Meet our newest addition to Team CURA!
Lauren Pass Erickson, MA, R-DMT, LPC (she/they) is a Dance/Movement Therapist and Certified DANCEmandala Movement Meditation Facilitator. They believe the deepest healing work is reconnection to our bodies’ authentic rhythms and movements.
Their own transformative journey into embodiment, meditation, and creative movement inspired them to offer these practices to others. After completing a graduate degree in Somatic Counseling from Naropa University, they opened a private practice in Boulder that focused on helping queer and neurodivergent adults heal from past trauma, learn to skillfully move with their emotions and nervous systems, and fully embrace their authentic selves.
Lauren offers individual therapy, group therapy, dance meditation sessions, and a variety of educational embodiment workshops – their office happens to be downstairs from CURA!
Starting in April, Lauren will host biweekly DANCEmandala Movement Meditation sessions at CURA Yoga Center.
DANCEmandala Movement Meditation is a free-form dance journey that invites you to connect with your body, breath, and authentic self.
Carefully curated music, gentle verbal guidance, and an intentional meditative container will bring your experience of dance into a rich inward exploration. Mindfulness and meditation do not have to mean sitting still and restricting your impulses. Here you can let your creativity flow! This movement through the embodied landscape creates space for transformation and release.
Over time, this practice cultivates deep inner awareness, emotional balance, creative expression, and personal insight. No dance or movement experience needed – you are welcome to be in your body exactly as you are! Simply turn your attention inward and let the dance do the rest.