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When embodied spiritual practice creates emotional swings

I dance ecstatic dance every week and feel connected to something larger but afterwards I crash into depression and I can't tell if I'm healing or just getting high.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Peak spiritual experiences through movement can destabilize emotional regulation without integration practices.

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“Where Are You with Body as spiritual vessel across traditions?”

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