Movement, Community and the Power of the Body with Gil from Amenti

Dancer and healer Gil, from Amenti, joins Rose Claverie for a raw and revelatory conversation about trauma, transformation, and the wisdom of the body. Raised in a strict religious environment and navigating life-altering psychosis, Amenti forged a healing path through movement, eventually creating a method that blends dance with psychology and ancient spiritual knowledge.

This episode explores how the body stores memories, how community can catalyze change, and why the shadow we fear may hold the keys to our liberation.

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Chapters:

• 0:00 Welcome to the Harvest Series
• 0:52 Introducing Amenti: Dancer, Healer, Teacher
• 2:10 Courage Through the Body: Mission at Harvest
• 3:25 Childhood, Religion & Disconnection from the Body
• 5:00 Dance as a Secret Sanctuary
• 6:30 Hip-Hop as Community, Culture & Self-Awareness
• 9:00 Excommunication, Family Tension & Choosing Dance
• 11:10 World Championships & Inner Turmoil
• 12:00 The Psychotic Break: Four Days in Another Reality
• 14:00 Body Memory & Somatic Triggers
• 15:30 Healing Without Therapy: Inventing Movement Medicine
• 17:00 Sharing the Practice: Amenti is Born
• 19:10 Amenti’s Meaning & Spiritual Roots
• 21:00 The Shadow as Ally, Not Enemy
• 24:00 Layered Method: From Power to Symbols
• 26:00 Ego Structures, Energetic Blueprints & Somatic Scanning
• 28:00 Dance, Archetypes & Community Healing
• 30:00 Transformation Is a Process, Not an Event
• 31:30 Advice for Listeners: Healing Through Feedback & Movement
• 34:00 Healing in Marginalized Communities
• 36:00 We Move to Remember We’re Human
• 38:00 The Most Courageous Thing: Dancing His Story Publicly

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Credits:

• Sound editing by: @lesbellesfrequences
• Technician in Kaplankaya: Joel Moriasi
• Music by: Chambord

Harvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital Partners

Harvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen and Roman Carel