Movement as Medicine: Ancestral Healing Through Dance with Michelle Morales

This workshop invites participants into a culturally rooted, trauma-informed movement experience that blends dance, somatic awareness, and community connection. Using rhythms rooted in Latin and Afro-diasporic traditions, we’ll explore movement as a sacred tool for soulful expression, self-awareness, and inner alignment. Rooted in ancestral wisdom and guided by a holistic, heart-centered approach, this offering supports participants in reconnecting with their bodies, honoring their stories, and cultivating joy and resilience through guided reflection, breath, and embodied presence. All bodies, identities, and experience levels are welcome—no dance experience necessary.

About Your Facilitator: Michelle Morales (she/her) is a school psychologist, creative healing artist, and founder of Dance Warriors—a movement-based program blending psychology, personal development, and dance to support healing and self-empowerment. With over 15 years of experience working with BIPOC youth, families, and educators, Michelle uses culturally rooted, trauma-informed practices to create spaces of connection, healing, and liberation. Her work draws from ancestral…