Episode 28: Biodanza — Reclaiming Vitality, Confidence & Joy (with Andrew Webb)

In this episode of Our Souls Speak, we’re joined by Andrew Webb, Chairman of the Biodanza Association UK, for a warm conversation about Biodanza — the Dance of Life.

Andrew shares how Biodanza helped him reconnect with vitality, confidence, and joy, and we explore why music-led movement and human connection can be such powerful medicine for wellbeing. We talk about Biodanza as an integrative, multidisciplinary practice—supporting whole health, personal growth, and community belonging—inviting us back into aliveness, one dance at a time.

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Keywords: Biodanza, embodiment, somatic movement, wellbeing, confidence, joy, community, transformation.

Biodanza Association UK (official) https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/BAUK Committee

https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/user/andreww/Find a Class (BAUK classes directory)

https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/classes/What’s On (BAUK events/workshops listings)

https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/whatson/BAUK Membership (about the association)

https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/membership/International Biodanza Federation (IBFed – official international body)

https://www.facebook.com/biodanzamovementuk/

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene

06:03 Understanding Biodanza: The Dance of Life

11:49 Personal Journey: Discovering Biodanza18:10 The Role of Breath and Movement in Biodanza

24:08 Sensing and Connection: The Heart of Biodanza

30:06 Joy and the Experience of Biodanza

35:50 Facilitation and Group Dynamics in Biodanza

42:06 The Importance of Community and Connection

47:57 The Evolution of Needs and Self-Discovery

53:58 Conclusion: The Future of Biodanza and Personal Growth

Biodanza Association UK (official)https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/Find a Class (BAUK classes directory)https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/classes/What’s On (BAUK events/workshops listings)https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/whatson/BAUK Membership (about the association)https://www.biodanzaassociation.uk/membership/International Biodanza Federation (IBFed – official international body)https://www.biodanza.org/en/ibf-5/BAUK Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/biodanzamovementuk/

In Episode 27, we explore healing trauma and how it shapes our emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing with Meg Tobin, therapist and trauma healer.Trauma can disconnect us from our true nature — yet healing begins exactly where you are.Meg shares her deeply compassionate approach to trauma healing, grounded in the understanding that within every person lives a pure, unchanging center — a whole, connected, and wise core waiting to be remembered and honoured.In this conversation, we explore:✨ How trauma impacts the nervous system and sense of self✨ Why safety is essential for deep healing✨ Trusting your inner wisdom during the healing journey✨ Using art, movement, and drama to bypass the “judging mind”✨ Creating emotional safety both during and between healing sessionsMeg explains how she supports clients by creating the conditions for healing, shining light into the darker places with care, respect, and deep trust in the body’s innate intelligence.This episode is for anyone interested in:• trauma healing• nervous system regulation• embodied therapy• emotional safety• self-rediscovery and inner wisdom

🎧 Listen, reflect, and reconnect with the part of you that already knows how to heal.https://breathingspacepsychotherapy.com/therapists/meg/ https://www.instagram.com/breathingspacepsychotherapy/?hl=en #healing #trauma #traumahealing #traumatherapy #howtohealtrauma#nervoussystemregulation #nervoussystemhealing #nervousness #somatichealing #somatictherapy #innerchildhealing #embodiedhealing #emotionalhealing #therapypodcast #spiritualhealing #selfdiscovery #selfhealing #healingtheinnerchild #traumarecovery #emotionalsafety

Is your body just a vehicle to help you move around? How do you think of your body? In Episode 26 with Alex Crockford we explore what the body is and how thinking of it in a different way can bring wellbeing and expand our consciousness.Alex Crockford is a prominent fitness entrepreneur, influencer, model, and actor who has built a global presence through his dynamic work across the health, wellness, and entertainment industries. Best known as the founder of the ALEX CROCKFORD app, Alex has helped thousands of people worldwide transform their fitness through structured, accessible workout programs designed for both home and gym training. With a background in sports science and personal training, he is widely respected for his evidence-based approach and motivational leadership.Launched in 2015 and later developed into a full-featured app, ALEX CROCKFORD has become a trusted platform for individuals seeking long-term, sustainable results. The app’s intuitive design and flexible programming earned particular recognition during the global shift toward virtual fitness during the COVID-19 pandemic.Beyond fitness coaching, Alex has built a strong reputation as a fitness model, appearing on the covers of leading magazines such as Men’s Fitness and Muscle & Fitness, and working with global brands including Under Armour, Sports Direct, and Calvin Klein. His polished image and consistent performance have made him a go-to figure for both editorial and commercial campaigns in the health and lifestyle sectors.Alex also draws on his early roots in performance as a professional actor, bringing charisma and storytelling to his work on screen and stage. His media experience includes national ad campaigns and television appearances, where he blends fitness expertise with on-camera presence to engage and inspire a wide audience.Across all areas of his career, Alex is known for his high energy, professionalism, and passion for helping others reach their potential. Whether through coaching, content creation, or performance, he continues to influence and inspire a global audience to lead stronger, more confident lives. @AlexCrockford 

https://www.youtube.com/user/AlexCrockford https://www.physicallab.co.uk/instructors/alex-crockford https://app.spotlight.com/5216-7839-8931 https://www.alexcrockford.com#LoveYourBody #TrustYourBody #EmbodiedAwakening #consciousnessexpansion #spiritualawakening #mindbodyconnection #bodywisdom #innerhealing #SelfLoveJourney #somatichealing #awakeningpath #energywork #higherconsciousness #healingjourney #SelfAwareness #spiritualgrowth #consciousliving #sourceness #mindfulnesspractice #spiritualteachings

Learn about our athentic sexual soul, what this is and how it supports our spiritual and life journey with Daven Lee. @davenlee9714 @davenhly Daven Lee is a coach, teacher, and healing arts practitioner. Her work, the Power of the Yin, is the synthesis of Daven’s unique vision of healing, heath and thriving together with a new paradigm of embodied leadership. She works one-on-one, with couples, and small groups, guiding sensitive, intuitive clients to trust the knowing of their bodies, the wisdom of their desires, and the power of their gifts.In addition to her passion for her work and her clients, Daven is learning intuitive animal communication, embracing a new identity as a poet, and has surprised herself by becoming a winter swimmer in the cold ponds of Hampstead Heath (UK).Please see links below for more information about Davenhttps://www.poweroftheyin.com/https://tr.ee/sgsebFt4eYhttps://poweroftheyin.substack.com/https://linktr.ee/DavenLee

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Do you find you speak to plants or trees? Meet Terri Conroy who is a teacher, a herbalist and a kinesiologist and she has named her garden after the Irish Mother Goddess, Danu. Danu’s Irish Herb Garden is a garden of Healing, Magic, Plant Wisdom, Herbal Medicine and practical living. Terri says "Since I was a child I have felt a deep desire to be at one with Nature and I loved to be running wild in the countryside. At the age of eleven I started growing my own flower garden - at the time we did not even have a garden! My urge to connect with the natural world has been with me throughout my life and led me to shamanic experiences with many plant allies. On my journey through life I became a teacher, with a huge interest in History and Folklore. After returning to Ireland and working as a teacher I then opened a health shop which allowed me to indulge my other passion in health and healing. I then closed my shop and began to work in my garden creating herb beds, vegetable beds and growing flowers and shrubs and trees - all in honour of the Goddess Danu and the Goddess Brigid. Being a teacher, (with a love of history and folklore) and being a herbalist I could feel how both of my favourite interests could come together. Loving to teach and loving the plants, I have been guided to combine both and I share my knowledge and my passion via my herbal medicine courses and The Wise Woman Way training course. It can be argued that herbal medicine is a radical way to personal empowerment and health on all levels – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. This is what I believe. Working with plants also enables us to connect more closely with the Planet, our Mother Earth, en route to good health." https://www.danusirishherbgarden.com/about/ https://www.youtube.com/@DanusIrishHerbGarden

Many of us connect with birds and animals. Kimberly Gladysz shares the work she does with helping people connect to animal spirits for their spiritual and personal wellbeing and growth.Kimberly enjoys helping people create the changes they desire in their lives by offering deep listening and creative mindfulness tools for self-awareness and transformation. She provides practical tools to practice new skills and considers it an honor to share the journey of transformation.https://kimberly-gladysz.mykajabi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rainbowslightllc  @OurSoulsSpeak ​www.oursoulsspeak.com

“The universe whispers through you — not in words, but in vibration. Can you hear it?” “We spend so long trying to speak our truth — but what if the soul has its own language?” Share our experience and exploration with Simone Niles as we receive a sound bath and then sound our one note together to send a vibrational wave out into the world to all.

Simone Niles believes "We are all unique compositions wanting to express our songs to the world."Simone Niles is an expert coach, sound healer, vocalist and author, who offers grounded and practical teachings, focused on empowering soul-led individuals to use their voice for healing, transformation and impact .Simone’s background in the music industry allows her the privilege of working with artists such as Eddy Grant, Third World, Tom Jones, Paloma Faith to name a few, and to work with primetime TV show, The Voice UK.

Her book Coaching For Performance Excellence offers performers some new and innovative ways of approaching their art.

Simone’s gift in using sound has touched many, through her healing, teaching and performing for more than two decades.Within each of us we carry a symphony of stories, desires, and dreams. Like melodies waiting to be heard, we yearn to share our songs with the world and make a lasting impact. I believe that within the depths of our being lies an incredible power—the power of our voices. It is through our voices that we find healing, unlock transformation, and create ripples of profound impact. We are here to guide you on a journey of self-discovery, helping you connect with the essence of who you are and embrace the beauty of your authentic expression.https://www.simoneniles.com/ www.oursoulsspeak.comhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6XxgTBLXyyutK9eHE3Dspk?si=nG7L6hraRWGifq6Je6uBKQ

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Many of us connect with birds and animals. Kimberly Gladysz shares the works she does with helping people connect to animal spirits for their spiritual and personal wellbeing and growth.Kimberly enjoys helping people create the changes they desire in their lives by offering deep listening and creative mindfulness tools for self-awareness and transformation. She provides practical tools to practice new skills and considers it an honor to share the journey of transformation.https://kimberly-gladysz.mykajabi.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rainbowslightllc  @OurSoulsSpeak ​

Episode 22. The topic is accessing divine guidance. Sophie Gregoire is an Author, Certified Hypnotherapy Practitioner (EFPNL), Certified Birth & Prenatal Memories Specialist (AMI de Formations) & Transgenerational Practitioner.
She believes that each soul is there to serve a unique purpose and likes to empower others in creating their own most aligned life according to their truth. She believes that each human has unique gems to uncover and that one must take leaps out of their comfort zone to rise into who they are. 

Sophie decided to take the wanderer path and benefited from many worldwide explorations to feed her free-spirited self and enrich her understanding of herself and of the humankind.
Sophie has herself embraced the journey of freedom and truth by leaving the jobs, places, relationships, conditioning and stories that were defining her before the age of 28 - to fully reinvent herself, freely, from soul and out-of-the-box.

Sophie is certified as an Hypnotherapy Practitioner (EFPNL school, France) and addresses in her practise themes of life transformation, self-confidence, childhood trauma healing, transgenerational & birth /perinatal memories work .  
Her first book She Is The Moon is a collection of poems and short reflections. It was released in October 2019.
Her second book, 365 Golden Days, is a journal helping find the light and go deeper within yourself every day of the year!

https://www.sophiegregoirehypnotherapeute.com/

How can wildflowers heal us and help us in other ways? In this episode 21 Paul Martin Strode shares his journey of discovery and calling to work with wild flower spirits.We do work with the Wildflower Oracle in this podcast - if you wish to try this exercise please see the video - Wildflower Oracle which is a shorter video just on the oracle.

https://youtu.be/_8b3yTiY49Q Over the past 25 years I have developed a deeply intuitive connection with Nature through my personal endeavours and healing work, using CranioSacral therapy, astral structures for remote shamanic healing (Spiral Bridges), and my own British flower essences (Wildflower).My approach to healing is collaborative. Nature spirit is always present, but clients are also invited to participate to travel deep into the physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual aspects of their health because to understand dis-ease is often an opportunity for learning, reframing, and growing. Seen this way healing can be so much more than the absence of pain and symptoms. It is a spiritual journey. That said, healing can also take place independently of clients’ beliefs and spiritual inclinations. In other words, you don’t have to believe in it or do anything to benefit from a healing session.People from all walks of life have found resolution for their ailments and those of their children and animals.I have had much success helping babies who have experienced birth trauma and its knock-on effects. Adults, adolescents, and children who experience chronic illness and pain, trauma, night terrors, fears, insecurities, behavioural issues, anger, confidence, and shyness of known or unknown causes have found relief from my healing sessions and flower essences. I also help “empaths” and highly sensitive persons (HSPs) who experience anxiety and external disturbances in managing themselves better. The animals I treat are pets, mainly horses, for their agility and performance to behavioural issues, recovery from injury or surgery and stressful events that have impacted their lives. @PaulMartinStrode369  www.oursoulsspeak