KAREN PALAFOX

“ I am a movement being, it is through movement that I understand the world and the ways to go deeper into my human experience. Dance and movement are my everyday nourishment “

Karen is a Movement Being, a Dancer, educator, Creator and Explorer dedicated to delving into the rich realms of Somatic Movement, Contact Improvisation, Aquatic and Evolutive Movement.

With a foundation in dance education from the University of the Americas Puebla in Mexico, Karen has honed her skills through her ongoing personal research and her studies as Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist at the Body Mind Movement® School and her practice in Janzu Aquatic Movement Technique.

Since 2011, she has organized and participated in various dance, improvisation and somatic gatherings in Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, New Zealand, USA and France. For 4 years, she was part of the co-direction of Performática: A Contemporary Dance and Movement Arts Festival created by Ray Schwartz.

At the heart of Karen's work lies a profound background on delving into the wonders of developmental movement patterns explored on land and in water.  Karen is one of the co - creators and directors of Encuerpar, a Somatic Movement Festival and she currently collaborates in the production of Contact and Flow Festival, both gatherings with the aim of exploring amphibious states of being in the lagoon of Bacalar in Mexico. 

Through her ongoing exploration of contact improvisation, her work focuses on discovering states of presence and attuning to the nuances of sensation, perception, and proprioception. CI is for her a profound relational tool for deepening human connections. This practice allows for the expansion of her somatic inquiry by uncovering invaluable insights into the ways in which our bodies communicate, adapt, co- regulate and create meaning in relationship to one another. Thus, she provides pathways to awaken the potential to translate sensory information into efficient motor inputs for fluid and creative motion.

Through her work, she endeavors to cultivate a deeper understanding of the body-mind connection, shedding light on the profound impact it has on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. The goal is to inspire individuals to engage the richness of their somatic landscapes as vessels of lived experience, each movement a manifestation of embodied consciousness in both terrestrial and aquatic realms.