This is a very special episode as it is an honour for me to have Layah Jane in this podcast. In this conversation, Layah shares the story of how she came to ho hold space within Toronto's conscious dance community as a 5 Rhythms facilitator.

I first met Layah in 2016, when I began attending 5Rhythms workshops in Toronto. I became deeply engaged and committed to learning from her work and embedding myself in the community she holds space for. Layah teaches weekly in Toronto, and she produces Conscious Dance workshops with visiting international teachers. She is passionate about offering dancers sacred space to experience music and motion as medicine.

Layah is a gifted dancer, a skilled heart-led facilitator, an integral space holder, and an avid, prolific producer. She has been the most influential teacher and mentor in my embodied movement journey. Over the years, we have supported one another through countless dances, workshops, community events, and friendship.

To learn more about Layah:

⁠https://www.layahjane.com/

These podcast episodes are part of my commitment to a fundraiser organized by a close circle of friends who are supporting my journey toward attending the 5Rhythms Teacher Training next year. If you’re curious about why we are fundraising, or if you’d like to support this path, you can learn more here:

https://gofund.me/d47b39cea

To learn more about 5 Rhythms in the Toronto community:

https://5rhythmstoronto.com/classes/

If you have a story you would like to share about how embodied movement became a medicine for you, or if you have any other inquiries, please get in touch at: ⁠

alejandroczuluaga@gmail.com⁠

With care,

Alejandro Zuluaga

In this Podcast we have a conversation with Rose Mina Munjee. One of the kindest humans I know with an extraordinary life journey working in an incredible intersection of somatic practice, healing work, and social justice praxis.

Rose Mina is a Registered Psychotherapist, a certified mindfulness teacher, a craniosacral therapist, and a therapeutic yoga/mindful movement teacher.

She teaches at the Center for Mindful Self Compassion (COP - BIPOC, LOMSC, LOTT), Centre for Mindfulness Studies (Professional, Personal, Community Programs) and the University of Toronto.

Rose Mina PHd Research has focused in how to continue unfolding, understanding and inquiring into the experience of Race in North American Mindfulness spaces. She has developed a curriculum with a culturally sensitive and trauma informed lens. Rose Mina has written for several peer reviewed journals and is conducting mindfulness research on racism, oppression, and pedagogy for adult education.

She has a Master’s in Spiritual Care and Buddhist Studies with Psychotherapy from the University of Toronto, and is completing a PhD (ABD) in Education at Reading University in the UK.

To find out more about Rose Mina:

https://roseminamunjee.com/aboutrosemina

These podcast episodes are part of my commitment to a fundraiser organized by a close circle of friends who are supporting my journey toward attending the 5Rhythms Teacher Training next year. If you’re curious about why we are fundraising, or if you’d like to support this path, you can learn more here:

https://gofund.me/d47b39cea

To learn more about 5 Rhythms in the Toronto community:

https://www.layahjane.com/5rhythms

https://5rhythmstoronto.com/classes/

If you have a story you would like to share about how embodied movement became a medicine for you, or if you have any other inquiries, please get in touch at: ⁠

alejandroczuluaga@gmail.com⁠

With care,

Alejandro Zuluaga

In this episode, we hear Sarah’s story of coming home to her body through her dance practice. Sarah is a trained opera singer, choral conductor, a psychotherapist, a dear friend, and a fierce dancer.

Through our conversation, we explore the deeper layers of how embodied movement practices allow us to connect differently—with ourselves and with one another—and why listening to the truth of our bodies is essential as we navigate our journeys of embodiment through dance and movement in community.

These podcast episodes are part of my commitment to a fundraiser organized by a close circle of friends who are supporting my journey toward attending the 5Rhythms Teacher Training next year. If you’re curious about why we are fundraising, or if you’d like to support this path, you can learn more here:

https://gofund.me/d47b39cea

To learn more about 5 Rhythms in the Toronto community:

https://www.layahjane.com/5rhythms

If you have a story you would like to share about how embodied movement became a medicine for you, or if you have any other inquiries, please get in touch with me at: ⁠

alejandroczuluaga@gmail.com⁠

With care,

Alejandro Zuluaga