Finding Joy

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“This is an offering to those of us who’ve been struggling to find movement in our bones. I crafted this score for the days I’m stuck in my head and need a gentle reminder of how to come back to my body. Feel free to move through any or all of the portions that resonate with you.”

[ FINDING JOY SCORE ]

  • Find breath

  • Let it deepen

  • Acknowledge where the stressors land in you body 

  • Shift your weight into your chest 

  • Sink

  • Continue until you feel evenly spread

  • What feels light?

  • If you can, make your full-self light

  • Listen for the introcracy of your innerworkings

  • Thank them

  • Find a pattern, recreate it, place it somewhere else

  • Simplify 

  • Coast


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[ ABOUT MIRYAM JOHNSON ]

Miryam Johnson, originally from Ohio, is a Detroit based dance artist with degrees in Dance Performance/ Choreography and African American Studies from Eastern Michigan University. Johnson is a dance collaborator with Harge Dance Stories and regional teaching artist working with organizations such as Living Arts and the University Musical Society. Through her work as a creator and instructor, she explores authentic movement, improvisation, floor work as well as personal and communal connection.

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Miryam Johnson