Testimonial Cristina

I have had the joy and privilege of working with Alina Vișan in both group and individual dance therapy sessions, and I feel the need to express my gratitude and deep appreciation for this transformative journey.

I attended the group sessions "State in Motion" and "Shape in Motion", as well as the 6-hour intensive workshops - "PeaceFULL", "Efervescent", "Self+Leadership" and "SelfConnected". In addition, I had one-to-one sessions exploring emotional themes central to me: anger, sadness, forgiveness, authenticity. I started this journey in November 2022 and continue today, because what I am discovering and working with in this space brings me closer and closer to myself.

I am a seeker by nature, always eager to understand myself and live in the best possible state. Over the years, I have been through many forms of verbal therapy, which have helped me, but I have always felt that there are deep, complex and intimate inner experiences that words cannot encompass. Some of these experiences come from preverbal times, when we had no access to language, but they remain alive in our bodies.

In the sessions with Alina, I came "home" in my body. I learnt to make room for emotions, to experience them safely - for myself and for others - by sitting with them, observing them, moving them. Our body carries our insecurities and pains, but also our joys and pleasures. The mind only explains what the body has already experienced. In the process, dance becomes a deep language through which I can explore, release and integrate feelings that words cannot touch.

The experiences in these sessions are complex, profound and extremely constructive. I've noticed how themes worked on months or even years ago connect and settle over time, bringing moments of revelation just when I'm ready to receive them. For example, something I explored in 2023 came to fruition in a dance session on a Thursday in February 2025, when I realised with overwhelming clarity and excitement that I belong, that my body and I are together with all our experiences, and that this sense of 'home' and inner safety is what I have always been looking for.