Body Poetry

Movement That Feels Like Home

Embodied Acts of Repair

Integrative Embodied Healing for Trauma

Elemental to my practice is the belief that all life is interconnected and healing is a process of restoring trust in the body. Through acceptance of self and circumstances, the dark and the light, the trauma and the creativity; we remember our true nature as nature. As Nkem Ndefo describes; to heal is to flower towards an alchemical resilience. To learn how to exist within an ocean rather than build a bridge over a river. Through this work you will learn to de-influence yourself from the systems and stories of control that have separated you from your body and from nature. Together, we will build somatic resources, understand the impact of trauma on our bodies, release stress through movement, and integrate new understandings of ourselves into our lives and relationships. Consider this a warm welcome and invitation to Body Poetry Space. 

Love, Morgan Kulas

Artist & Teacher

Body Poetry Space on Patreon

Body Poetry Space is an intimate digital sanctuary and liberatory dance community designed for sensitive, courageous, and creative people. I ask for a small contribution of $27 per month to access a reservoir of virtual offerings including SIFT, Breath & Meditation Practices for Trauma, Heart Talks, Emergent Daoyin Yoga, and Herbal Medicine Support. Visit Body Poetry Space on Patreon to learn more.

Live Body Poetry Classes

Body Poetry Space is a liberatory dance project devoted to fostering a healing environment that celebrates diversity and encourages artistic exploration. Morgan offers transformative dance classes, blending contemporary dance, somatics, and yoga. Offering both online and in-person classes, this hybrid movement community embraces regenerative, anti-racist, and decolonial practices to empower individuals to reclaim their bodies from the systems and stories of control that have separated us from nature.

Testimonials

  • “I have loved attending Morgan’s Sifting: Conscious Dance classes. I have been a Yoga and Dance student of Morgan’s for more than 10 years. I have always appreciated her intelligent, intentional, and caring approach to teaching. She always finds a thoughtful balance in her instruction where movement is simultaneously guided, fresh, improvisational, and liberating. I love her choice of music and her informed cues. I feel very present and focused, yet relaxed during class. A lovely sense of trust and acceptance is shared by the multi-age students.”

    S.G.

  • "You were a guiding light for my budding practice and a nurturing influence for my seeking soul and mind. You made me look at myself and helped me have a greater appreciation of who I am. In my time with you I've learned to forgive myself along with others. I've become aware of enjoying 'this moment' and how to savor it without looking to the past or future as being better. Thank you isn't a big enough word for all you've done for me."

    A.L.

  • "Undoubtedly, both yoga and art seek to translate the intangible into the tangible and Morgan’s ability to successfully meet this challenge is revealed through her teaching. As a teacher, her offerings are a transmission, reflecting her inner work, that become an accessible and safe entry point for students to explore and experience the intangible and dually to engage in a method of Self-discovery. Embodying both strength and nurturance, Morgan communicates from a place of skill, depth and presence. Her passion to serve others is very clear along with her willingness to step into the unknown in order to do so."

    J.W.

Lineage & Land Acknowledgements

I wish to share my commitment to and gratitude for the culture and spirit of Yoga, as it was gifted by my teachers. I vow to do my best to practice and teach as an enactment of respect, justice, and liberation towards all sentient beings. I am aware that harm and healing inter-are, so I vow to move towards inclusion wherever there is exclusion and regeneration wherever there is exploitation. I vow to remain devoted to the heart of inquiry that Yoga requires in order to foster bonds between people and the planet. I hope for all who wish to benefit from this work to access the reservoir of insight that is available through the art and soul of practice. I practice and teach on what was once the summer hunting grounds of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapahoe peoples. To acknowledge this land is to recognize its longer history and my/our place in it.

With Love, Morgan

Dance, Somatics, & Embodiment

I am a professional dance and visual artist, writer, and scholar with 20 years of interdisciplinary teaching experience. Somatic Movement is a field of study developed by dancers and therapists, and my work contributes to the web of inquiry taking place at the intersection of psychology and movement. I specialize in trauma informed (healing-centered) ecological dance pedagogy and praxis. I completed my MFA thesis research at University of New Mexico. 

Daoyin

I have been a lay student of Daoist Cultivation Arts and Classical Chinese Medicine since 2010 and have studied with Mike Ninomiya, Yoshi Nakano, Tias and Surya Little, Mimi Kuo Deemer, and Peter Deadman. I have developed a unique style of teaching called Emergent Daoyin that is beloved for it's healing benefits.

Zen

I began my meditative journey as a student of Engaged Buddhism (Mahayana based Zen) with The Order of Interbeing and Plum Village as pioneered by Thich Nhat Hanh. My Dharma name is Pure Aspiration of the Heart and my mentor is Gurupriya Beth Sanchez. The monastics at Plum Village have not only deeply influenced my spiritual life, but also my artistic practice. 

Yoga

Yoga touched my life through the writings of J. Krishnamurti and teachings of BKS Iyengar as shared by my first teacher Meera Sanghani in 2005. I do not identify with a specific guru or lineage as a student of Yoga and that is a reflection of J. Krishnamurti’s impact on my practice. Krishnamurti advised against following any doctrine, discipline, or guru. However, he was a student of Desikachar and therefore Krishnamacharya. His pedagogy has greatly influenced my teaching practice; centering a global outlook, concern for people and the planet, as well as a balancing of the religious spirit with scientific temper.

Iyengar

I was introduced to Iyengar Yoga while attending Art School in Chicago in 2005 and have been a devoted student ever since. I enjoy the benefits of long holds buoyed up by props and the emergent therapeutic nature of B.K.S Iyengar and his family's teachings.

Ayurveda

I have studied Vedic Counseling, Ayurvedic Herbalism, and Yoga Therapy with Dr. David Frawley through the American Institute of Vedic Studies. My focus as an Ayurvedic practitioner is on the trauma informed diet emphasizing herbal medicine.

With endless love and gratitude…