At some point, someone has probably told you to try mindfulness. Maybe a friend, maybe a book, maybe a professional you trust. And maybe you tried: you sat down, closed your eyes, followed your breath, and within ninety seconds your leg was bouncing and your brain was writing a grocery list. If that is you, I want you to know two things. First, you are not bad at mindfulness. Second, sitting still is not the only door in.
I have been moving, creating, and exploring the relationship between body and mind since I was five years old. But it was not until the end of my undergraduate training that I recognized what had been happening all along: the same physical practices that sharpened my artistry were also regulating my stress, steadying my emotions, and grounding me in the present. The studio was doing for me what the meditation cushion promises. I just happened to be moving the whole time.
Years later, that observation became a research question. My MFA work at Towson University explored how certain performance styles can evoke experiences remarkably similar to mindfulness, for performers and audiences alike. I remain fascinated by the growing body of research suggesting that improvisation-based arts practices can foster neuroplasticity, and by what that might mean for how we care for our minds through our bodies. Mindful Momentum is where all of that lands in practice.
Mindful Momentum is a moving meditation for people who can't sit still. The practice draws on professional theatre and dance training to guide participants through physical explorations of tempo, shape, spatial awareness, and presence, using the body as the primary instrument of mindfulness. Each session opens with breathwork and a gentle warm-up, then moves into structured group exercises that sharpen your awareness of sensation, impulse, and the moment you are in. Every exercise is adaptable. Prompts are invitations to your own physical exploration, not benchmarks to meet. You do not need any movement background, and there is nothing to get right.
Who is this for? Honestly, a wider range of people than you might guess. My actor colleagues will recognize the DNA of Viewpoints training and will find a regular practice for keeping the instrument tuned between productions. Community members who are curious about mindfulness but allergic to stillness will find a practice that meets them in motion. And those working at the intersection of arts and health will recognize what this kind of embodied, adaptable practice can offer.
Whether mindfulness has been recommended to you or you have simply been curious, you are welcome here. Here is how to try it. This Sunday, July 26, I am leading an introductory workshop from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at The Urban Ashram in Orlando. Then, beginning August 27, the practice continues as a weekly Thursday evening offering from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, running through December 10. The weekly format matters: the practice builds naturally from session to session, giving you space to deepen your awareness and keep discovering what becomes possible when mindfulness meets movement. Newcomers are welcome any week.
Each session is $25, and the practice is included in TUA membership. You can reserve a spot through Eventbrite. Come as you are, and bring the part of you that cannot sit still. That part is not the obstacle. It is the way in.