In This Body

Opening to the Body’s Intelligence and Inner Teacher with Andrea Juhan

• Ailey Jolie • Season 2 • Episode 39

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Join Ailey Jolie and Andrea Juhan, psychotherapist, embodiment teacher, and co-founder of Open Floor International, on this expansive episode of In This Body. Together, they explore the healing potential of movement, not as performance, but as presence. Andrea shares her journey from Esalen bodyworker to somatic psychotherapist, weaving a life devoted to understanding how the body stores story, spirit, and self. The conversation traces the lineage of movement-based therapies, the relational field of embodiment, and the wild intelligence of the body as teacher. Andrea invites us to consider what it means to feel and deal—with fewer defences and more receptivity. This is a dialogue for anyone craving a deeper relationship with their body, their longing, and their own unfolding truth.

In this episode:

  • 02:05 – Understanding Being in Your Body
  • 03:32 – The Journey of Movement and Psychology
  • 06:07 – Dance Movement Therapy: A Healing Approach
  • 09:51 – Movement as Healing vs. Performance
  • 11:50 – Collective Stories in the Body
  • 15:46 – Gabrielle Roth and the Five Rhythms
  • 27:32 – Exploring the Relational Body
  • 31:43 – The Essence of Open Floor Movement
  • 35:11 – Spirituality and Movement
  • 41:42 – Evolution of Embodiment Practices

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