چگونه سوگ انقلابی به رقص سوماتیک بدل شد

Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh discusses the emergence of a somatic dance of grief among Iranian mothers after the January 2026 protests.محبوبه عباسقلی زاده در پادکست سفر معنا شرح می دهد که چگونه سوگ انقلابی به رقص سوماتیک بدل شدMahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh is an ecofeminist writer, journalist, soul coach, and somatic mindfulness meditation teacher. She is the founder of Inner Rain Academy, a space for embodied learning, mindfulness, and collective healing.https://www.innerrain....The reflection takes place within the historical context of the January 2026 Iranian protests, one of the most dramatic and violent periods in contemporary Iranian history. On January 7 and 8, 2026, widespread protests erupted across many cities in Iran. Demonstrations were met with an extremely violent crackdown by security forces of the Islamic Republic. Reports from activists, journalists, and human rights observers described mass shootings, large-scale arrests, and widespread repression of protesters.In many accounts circulating among Iranian civil society and diaspora communities, the death toll from the crackdown was described as reaching tens of thousands. The events of those days became a defining moment in the long history of protest movements in Iran, where mourning and remembrance have often become powerful forms of political expression.Shortly after these events, the regional situation escalated further. In February 2026, tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States, and Israel escalated into direct military confrontation widely described in international media as the 2026 Iran War. The conflict began with coordinated strikes on Iranian targets and quickly developed into a broader regional crisis involving missile exchanges, military escalation, and rising geopolitical tensions across the Middle East.Against this dramatic historical backdrop of repression, war, and uncertainty, Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh reflects on a phenomenon that began to emerge among the families of victims—particularly among mothers who lost their children during protests. In cemeteries, memorial gatherings, and public spaces, mourning began to take on new embodied forms. Through what can be understood as a somatic dance of grief, these mothers transformed mourning into a powerful collective language of resistance.The body, in this context, becomes more than a site of pain. Movement, gesture, and collective presence create a space in which grief is expressed not only emotionally but physically. Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh explores how grief can move beyond private sorrow and become a shared, embodied expression of protest.The talk also situates these emerging practices within a broader cultural and historical tradition in Iranian society. Mourning rituals have long played an important role in collective memory—from religious commemorations such as Ashura to modern memorial gatherings for victims of political violence. Iranian women, in particular, have repeatedly transformed mourning into acts of resistance, remembrance, and solidarity.Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh examines how the body carries memory, trauma, and political meaning. The phenomenon of mourning through movement reveals how collective grief can become a language through which communities confront violence and reclaim dignity.The somatic dance of grief performed by Iranian mothers is therefore not only an expression of loss. It is also an act of remembrance, a gesture of solidarity, and a form of embodied testimony against repression. In moments when speech becomes dangerous or silence is imposed, the body itself can become a site of memory and resistance.Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh invites viewers to reflect on the relationship between grief, embodiment, and political transformation. The ritual gestures of mourning carried by these mothers illuminate how collective trauma can give rise to new forms of feminist resistance and embodied protest.