One of the most common problems today is the lack of desire to move. In fact, lack of exercise is the cause of many illnesses because we only adapt a very small portion of the movement we should be doing into our daily lives. Our bodies remain inacti
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In this period where people are compelled to deepen their search for meaning and self, we see that spiritual teachings are becoming more intertwined with everyday life. People who have embraced being “spiritual” as a value often seem to s
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Let’s take a look at the concept of beauty… There are countless beauty ideals imposed on us by society, family, collective consciousness, the past, media, and so on. We often absorb these ideals without filtering them through our own und
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In Turkish, we use the verb "etmek" with dance, as in "dans etmek," implying dance is an action, something to be done. Dance is treated as a structure, something that requires execution, and we add the verb "etmek" to make it an act. In English, howe
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With the acceleration of life on all levels, our expectations have also begun to evolve. We want to swipe through our spiritual development, like swiping a screen with a single finger, speeding it up, checking it off, and moving on. We think we posse
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Touch is a concept that plays a very important role in our lives, yet it's not something we often reflect upon. In my dance experiences, I am fundamentally interested in exploring touch.When we think of touch, the first thing that comes to mind is th
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I started belly dancing when my body naturally gravitated toward it. It was unexpected, yet when I allowed it, the language my body spoke came from my belly. Later in my research, I discovered that belly dancing was one of the best practices I could
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Although orientalism may seem like a concept related to the East, it is, in fact, everything we interpret when looking from the West toward the East. In other words, those in the East do not call themselves orientalists; it is a name given to them by
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"The Yin and Yang of Love" by Shan-tung Hsu is the first book I recommend when I’m asked about the nature of feminine and masculine energies. Its narrative is simple and clear. Meaning sometimes gets lost in the intricacies of words, but that&r
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