something that lights them up. 🔥

That lets them move and play and express themselves.

That gives them permission to be their full self.

We don’t have to try to be magnetic.

We are.

And nine years later, I hear that question a little differently.

“Are you here by yourselves?”

Yep.

And look what happens when we are! 💃🏻✨

And then there were two…I am very excited to announce that  (pictured left) has officially completed the Embodied Groove...
08/20/2026

And then there were two…

I am very excited to announce that (pictured left) has officially completed the Embodied Groove facilitator training and is now certified to lead Embodied Groove classes and live experiences. 💃🏻🙌🏼⚡️

I cannot wait to see where Embodied Groove pops up next! Stay tuned…

For now, let’s give a big “heck yeah!!” to this bright light bringing even more embodied expression into the world!! 💃🏻🌟🕺

Calling all Queens of Prussia - this one’s for you! 👑 ⭕️Imagine this…Our very own Victorian mansion.Two blocks from the ...
08/20/2026

Calling all Queens of Prussia - this one’s for you! 👑 ⭕️

Imagine this…

Our very own Victorian mansion.

Two blocks from the beach.

Walking distance to Boardwalk Hall.

A built-in crew of incredible women who are real, kind, and love to rock just like you! 💃🏻✨

No logistics.

No figuring out transportation.

No wondering who’s going where.

No trying to manage anything or anyone.

Just there for the music.

The magic.

And deep connection and recharge.

I’ll handle all the details…

Daily movement.

Food and coffee there for you when you wake up.

Sunday spa day.

If this feels like something you might be into, comment AC below and I’ll send you deets!

Spots are limited.

The last one sold out quickly!

Atlantic City for Phish,
Thursday 10/1 - Monday 10/5

We start the night before with a group dinner to connect in and arrive. 👯‍♀️

Comment AC for more. 💖

08/18/2026

5 Reasons we need Ladies Retreats to multi-night Phish runs:

1. We don’t need a man to go.

2. We’re done managing everything.

3. Our bodies deserve better.

4. We need more space of our own to recharge.

5. Women + shared passion = magic.

These are EXACTLY why I created the VIP Embodied Groove Ladies Retreats. 💃🏻💗

The next one is Atlantic City for Phish, 10/1-10/5, and there are still spots available!

Four days in a gorgeous restored Victorian mansion, two blocks from the beach and an easy walk to Boardwalk Hall, with your built-in lady crew and plenty of space to rest, connect, take care of yourself, and rock your face off. 🤘🏼⚡️

If you love rocking out to Phish and also want the comfort, connection, and self-care that makes it actually feel like a retreat... come join us.

Comment AC below for more info!

08/17/2026

Why I run ladies retreats to multi-night Phish shows…

A Phish show can be a place of immense pleasure and bliss - like higher and more extended than anywhere in public that I know of.

To drop into that, a woman has to feel safe to surrender.

Once I learned how to do this for myself consistently, I felt called to help others.

Would you like to be held so you can fully surrender to the flow and bliss?

While also taking immaculate care of yourself…. because there’s support in this too!

There’s still a few spots left to the Embodied Groove VIP Ladies Retreats to Phish in Atlantic City.

Tickets are still available.

There’s an early bird rate running through 8/30.

Embodied Groove VIP Ladies Retreat to Phish in Atlantic City 💃🏻⭕️✨

Thur Oct 1 - Mon Oct 5

We start the night before to drop-in together over a shared meal and bonding over our love of Phish.

If you’re interested in learning more, drop AC in the comments below!

I’m really excited to be offering Embodied Groove for Kids at Cragmont Elementary’s after-school enrichment program this...
08/11/2026

I’m really excited to be offering Embodied Groove for Kids at Cragmont Elementary’s after-school enrichment program this Fall!

Embodied Groove for Kids is a fun and welcoming movement class where kids explore fun and simple ways to move their body to music while building confidence and body awareness.

No performance.
No complicated choreography.
Just having fun moving the body.

Through games, expressive movement, mindfulness, and dance-inspired activities, students develop mobility, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance, all while having a great time.

Students will leave class feeling energized, confident, connected, and empowered to be themselves. 💃🏻🙌🏼🕺

Perfect for 3rd–5th graders of all movement abilities, no dance experience required!

If you have friends at Cragmont Elementary School in Berkeley, CA, let them know this is a new option this year!


08/10/2026

My favorite part of the Embodied Groove VIP Ladies Retreats to multi-night Phish runs is not…

Having a gaggle of women you feel safe enough around to surrender to the flow and who create space for you to dance your hearts delight.

It’s not the exceptionally vibey houses, or mansions, that we get to use as our sanctuary for the weekend.

It’s not even the Sunday Spa day where we get to nourish and restore ourselves on the last day of the run.

My absolute favorite thing about the Embodied Groove VIP Ladies Retreats are the connections that are made.

It’s such a beautiful thing that has grown way beyond the retreats! 💞

True friends are hard to come by.

Real, kind, honest women who only want the best for you and get your silliness, your slight obsession, your desire for magic, adventure, and aliveness!

That is my favorite part of this experience.

The women from last year may have been to a dozen shows together. It has been a lot! And supporting each other outside of shows. 💖

If you’re interested in learning more, comment YES below.

We’ve got another one coming up in Atlantic City, Thur 10/1 - Mon 10/5. 💃🏻⭕️✨

It’s not what they expect. 😉When someone asks, “What do you do in the music industry?” I get to say…I warm up dance floo...
07/28/2026

It’s not what they expect. 😉

When someone asks, “What do you do in the music industry?” I get to say…

I warm up dance floors with fully alive bodies.

I turn audiences into fully engaged participants.

I run retreats to live music so women can connect to their aliveness while listening to their bodies and prioritizing self-care.

Some may say I teach ecstatic dance.

Which is partially true and probably the best way to describe the essence of Embodied Groove in a way others will understand.

Because the other things… never been done before.

When I first created Embodied Groove, I actually used to think of it as ecstatic dance for live music fans.

Who mostly need a little more coaxing, permission, and facilitation connecting to their bodies in all the ways they can be moved to music.

Embodied Groove is more facilitated than ecstatic dance while also being grounded in nervous system science and what it takes to make a body feel safe to freely express and connect deeply.

And whenever possible, I love to use live improv music created by incredible musicians to add another relational element to the flow. 💃🏻💞

Not another dance class. Not another movement class. An experience.

A journey into aliveness. 🔥

Wanna know where you can catch the journey?

Friday class Ashkenaz, Berkeley, CA starts back up 8/7/26. 11am - 12pm. Back studio. No pre-reg necessary.

The next VIP Ladies Retreat to Phish at Dick’s is sold out. But I am still crossing my fingers for fall dates 🤞🏼to get one more retreat this year. Dm me to get on the First Dibs List for future retreats!

Embodied Groove with a live band will be at Camp Deep End Music festival at Camp Navarro, 9/25-9/27.

More fall dates coming soon!

If this sounds like something you’d like to add to your event, let’s chat!

📷: Cierra Breeze Photography 1, 5, 6 Gabriel Barkin 2, Patrick Ball 7, 8

This Saturday, 5/16, I’ll be leading Embodied Groove to kick off Divided Sky Foundation’s Music on the Mountain festival...
05/11/2026

This Saturday, 5/16, I’ll be leading Embodied Groove to kick off Divided Sky Foundation’s Music on the Mountain festival day.

This collaboration is deeply meaningful in many ways.

First, this is a sober festival to celebrate and fundraise for Divided Sky, Trey Anastasio’s rehabilitation center in Ludlow, Vermont.

Embodied Groove was birthed from my journey into learning how to dance like everyone is watching without needing substances to soften defenses and give that liquid courage I used to think I needed to move freely and expressively... even as a dancer.

But this kind of dance is not about performance.

It’s about feeling, sensation, and connection.

And that can feel vulnerable, especially as a human who’s been through “stuff” that makes it difficult to move freely and be witnessed authentically by others.

While I am not personally sober, I have traversed my own journey with substances and my relationship with them.

And I am deeply grateful for Trey’s sobriety. 🙏🏼

It was through Phish’s music that I found my embodied groove and learned how to express my unique essence through movement to music as it moves through me.

Now I get to support others in theirs. 💃🏻💞

Embodied Groove starts promptly at 12:15pm and leads right into the Trombone Shorty Foundation band’s second line.

Not sure who’s brilliant idea it was to pair Embodied Groove with a second line (participatory & celebratory crowd involved parade to an incredible brass band) to get the day started, but 👏🏼, it is 👌.

I hope you’ll come celebrate the joy in sobriety and the power of being present with us at Divided Sky’s BIG Weekend.

Tickets are still on sale and are very reasonable. You just need to get yourself there!

05/07/2026

Let’s Groove! 💃🏻✨

Friday, May 8th, is the last Embodied Groove® class Ashkenaz, Berkeley before I get whisked away for early summer travels. Return TBA.

Our theme is Celebration. 🎉

Come celebrate yourself, life, our community, and the power of dance.

All bodies, abilities, and ages welcome.

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