Moving Stories: Discovering the Body's Wisdom Through Movement

10/02/2026

Power & Beauty in Adversity & Care

I.D: Shattered windshield reflecting trees and sky; photo by Stefanie Cohen; image in collaboration with the car that rammed into mine.... Dear Friends, I want to offer you a tiny trigger warning -- I won't go into much detail, but I will mention a car crash.... Six weeks ago, eight hours after I pr...

08/19/2026

Seeding Resilience

I.D: Single yellow dwarf sunflower beaming among the summer weeds in a graveled lot; photo by Stefanie Cohen Somewhat unbelievably, this month marks a dozen years since Corey and I took on the stewardship of our building in Detroit. Through years of change, growth, many losses, and much support from...

05/05/2026

Springtime Curl/Unfurl

I.D: Brave, persistent, early spring city garden in hues of lilac and green; photo by Stefanie Cohen Greetings everyone, from this time of delicate toggling between winter and summer, from the damp, cold winds and the nevertheless insistent blooming. From days in which our skin might recoil from the...

09/19/2025

Care For the Care Providers: Upcoming Retreat

I.D: Late summer city garden with large rock etched with the word GRACE Grace Rock by artist collaborative Stefanie Cohen & Corey Gearhart; photo by Stefanie Cohen Greetings everyone, as we approach the autumn equinox, a new moon and the new year. I'm finding, in reflecting on the past year, that th...

08/08/2025

Upcoming Workshops: Creating in Community

03/07/2025

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I.D: Altar with lit candle, shells, crystals, dancing bodies sculpture, flowers and bowl of water. Altar and photo by Stefanie Cohen Greetings everyone, I'm reaching out to you from my patch of this fierce planet, committed to stand together for its/our advocacy, and to live with dignity and belongi...

10/10/2024

Upcoming Autumn Offerings

I.D: Flyer detailing upcoming Authentic Movement Offerings in white type over photo of the back of woman in a red dress crouching on a pier next to a bright green algae-covered pond. Photo by Lisa Steichmann from performance installation by Stefanie Cohen and Corey Gearhart Greetings everyone, I wri...

09/03/2024

Sharing a new newsletter with autumn offerings to our earthly bodies 💚💙

I.D: Mixed-media collage/drawing with aquatic and geological imagery and words, including needs, desires, guidelines, expectations, transparency, privacy....etc. Artwork by Stefanie Cohen. Greetings everyone, Though I hardly believe how quickly it seems the earth has been rotating over the past few....

02/06/2024

Hi there, SE Michigan folks, we have a beautiful group assembling and just a couple more spots for this Sunday's workshop. Registration ends on Friday, 2/9.
We'd love to move (grief) with you there. 💙

02/01/2024

The challenges and potentials of grief