For more than 40 years Leven Institute for Expressive Movement (LIFE Movement) founder Dan Leven has led inspirational workshops and trainings, leading many to make the kind of real-life changes that lead to lasting health and wellness.

Through LIFE Movement courses you can transform your life. Grow personally, as you learn ways to bring healing to your body and mind. Evolve professionally, and become a registered Somatic Movement Therapist or Educator through LIFE Movement trainings.

 

 


 

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Shake Your Soul®: The Yoga of Dance is an experience of dancing from the inside out. In this unique approach to mind-body exercise you discover your soul in motion. In addition to all the traditional benefits of exercise, you experience the added joy of your spirit ...

 


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SomaSoul®: Somatic Expressive Therapy is a unique and dynamic approach to mind-body healing. It integrates the contemplative and expressive elements of the creative arts with the powerful work of Body-Centered Gestalt Psychotherapy and somatic movement/awareness.


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Testimonials from leaders in the field of healing and therapy

I have worked personally with Dan and have also seen people respond to his work. He is a complete pro. He’s fantastic at integrating the conceptual pieces of the puzzle with the non-verbal, sensory, embodied aspects of healthy living. He’s also eloquent, funny, lively, heartfelt, and full of practical value.”Rick Hanson author of Buddha’s Brain

“Dan Leven is the very embodiment of what is so enlivening about Shake Your Soul®: YogaDance. His inspiring style would make anyone want to discover the joy of movement and the pleasure of getting in synch with our fellow human beings. Taking his classes is a delight and an important way of opening up body and mind”Bessel van der Kolk, MD: pioneer and innovator in the field of trauma therapy