Luuk Melisse - Make It Ugly: How Movement, Surrender & Sacred Rage Can Heal Your Life

Why are we so afraid to feel? To cry, to scream, to get ugly?In this powerful and vulnerable conversation, I sit down with Luuk Melisse—former professional dancer and co-founder of Sanctum, a global movement experience blending ancient spiritual practices with modern sound, ritual, and raw expression.We talk about:• Why we’ve been conditioned to suppress our emotions—and how that creates disconnection• How to heal through movement, sound, and somatic release• The science and soul behind Sanctum’s 3-body method: Physical, Emotional & Energetic• Creating collective rituals to break through isolation and loneliness• Embracing the ugly, the shadow, and the full spectrum of what it means to be human• Rewiring survival patterns and learning to surrender• Love, impermanence, and being a channel for something greater than yourselfFilmed high in the mountains of Switzerland, this conversation is part soul talk, part masterclass in somatic intelligence—and a reminder that the most powerful healing doesn’t happen through perfection… but through presence.If you’ve ever felt lost, disconnected, or unsure how to fully express yourself, this episode will speak to your soul.CHAPTERS: 00:00 – 🎙️ Welcome to the mountaintop with Luuk from Sanctum00:01:22 – 🧭 How Sanctum began (and why Luuk didn’t create it)00:03:19 – ❤️ The epidemic of loneliness and how movement heals00:05:20 – 🎧 Why Sanctum uses headphones, sound, and spiritual immersion00:07:17 – 🎬 How Luuk designs every class like a movie00:09:00 – 🧘‍♂️ The “3 Body” method: physical, emotional, energetic00:12:22 – 🌊 How to raise your frequency (without spiritual bypassing)00:15:01 – 🧠 Addiction to survival mode and rewiring the brain00:17:03 – 🧘‍♂️ Meditation, detachment, and befriending the mind00:18:30 – 🌑 Embracing your shadow—anger, grief, shame, and all00:21:04 – 👂 Why we don’t express our full selves (and how to start)00:25:02 – 🎭 Make it ugly: how imperfection becomes sacred00:27:27 – 🎉 Ritual, collectivity, and the magic of shared emotion00:29:59 – 🌬️ How to self-regulate through movement and breath00:33:46 – 🌱 Why true transformation begins in the body00:36:00 – 📱 The digital evolution of Sanctum00:38:13 – 🪞 Love, attachment, and impermanence00:41:00 – 💫 Living in service & becoming a vessel for something bigger00:45:08 – 💗 Final thoughts on gratitude, death, and being fully alive👉 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexIkonnPodcast👉 Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/alexikonn/👉 Created with: https://link.intelligentchange.com/tools68894b