MEET LAUREN
Babers, it’s so nice to meet you.
I have been rolling around as a “sensual embodiment practitioner" for 15+ years, and began teaching private and community classes in 2020 (seemed like a good year for some collective healing).
I first experienced the art of sensual movement in a pole dance class in 2010, and found that the gooey floor warm-ups were my most favorite parts. As my day-job required more intense, linear, hierarchical energy, my body desired the juiciest of slowdowns, gentlest of unfoldings, and hottest mess of hot messes. Building this movement MODALITY in community has been one of the most compassionately connecting & healing practices I’ve had the honor of experiencing.
I am passionate about sharing THE FLOOR & inviting the spirit of curiosity, play, and pleasure into your movement vocabulary. An avid learner, I am certified in S Factor and Liquid Motion modalities, trauma-informed movement practices through UCLA, and I AM A graduate of Marlo Fisken’s Floor Flow and LuxATL’s StripCoven programs. It’s important to me to acknowledge that sensual embodiment would not exist without its origins in erotic dance, strip clubs, s3x work, and the majority of BIPOC dancers carrying this practice forward. (Hit me up for a list of my favorite teachers!).
When not rolling around on the floor, you can find me art-ing in other modalities - making music as @bronzebeforegold, learning astrology & tarot enough to be overly confident with incorrect information, exploring moss in Portland, and studying the infinite restful wisdom of my cat & dog (sleep, stretch, eat, repeat).
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