Maria Löfskog --The Psychology of Contemporary Dance

The Psychology of Contemporary Dance Who is Maria Löfskog? Maria
Löfskog is a dancer that grew up in the mountains of Sweden. She
decided to pursue her own path through life to accomplish her
dreams that were considered very far away from the safe village in
the middle of nowhere that she was from. Maria grew up in a family
where there was always a competitive love for sports and
also for dancing. This passion or dancing was very early installed
into her mind, and this allowed her to go against actively pursue
her dreams of becoming a dancer.  Dancing has held a
special place in her heart ever since. Marias dancing style is
provocative and aims at making people think about themselves and
about their surrounding.  Maria loves to emphasize the
importance of asking questions. Her work is a manifestation of this
philosophy. While other dancers entertain you, Maria Löfskog will
challenge you to not only think one step outside of the box but
ten. Why I wanted to interview Maria Löfskog I wanted to interview
Maria Löfskog for The Psychology Podcast because I was curious
about what dancing can give a person in regards to happiness,
fulfillment, and purpose.  One thing that I'm fascinated
by and one thing that I still have my fair share of battles with is
depression and anxiety. Depression is also a phenomenon of
movement. Or to be more precise, a lack of it.  It's almost as
if you can describe happiness episodes as physical states of
agitation. The worst state is depression, it equals the physical
state of freezing. You can't get out of bed anymore, your thoughts
all revolve around the same unsolvable issues over and over
again.  Dancing is one the other side of the spectrum, it's
almost like flying. In order to measure happiness, psychologist use
the Hamilton rating scale. It basically means how shitty you are
feeling.  21 is rock bottom suicidality, 1 is dancing in
joyful excitement.  I wanted to interview Maria Löfskog
because I was curious if contemporary dance was making her
happier.  What I found was much more than I hoped for: A
powerful ingredient for the recipe of happiness which is
contemporary dance.  Where can I listen to this episode?
ITUNES SPOTIFY STITCHER Google Radiopublic  Castbox
player.fm  Listen Notes InstagramTv  Youtube What is this
episode about? • Her first 60 minutes of the day • Why she became a
dancer • What happiness is for her • Her advice to an aspiring
dancer • Favorite / least favorite words and noises • Three success
tips that have helped her • The book she has recommended most often
• The life slogan she would put on every coffee mug in the world •
What her childhood was like • What it feels like to evoke emotions
in people • What she would love to see standing at the gates of
heaven Want to follow Maria Löfskog? Instagram, Facebook As
always thank you for listening! Drop a comment and let me know what
your biggest take away was!