About
What is KINVOKE?
KINVOKE (verb)
kin·voke | /kin-ˈvōk/
A fusion of kin - the felt sense of connection, community, and shared humanity, and invoke - to summon, to awaken, to call forth.
To KINVOKE is to awaken embodied connection: to oneself, to others, and to a greater purpose.
It is the practice of activating belonging through the body, summoning presence through sensation, and moving with the intention to connect, create, and lead from the inside out.
KINVOKE is not just a movement, it is a remembering. A return to the wisdom of the body and the power of collective and co-creative embodiment.
Mission & Vision
KINVOKE is a Movement Collective and Embodied Leadership Playground that exists to inspire, connect and support embodied and somatic facilitators and movers.
MISSION
Our mission is to offer a collective container for the exchange of embodied tools, creative resources, and community-centered learning that supports personal expression, professional growth, and joyful connection.
VISION
We envision a world where embodied movement is a catalyst for liberation; where power, play, and purpose are reclaimed through the body; and communities thrive through shared presence, creativity, and care.
Power | Play | Purpose
KINVOKE is the culmination and convergence of three essential forces:
POWER – Clear. Confident. Embodied.
PLAY – Expressive. Alive. Inviting.
PURPOSE – Soulful. Reflective. Grounded.
These energies are more than concepts, they are embodied ways of being that shape how we move, create, lead, and connect.
Where they intersect, something potent emerges: a space where truth lives in the body, leadership is felt not forced, and liberation becomes a lived experience.
At KINVOKE, we move from this center. With boldness. With presence. With soul.
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Meet the Founders of KINVOKE
KINVOKE was born from a shared desire to reimagine embodied leadership, rooted in integrity, fueled by creative expression, and held in community.
Dana Hood, Lola Manekin, and Christina Mae Wolf, are three movement guides, facilitators, and soul-driven space holders who crossed paths through the Nia Technique and went on to forge their own unique paths in the world of somatics, healing, and personal transformation.
Together, they weave decades of experience in dance, yoga, breathwork, entrepreneurship, and multidimensional healing arts.
Each brings their own flavor - fiery, fierce, tender, intuitive, soulful - yet what unites them is a shared devotion to liberation through the body, and a deep belief in the power of embodied facilitators to ignite meaningful change.
KINVOKE is their love letter to those who are ready to move and lead differently. This is a space where we rise together: sovereign, connected, and free.
DANA HOOD
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Dance Liberator | Space Creator
Joy Reclaimer
Dana Hood is a movement disruptor who leads with rhythm, rebellion, and fierce heart.
She guides people back to their bodies through movement that’s raw, real, and alive.
Her work is about remembering the pulse of truth beneath the noise, the power of play, the permission to take up space.
With roots in Nia Technique, JourneyDance, Yoga Nidra, Qigong, and Somatic Breathwork, Dana weaves somatics, soul, and sweat into every offering.
Her classes, retreats, and trainings invite people to drop the mask, move with meaning, and reclaim the full range of who they are - fierce, tender, wild, and whole.
Dana is the founder of iBODY Studio and co-creator of KINVOKE. A lifelong dancer, visionary entrepreneur, and liberation guide, she creates spaces that stir joy in the bones and revolution in the nervous system. Her work is anchored in embodiment, laced with laughter, and fueled by the belief that movement is freedom.
LOLA MANEKIN
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Medicine Woman | Space Curator Embodied Healer
Lola is a Brazilian-born movement alchemist who serves medicine through the body.
With roots in Chinese Medicine, Bioenergetics, yoga, and multidimensional healing arts, she brings a soulful and integrative approach to transformation. Her movement offerings blend ancient practices and modern soul technologies, from breathwork and plant medicine to sensory awareness and somatic ritual.
Lola is a curator of sacred spaces where individuals are invited to remember their own inner wisdom. Her work honors the body as portal and prayer, uniquely shaped to meet each person’s needs.
She holds a wide range of certifications, from Budokon to AromaAcupoint to JourneyDance, and over a decade of experience in Nia Technique facilitation, which helped shape the foundation of her work.
Now, her dance is one of devotion, presence, and possibility.
CHRISTINA WOLF
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Somatic Movement Guide | Space Holder Soulful Leader
Christina Mae Wolf is a somatic movement guide, space-holder, and community-rooted leader devoted to embodied transformation.
Blending realness with reverence, she helps people reclaim their voice, power, and presence through the wisdom of the body.
With years of facilitation experience and advanced training in yoga, dance, and somatics, Christina leads classes, retreats, and mentorship grounded in truth, artistry, and collective care.
A former wellness studio founder and executive leader of multi-million-dollar companies, she bridges strategy and soul through grounded, heart-led leadership. Whether speaking on stage or guiding a room in stillness, she leads with clarity, presence, and creative power.
A dynamic speaker, writer, and producer, Christina creates experiences that awaken insight, ignite expression, and support sovereign leadership. Her work draws from Nia Technique, yoga, somatics, and spiritual practice, inviting facilitators and seekers to rise, realign, and lead from within.
KINVOKE Core Values
POWER
We move with unapologetic presence and teach from truth. Power, for us, is about sovereignty, clarity, and deep self-trust - not performance. It’s the courage to own your voice and take up space with purpose.
PLAY
We laugh, sweat, shake, and create. Play is our portal to freedom, connection, and possibility. It keeps us real, joyful, and open to what wants to emerge.
PURPOSE
Our work is rooted in calling, not conformity. Every class, every training, every space is designed with intention to support ongoing growth and unfolding.
AUTHENTICITY
We lead from what’s real, not what’s rehearsed.
Authenticity means living and leading in alignment with our values, our bodies, and our truth. We honor nuance, sensation, vulnerability, and voice as portals to power.
CONNECTION
We create brave space where kinship is cultivated, difference is honored, and rising happens together. We believe leadership is a collective act, and community is the container.
CREATIVITY
We honor creativity as a sacred force - a sovereign spark that moves through sensation, rhythm, sound, and space. Rooted in realness and inspiration, creativity is how we listen, respond, and give voice to what’s ready to emerge.