Our bodies store so much for us and this practice supports dancing as an activating healing experience for ourselves. Class is about 60 minutes of cardio activating guided moves to our favorite songs and ends with a floor stretch and guided meditative journey to close our session. DANCE POD IS Low Impact, Cardio Activating, AND WE WILL Throw it in a healing circle:) Come exactly as you are! Absolutely no prior movement, dance, OR SOMATIC experience needed.

BOOKING

RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE ONLINE AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE CLASS. Tickets are sliding-scale $18-25 + a small transaction fee for credit card processing.

WHAT TO WEAR

Wear anything you feel comfortable moving very freely in. Options to be barefoot or wear the support of shoes if needed.

WHAT TO BRING

Bring water AND A mat for cushioning during cool down stretching at the end if you need. we do have mats available as well. Bring humor.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Release any expectations you have for this experience. Come open-handed.

INGRID SCOTT CREATED DANCE POD IN 2015 THROUGH SELF DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION WITH SOMATIC-BASED MOVEMENT, DANCE EXPRESSION AND THE BODY’S SYSTEMS. SHE STUDIED somatics and therapeutic dance FOR 15 YEARS UNDER SEVERAL TEACHERS WHO HELPED HER SHAPE HEALING AROUND HER LIFE’S MOST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES.

developing DANCE POD was a response to RECOGNIZING the need for AN ACCESSIBLE group DANCE HEALING ARTS MODALITY. INGRID WAS BORN WITH SEVERE BILATERAL CLUBBED FEET AND HIP DYSPLASIA. SHE HAD SURGERIES, WORE CASTS AND BRACES FOR HER FIRST YEARS OF LIFE. HER PHYSICAL DISABILITY UNIQUELY SHAPES HER ABILITY TO TEACH THROUGH THE LENS OF honoring the body. she teaches dance pod to empower, share and practice the wisdom and knowledge she has cultivated throughout her journey.

with the LIVED EXPERIENCE of DISABILITY, NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT, Ingrid felt called to open a community movement studio in her neighborhood of northeast portland Oregon called roseway yoga and movement aka rose hips. the studio became an important hub for therapeutic movement hosting many modalities and gifted teachers for nearly 10 years. this is where she began offering dance pod.

INGRID HAS TAUGHT DANCE POD AT WORKSHOPS, RETREATS, CEREMONIES, WITH BABIES AND THEIR PARENTS, PRIVATE GATHERINGS AND CONFERENCES. dance pod HAS BEEN featured as an embodiment and intuition workshop for THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION where ingrid was facilitator for A FACULTY WIDE LEARNING JOURNEY SUPPORTING INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE, ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF KNOWING AND FOR DISMANTLING DOMINATOR CULTURE AND WHITE SUPREMACY.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BRINGING DANCE POD TO YOUR IMPORTANT EVENT YOU CAN EMAIL INGRID WITH INQUIRIES AT DANCEPODAEROBIX@GMAIL.COM