Dance for Personal & Planetary Healing with Morgyn Danae

Dance for Personal & Planetary Healing with Morgyn Danae

Interested in the personal battles against addiction? This conversation between host Ellen Stewart and dance-movement and somatic recovery coach Morgyn Danae shows how healing can start from the feet up. Aimed at people in recovery, women who feel disconnected from their bodies, and anyone curious about mind–body work, the episode blends straight-talking recovery chat with spiritual and somatic language.

Morgyn explains Somatic-Spiritual Recovery as "body and soul-based, learning to make friends with our bodies & peace with our stories," and breaks down what "somatic" really means: being present in the body, using breath and movement to shift the nervous system into a calmer, more connected state. You’ll hear how Morgyn’s own history of childhood mental, emotional and sexual abuse showed up as chronic pain, digestive issues, depression and panic attacks.

Dance became her way to move emotion, pray, and reconnect with nature, eventually evolving into teaching "dance as a healing art". She talks through her one-to-one coaching structure, starting with a 90-minute assessment of story, medical background, birth and postpartum experiences, and physical patterns, followed by at least 12 weeks of customised work.

Ellen brings in familiar recovery tools like art, music and song therapy, and Morgyn adds movement to that mix, emphasising that expression can include crying, anger and deep grief as well as joy. Together they unpack ideas like "dancer spirit" (that free, unapologetic, creative part of us) and embodiment as "being our true selves" rather than living in our heads.

There’s also a deep dive into the sacral chakra, sensuality, sexuality, and eco-feminine concepts that link women’s bodies to natural cycles and the earth, with a clear focus on women healing body shame and reclaiming confidence, especially for those 40-plus. If you’re curious how moving your body might shift your recovery, your mood, or your sense of self, could dance be the missing piece you’ve been waiting for?