# @therapywithkosta on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYD31dJxwdW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70243538-therapywithkosta-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/f962701cd5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-08T02:16:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kosta (@therapywithkosta) — https://gondola.cc/therapywithkosta

## Caption

Living Room Dance might just be what your mental health needs RIGHT NOW! Here are 6 reasons why ⬇️

1. Dance is an instant mood booster! It triggers the production of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin—a happy feeling trio that often outperforms SSRIs for depression and anxiety. (Prudente, 2024). 

2. Take up 360-degree space! So often, we are empowered to take up space out in the world, and that’s amazing, but what about taking up more space in the places we reside and own? Stretch out, make noise, interact with the furniture. It’s your body and your stuff, embody that autonomy and own your right to be as big as you can be! It just might give you the energy to stand up for yourself in a life arena you’ve been avoiding. 

3. Your senses miss you and need you to feel grounded and embodied. Living room dance is EMBODIED (often more than TikTok, studio, and cardio dance)—because the body image matters less than the body movement. At home, your feet are feeling all the textures on the floor, your proprioceptors are making sure you don’t hit something unintentionally, and you’re more aware of your surroundings and senses in Living Room Dance, making it an ideal embodiment practice.

4. It’s an incredible way to bask in your own energy! Receive yourself. Dance is an externalizing activity, meaning it pulls out your personality and vibe. If you’ve been picking up the vibes, problems, and feelings of other people lately, dance might literally help you shake them off and reconnect with you!

5. Rhythm contains overwhelm. When we move our bodies to the beat and lyrics of a song, we activate our rhythmic senses and, therefore, our containing abilities. When you feel like life is spilling over, rhythm is your friend. Without rhythm, our brains would register melodies as chaos. WITH rhythm, your chaos might begin to sound like music.

6. It’s FUN. Fun is an essential ingredient of any healing journey.

## Stats

- **Views:** 841
- **Likes:** 23
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 5

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rebekah Nelson | @rebekahdnelson | https://gondola.cc/rebekahdnelson | Video Editor |
| Kosta | @therapywithkosta | https://gondola.cc/therapywithkosta | Writer |
| Kosta | @therapywithkosta | https://gondola.cc/therapywithkosta | Therapist |
| Rebekah Nelson | @rebekahdnelson | https://gondola.cc/rebekahdnelson | Social Media Specialist |

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