Hello! I’m Tracy, a movement lover and lifelong explorer of embodiment practices. I believe some of the most magical places on earth are the dance floor and the yoga mat - living laboratories where we discover how to inhabit ourselves more fully.
My journey into embodiment began when I discovered yoga as a young teenager. What started as a personal practice became a lifelong curiosity about the relationship between body, mind, and lived experience. That curiosity eventually led me to study and conduct research in psychophysiology at Washington University, exploring the fascinating connections between mind and body. From there, my path continued into somatic psychology, psychotherapy, and dance/movement therapy, deepening my understanding of the body as not simply something we have, but something we are.
For 17 years, I had the privilege of teaching as faculty in both the B.A. Contemplative Psychology and M.A. Somatic Psychology programs at Naropa University, supporting students in exploring the connections between mind, body, and lived experience. Along the way, my work expanded to include trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing training, and teaching movement and yoga. I am now a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, certified Holistic Nutrition Therapist, and iRest® Yoga Nidra teacher. I’m also an ecstatic dance DJ, known as Dance Floor Mystic, where I get to explore embodiment through music, movement, rhythm, and the collective energy of the dance floor.
These diverse threads come together through Being and Moving, where my lifelong exploration of embodiment becomes an invitation for others to discover their own. Whether through dance, yin yoga, yoga nidra, somatic practices, music, or exploring the relationship between nourishment and well-being, my mission is to help people inhabit their bodies, hearts, and minds with greater curiosity, compassion, and trust.
My hope is that Being and Moving supports your own embodied journey, helps you trust your inner wisdom, and reconnects you with your innate brilliance. The world needs you - fully, authentically, gloriously you!
Join me, in person or online, and experience the profound magic of being and moving.
Warmly,
My journey into embodiment began when I discovered yoga as a young teenager. What started as a personal practice became a lifelong curiosity about the relationship between body, mind, and lived experience. That curiosity eventually led me to study and conduct research in psychophysiology at Washington University, exploring the fascinating connections between mind and body. From there, my path continued into somatic psychology, psychotherapy, and dance/movement therapy, deepening my understanding of the body as not simply something we have, but something we are.
For 17 years, I had the privilege of teaching as faculty in both the B.A. Contemplative Psychology and M.A. Somatic Psychology programs at Naropa University, supporting students in exploring the connections between mind, body, and lived experience. Along the way, my work expanded to include trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing training, and teaching movement and yoga. I am now a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, certified Holistic Nutrition Therapist, and iRest® Yoga Nidra teacher. I’m also an ecstatic dance DJ, known as Dance Floor Mystic, where I get to explore embodiment through music, movement, rhythm, and the collective energy of the dance floor.
These diverse threads come together through Being and Moving, where my lifelong exploration of embodiment becomes an invitation for others to discover their own. Whether through dance, yin yoga, yoga nidra, somatic practices, music, or exploring the relationship between nourishment and well-being, my mission is to help people inhabit their bodies, hearts, and minds with greater curiosity, compassion, and trust.
My hope is that Being and Moving supports your own embodied journey, helps you trust your inner wisdom, and reconnects you with your innate brilliance. The world needs you - fully, authentically, gloriously you!
Join me, in person or online, and experience the profound magic of being and moving.
Warmly,
Tracy
Founder, Being and Moving
Movement and Meditation Classes, Events, Retreats
I've made an intentional and conscious decision to NOT be on social media and look forward to personally connecting with you via email. Write me at tracy@beingandmoving.com with any questions and/or join my mailing list today for heart-filled newsletters! Click on the envelope icon below to get that process started :)
Founder, Being and Moving
Movement and Meditation Classes, Events, Retreats
I've made an intentional and conscious decision to NOT be on social media and look forward to personally connecting with you via email. Write me at tracy@beingandmoving.com with any questions and/or join my mailing list today for heart-filled newsletters! Click on the envelope icon below to get that process started :)
