EPISODE · May 28, 2025 · 28 MIN
Unlocking Emotional Healing: Toni Bergins and the Power of Dance for Women Over 50
from Aging with Purpose and Passion | Strategic Life Transitions & Resilience · host Beverley Glazer
In this powerful episode, embodiment coach Toni Bergins shares how movement can serve as emotional medicine, helping us release trauma, pain, and repressed emotions stored in the body. Discover how JourneyDance Toni’s transformative dance practice, helps individuals heal by using movement to express what words cannot.Toni’s personal journey from emotional repression to liberation through dance offers deep insight into how childhood experiences led her to unhealthy coping mechanisms, including eating disorders. She reframes eating disorders as emotional disorders —physical attempts to purge overwhelming feelings that have no other outlet.JourneyDance provides a liberating and accessible way to reconnect with your body and emotions. This revolutionary practice is open to people of all ages and abilities, focusing on authentic self-expression rather than technique or performance. Whether you’re in a wheelchair or have full mobility, Toni explains how to modify movements to suit your needs, making it accessible to everyone. The emphasis is on how you feel, not how you look.This episode is perfect for anyone feeling emotionally stuck, disconnected from their body, or seeking alternative healing methods. If you’re looking for a fresh approach to emotional healing and want to explore how movement can help release stored trauma and promote emotional well-being, this episode is for you. JourneyDance offers an empowering, non-verbal path to healing that can complement traditional therapy.Listen to Toni Bergins as she guides you toward using the power of dance to unlock emotional healing and connection. It’s time to transform your relationship with your body and emotions—starting today.For similar episodes on creativity and healing emotional pain please check episodes 107 and 120.Resources: If you love traveling tune into The Ageless Traveler Podcast & subscribe to a free Travel Tuesday newsletter. This is the #1 resource for 60+ travelers. Join her private FACEBOOK SALON for like-minded travelers. You'll find destinations, health and wellness travel, luxury travel for less, companionship pathways, solo, grandarent and voluntouring, fighting ageism in tourism agelesstraveler.com Thank you for listening. If you enjoy this podcast, please help us spread the word by dropping a review and forwarding it to a friend. Toni [email protected] Movement for TransformationWEBSITE: http://journeydance.comFB: Toni BerginsInstagram @tonibergins @journeydanceofficial Beverley GlazerWEBSITE https://reinventimpossible.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/beverleyglazer/https://www.facebook.com/beverley.glazerhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/womenover50rockhttps://www.instagram.com/beverleyglazer_reinventionSend us Fan Mail 🎁 The Gift of a Safe Space: A private, non-judgmental zone away from work and family to focus entirely on your needs, your journey and what's next for you. If you are feeling stuck in your transition, this is your space to exhale.Have feedback or a powerful story that's worth telling? Contact us at [email protected]
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In this powerful episode, embodiment coach Toni Bergins shares how movement can serve as emotional medicine, helping us release trauma, pain, and repressed emotions stored in the body. Discover how JourneyDance Toni’s transformative dance practice, helps individuals heal by using movement to express what words cannot. Toni’s personal journey from emotional repression to liberation through dance offers deep insight into how childhood experiences led her to unhealthy coping mechanisms, in...
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