Dance as Medicine: How Partner Movement Rewires Your Brain & Heals Releationships with Jake Trembath
In this inaugural episode host Amanda Joy Loveland welcomes dance instructor and embodiment expert Jake Trembath to explore how partner dance serves as a powerful tool for healing the masculine-feminine dynamic within ourselves and our relationships.
Jake shares his remarkable journey from divorce to discovering dance as a pathway to personal healing. What began as a social activity evolved into a profound exploration of how our bodies hold our attachment patterns, trauma, and relationship dynamics. Through his dance practice, Jake developed an intuitive understanding of how our micro-interactions on the dance floor mirror our macro-relationships in life.
The conversation delves into how creating safety in partnership allows deeper healing to emerge. When we experience true safety, our nervous systems can relax enough to process emotions and patterns that might otherwise remain hidden. Jake and Amanda discuss how dance serves as both a diagnostic tool and a healing modality, creating opportunities to rewire neural pathways in a playful, joyful context rather than through painful therapeutic processes. Jake describes how his approach differs from traditional dance instruction by focusing on connection rather than steps, allowing most people to experience flow state within a month of practice. This flow creates a "body high" of serotonin, oxytocin, and dopamine while developing healthier communication patterns between masculine and feminine energies.
The episode touches on the importance of community in healing, with Jake sharing how his intentional dance community has grown into a low-drama, high-connection space where people experience profound personal transformation.
Connect with Jake Trembath:
Website: Soul Coast Dance Upcoming
Events: Retreat in Park City, UT - April 18 weekend,
2025 Retreat in Costa Rica - June 2025
Weekly Wednesday night classes at 6:45 - 10:30, check soulcast.dance for more info.
Services: Private lessons Intensive packages (including options for out-of-state visitors)
Coming Soon: Soul Coast mobile app (available on Apple App Store in mid-April 2025)
Jake welcomes dancers of all experience levels and emphasizes that the healing journey through dance is "way easier than you think" and "more therapeutic than anything I've ever done" - common feedback from his students. Whether you're seeking personal healing, deeper connection, or simply a new way to play, the Soul Coast Dance community offers a container for safety, growth, and transformation.
