Move Your Mood: How Emotions Live in the Body

Sat May 16 2026 at 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm UTC-04:00

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum | Washington

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum
Publisher/HostSmithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum
Move Your Mood: How Emotions Live in the Body
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Join Dr. Madea Allen, for a participatory workshop exploring how stress and emotions are stored in the body and how intentional movement.
About this Event

Join Dr. Madea Allen, for a participatory workshop exploring how stress and emotions are stored in the body and how intentional movement, and breath can support emotional regulation and collective wellbeing. Blending accessible movement, rhythm, breathwork, and guided reflection, participants will experience how physical activation can release tension, improve mood, and restore balance. This workshop is family-friendly for ages 10 and up and transforms the museum space into an embodied wellness environment where participants move, reflect, and connect across generations.


This workshop transforms the museum space into an embodied wellness environment where participants move, reflect, and connect across generations.

Participants will:

  • Learn where common emotions (anger, grief, anxiety) are stored physically
  • Understand how stress impacts the nervous system
  • Experience guided, accessible movement sequences to release tension
  • Practice a simple breathwork technique for emotional regulation
  • Reflect on personal stress patterns and create a take-home Mood Reset Plan
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, United States

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