Leonora Feliz

Dance & Movement coaching holds a unique and transformative potential because it connects mind and body in a holistic way.

It’s a method that directly engages with how we experience and process our emotions through the body, recognizing that our bodies hold both our past and present stories.

I work with people who want to explore healing through movement, who feel disconnected to their bodies. Especially with queer and neurodivergent folks and those engaged in activism.

Anti-Oppression Framework:
In this space, we acknowledge that "The personal is political". Your body is not a separate entity from the world and oppression puts pressure and leaves marks on our bodies that we explore together. To be connected to your body is a radical act of reclaiming what society has taken from you, through systems like capitalism, sexism, queerphobia, ableism and colonialism.

I reject the idea of "fixing" people, as that concept is rooted in systems that pathologize difference. Healing is not about erasing pain, but about learning to be in relationship with it while walking alongside someone who meets you with compassion and courage.

I am not a counselor who just sits silently and nods. I believe that everything intersects, and I am committed to constantly unlearning and acknowledging how systemic power (intersectionality) is present in our session.

I love the work I do, i firmly believe in the impact of dance therapy and being able to witness folks tuning into their body and feeling more fully themselves is one of my favourite things. At the moment I give workshops and individual sessions but am planning to give group counselling in the future.

Neuraum Berlin (2022–2025)
My training at Neuraum Berlin was a transformative experience that deeply shaped me. In the foundational program, I learned through practical self-experience how dance therapy functions as a bridge between body, emotion, and healing. The training days were intense and taught me how movement becomes a language that transcends words. The advanced program allowed me to deepen this path—through refining methods, developing my own therapeutic approach, and exploring how dance therapy can be a tool for transformation.

Liberation Practice Field (LPF) immersive course (2025-2026)
I completed the 10-month immersive course Liberation Practice Field (LPF), focusing on somatic education, collective trauma, and radical healing as political practice. The course delved into the impacts of colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy on the body and nervous system, while teaching embodied practices for transformation. Through monthly somatic sessions, practice workshops, and contributions from guests like Ericka Hart and Deepa Iyer, I learned to see healing and social justice as inseparable processes.

Training "Where do we go when healing becomes ill" (2024)
This course with Bayo Akomolafe challenged traditional healing approaches and explored how therapy can be reimagined in a crisis-ridden world. Central themes included the intersections of climate crisis, capitalism, and mental health, as well as posthumanist and ecological perspectives on healing. A defining experience was the critique of psychological systems as “guardians of capitalism” and the question of how healing can succeed as a radical, relational practice.

Educational work and Community Building (2021-2026)

In 2021, I co-founded the educational project “Raus aus der Dominanz” (Done with Dominance). This includes trainings, lectures, and educational materials, such as the card set “Raus aus der Dominanz” which has been used in schools, universities, and activist groups since 2022. Additionally, I work with permaculture as a method for social justice. In 2024, I led workshops on social permaculture as part of the “Stadtfarmer:innen-Ausbildung” (Urban Farmer Training) by Gemüseheld:innen Frankfurt. The focus lies on creating resilient structures, mindful collaboration, and preventing burnout—through early recognition of conflicts and tensions.