Healing · Rhythm · Truth · Release
Reunite.
Recharge.
Renew.
The Emotional Tour™ is a transformative somatic experience that blends African drumming, guided movement, and storytelling. An invitation to express, release, and reconnect with your full emotional spectrum.
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About the experience
Energy
in motion.
The Emotional Tour™ fuses primal movement, sensual dance, meditation, vocalization, creative visualization, and celebration of the human form.
It is inspired by African, Tribal, and Free Dance, interwoven with somatic and primal healing arts. The Emotional Tour™ creates sacred, safe spaces and invites everyone to reclaim and boldly display their power.
Our emotions are meant to be expressed. Whether we deem them good or bad, it's their nature to move us. During the experience, you'll be guided through a somatic journey that releases constricted emotions and calms your nervous system, inviting you to step more confidently into your authentic, fully expressed self.
Joy, Grief, Anger, and more. All the emotions and all of you are welcome at an Emotional Tour™ Experience.
Only truth. Only rhythm.
What happens
This is what
freedom feels like.
Through live drum beats, breath, sound, and movement, you will be guided through an emotional landscape. Each session is a safe space where the rhythm moves and supports you, helping release stuck emotions so you can come home to yourself. There is no choreography to learn. There is no performance to give. Only the invitation to feel, to move, and to be witnessed.
Is this for you?
The Emotional Tour™
is for you if.
If any of these speak to where you are right now, you belong here.
- You're dealing with a lot of anxiety or grief
- You want to release tension and stress
- You're looking for constructive ways to express your anger
- You'd like to express emotions without fear or judgment
- You're struggling with self-doubt and self-loathing
- You want to feel safe expressing buried emotions
- You'd like to release rigidity in your body, mind, and spirit
- You want to get more in touch with your body and intuition
- You'd like to feel like you're part of something bigger
- You want to feel more connected to your power and truth
- You'd like to experience more peace, calm, and acceptance
- You're ready to remember what freedom feels like
"One of the lessons we learned early on was not to be messy. And the thing about emotions is: they are messy. That's why I take people on an Emotional Tour, so that your emotions become less scary and more accessible."
Bernadette Pleasant
Frequently asked
What to know
before you arrive.
A few common questions from those about to step into their first circle.
I thought this was called Femme! Why did the name change?
The Emotional Tour™ evolved from Femme!™ to better reflect the inclusive, expansive nature of this work. The experience has always been about emotional freedom for all bodies, and the new name honors that evolution.
What is The Emotional Tour™?
A somatic experience that fuses primal movement, sensual dance, meditation, vocalization, creative visualization, and celebration of the human form. Inspired by African, Tribal, and Free Dance, interwoven with somatic and primal healing arts.
Who created The Emotional Tour™?
The Emotional Tour™ was created by Bernadette Pleasant, somatic healer, grief educator, and founder of The Emotional Institute. She has trained over 100 facilitators worldwide to carry this work forward.
I don't have any dance experience. Can I still participate?
Absolutely. There is no choreography and no dance experience required. This is not a performance. It is a guided emotional journey through movement, breath, and sound. Your body already knows how to do this. We simply create the space for it to happen.
How does it work to join a class online?
Virtual sessions are held via Zoom. You'll need a device with a camera, a space where you can move freely, and a willingness to show up as you are. Once you register, you'll receive a private link and simple instructions to prepare your space.