The body is a home — and like any home, it needs tending to: regular maintenance, the occasional deep clean, lubrication of what has stiffened, strengthening of what holds us up, and sometimes just the quiet act of lingering in a room you've been rushing through for too long. Helping people return to that home, and learn to care for it, is at the heart of everything I do.

The thread that runs through my practice is the ongoing challenge of bringing the mind into alignment with where the body actually is, rather than where we think it should be. I began teaching group fitness in 2015, originally to support my studies in Anthropology — but the work quickly made clear that the body itself deserved to be my primary field of inquiry. That shift shaped my BA thesis, which examined collective self-experience in open dance classes through an anthropological lens.

During lockdown, I turned inward through autoethnographic dance documentation — weaving movement and writing together as tools for reflection and resilience. Dr. Janet Adler's notion of "practicing not-knowing" became a quiet guide through that period, affirming that movement and self-expression are some of our most honest ways of navigating uncertainty.

Since 2019, I've continued building a deliberately cross-disciplinary practice: Dance Therapy Training, Dance Pedagogy and Choreography, Reiki, Gong Training, Massage Therapy, and Kobido — a Japanese facial massage technique. Each thread has deepened my understanding that the body holds emotional and energetic dimensions that are just as real as the physical ones.

What I'm really offering — across all of it — is an invitation to come home. My teaching is educational, calm and grounded — motivating and empowering when the moment calls for it — and always rooted in acceptance.

A carefully crafted class built around the practice of releasing — not forcing — in moments of discomfort.

Pelvic tilt work sits at the heart of this session, as it forms the foundation for understanding where and how to lengthen from. From there, we explore both ballistic and static approaches, moving between stimulation and stillness to meet the body where it is. The class is oriented around front and middle split training — though arriving there is never the goal. What unfolds along the way is far more revealing.

A thread running through everything is spinal intelligence: rather than moving the spine as a single unit, you'll learn to isolate and communicate with specific segments of it, and to understand how the pelvis and spine work in relationship — not in isolation.

Flexibility, I've come to believe, is something of a diva. Push too hard, move too fast, and she shuts down entirely. But offer her patience, genuine acceptance of where you are today rather than where you wish you were, and something begins to soften.

Much like my massage therapy work, this class is ultimately about dissolving the mental patterns that keep us feeling like strangers in our own bodies. By actively engaging the parasympathetic nervous system — through breath and deliberate slowing down — we create the conditions of safety the body needs to truly let go.

An 8–10 week mobility practice designed to let the body fall into place — through gentle but precise stimulation of the muscles around the joints. For some, this work will feel like essential maintenance; for others, it will mean meeting those edges where movement stops and limitation begins. Either way, it meets you exactly where you are.

Suitable for all body types and all levels of mobility, the practice works by addressing the nervous system directly — shifting movement from something purely functional into something genuinely felt. Breath is not an afterthought here; it is the thread that connects everything.

Of all the classes I teach, this one holds a special place. It asks nothing grand of you — no particular strength, no ambition toward a deeper stretch or a more demanding practice. It is gentle enough to show up to on the hard days, the grey days, the days when the body simply needs to be met with care rather than challenge. And yet it never fails to leave you feeling tended to, more at ease in your own skin.

This is a quiet but deeply satisfying act of self-care — a practice of learning to inhabit the body not as something to be managed or pushed, but as the home it already is.

An improvisation class that invites you to explore all states of being within a structured frame — and above all, a space for self-care. A place to practice the quiet art of attending to yourself, in the presence of others, without anything being expected or required of you.

The class is crafted in a wave-like structure, beginning with a gentle, slow setting that gradually builds in energy to a peak, before descending back into stillness. The carefully curated music moves through different moods and rhythms — each track a world of its own, representing different moments and stages of life. What we get to practice is responding to that authentically: honestly, without performance, and without minding what the rest of the group is doing.

Your own inner storytelling will guide you through your inner landscapes, nurturing imagination and embodiment along the way. You'll be invited to step into versions of yourself that may not have room in your day-to-day life — and to discover how movement feels, rather than how it looks. The focus is on freeing yourself from judgment, not perfecting anything.

No previous movement experience is required — only an open and curious approach. Each class is a unique experience, shaped by the individual energy and mood everyone brings into the room. Creating a safe and inclusive atmosphere is essential; every body is welcome.

To close each session, we gather for a short therapeutic reflection — an opportunity to share observations about movement and response patterns, deepen self-awareness, and build genuine connection within the group. This work is rooted in dance therapeutic teachings.

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* VV teaches in English