Joyful Body

Joyful Body is a monthly invitation for more presence through trauma-informed intuitive movement and a healing frequency vocal sound bath.

Joyful Body

This monthly movement exploration is a space to drop into your most authentic self in the gentle hold of an experienced creative facilitator. Started in 2025 this dance movement practice has quickly become a favourite space for dancers, spiritual journeyers, folk on a healing journey through surviorship, those looking for something playful, feel-good, authentic and FULL of love and community.

We start the pratice in ceremonial circle with guided breathwork to ground and gentle walkthrough of the practice. During our movement wave we dance through the cycle of the seasons. In our guided practice we experience uravelling, remembering, growth and stillness with no choreography to learn all of our intuitive movement comes from within. Our space is fueled with the sounds of eclectic Afrocentric music helping us to loose the layers, unfold our truth and remember our power. This space has been curated for you to explore the full spectrum of emotion - from grief to joy - we unfold, open out and expand our hearts for healing. Through somatic techniques, partner/group work (always optional) we nourish our spirit and reconnect with our bodies - the bold and joyful life force which holds all of our uniqueness. We end the practice in a soft, peaceful live vocal soundbath, soothing our opened hearts with healing frequencies. We close in our circle in ceremony with reflection, ancestral reverence, refreshing herbal tea and a renewed sense of peace.

Our group welcomes all women including cis and trans women.

Joyful body is also offered to marginalised genders, including women, women-identifying individuals, non- binary and gender non-conforming people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experience of women in movement.

About the Facilitator

I’m Ruby-ann, founder of Joyful Body - a movement practice born from a 12 year movement journey through survivourship and postpartum darkness. The practice quickly became a lifeline and it is my deepest honor to share it with you. As a practitioner my values are rooted in community care, everyday ritual, radical acceptance and deep listening. As a mother, dance ritualist and devoted space holder - I honour the ancient lineages that inform this work while creating spaces where every body and every story is welcome. I hold space as I hold my daughter with unwavering trust, reverence, and a deep belief in the innate wholeness of each individual.

Read more about my story here!

💌 Questions? thejoyfulbodies@gmail.com

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