#38- Moving Beyond Words: Bridging Art, Spirituality, and Contact Dance with Sanat Mehta

Kicking off the interview travel episodes, I’m excited to share this episode with Sanat Mehta. Sanat reveals how his experiences growing up in India and working as a journalist shaped his desire to use art as a form of activism. We discuss the subjective beauty of art, the healing touch of contact dance, and how improvisation serves as an antidote to control. This episode also highlights the importance of balancing spirituality with living in ‘the system’, expanding one's exposure to different cultures and art forms, and connecting with our roots for a deeper understanding of reality. Give this one a listen for an enlightening discussion on how art, movement and spirituality can bring us closer to self-actualisation and true connection. In this episode we explore: -the transformative power of non-verbal communication -how performing arts reflect and embody cultural values. -The universal qualities of all religions and art forms -Understanding non-dualism -The dangers of classic spiritual practices like detachment -Using art as activism -The subjective beauty of art -An introduction to the world of contact improvisation -The essence of contact dance improvisation -The profundity of what contact improv offers us -Exploring traditional art forms -Our number one tip to deepen your connection to life Sanat Mehta is a movement and a theatre practitioner, trained in Jazz, Ballet and Modern Contemporary with a rich background in meditative and other mind-body practices inspired by Buddhist, Advaita-Vedanta, Javanese, and Taoist cultures. For over 10 years, Sanat has been training, developing and sharing self-transformation through performing arts practices. Using his expertise, Sanat aims to create inclusive spaces, foster body-mind connection, and promote empathetic communication, decolonising minds along the way. Sanat is currently in Singapore deepening his studies at the Intercultural Theatre Institute, embodying contemporary acting practices and traditional theatre practices from different regions of Asia in order to integrate a holistic understanding of a living body for artistic development. Connect with Sanat Instagram Website Connect with Me Instagram Website