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. You can follow us on Instagram at @HarvestSeries or @rose.claverie for updates. Chapters:0:00 Welcome to the Harvest Series0:52 Introducing Amenti: Dancer, Healer, Teacher2:10 Courage Through the Body: Mission at Harvest3:25 Childhood, Religion & Disconnection from the Body5:00 Dance as a Secret Sanctuary6:30 Hip-Hop as Community, Culture & Self-Awareness9:00 Excommunication, Family Tension & Choosing Dance11:10 World Championships & Inner Turmoil12:00 The Psychotic Break: Four Days in Another Reality14:00 Body Memory & Somatic Triggers15:30 Healing Without Therapy: Inventing Movement Medicine17:00 Sharing the Practice: Amenti is Born19:10 Amenti’s Meaning & Spiritual Roots21:00 The Shadow as Ally, Not Enemy24:00 Layered Method: From Power to Symbols26:00 Ego Structures, Energetic Blueprints & Somatic Scanning28:00 Dance, Archetypes & Community Healing30:00 Transformation Is a Process, Not an Event31:30 Advice for Listeners: Healing Through Feedback & Movement34:00 Healing in Marginalized Communities36:00 We Move to Remember We’re Human38:00 The Most Courageous Thing: Dancing His Story Publicly Watch our podcast episodes and speaker sessions on YouTube: Harvest Series. Credits:Sound editing by: @lesbellesfrequencesTechnician in Kaplankaya: Joel MoriasiMusic by: Chambord Harvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital Partners Harvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen and Roman Carel