Steven Washington Experience

Steven Washington Experience 23 years sober. Former Broadway dancer. Helping you heal through Qigong, Pilates, meditation & dance.
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Steven is a Movement Master, Author, and Recovery Advocate who is passionate about helping others navigate towards a happier, healthier life. His lifelong love and a key foundation to his own spiritual fitness is movement ​and he firmly believes our relationship with our body is vital for emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Steven had a successful career as a contemporary dancer, working at

New York City Opera, Metropolitan Opera, and appearing on Broadway in Disney’s, The Lion King but to help him cope with anxiety and self-doubt, he often relied on drugs and alcohol. Twenty years ago, Steven made a conscious decision to get sober and his true life’s work began. Since then, he has impacted countless lives through movement and his keen ability to connect ​and relate to others. During his study of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Steven fell in love with Qigong, which he describes as, "A moving meditation that supports the health of our body, mind, and spirit.” He is a Certified Qigong Instructor and a Pilates teacher and has taught individuals and groups for over 20 years. Adding to his knowledge of the body and its energy systems, Steven is also a qualified Neuromuscular Massage Therapist. Steven’s online members' community, SWE Studio, has a unique focus on a Pilates/Qigong fusion class and an extensive library of movement, meditation, and other resources for the body, mind, and soul. Steven hosts a monthly Heart/Mind Moments YouTube series with videos on physical, emotional, and spiritual health, and his movement and mindfulness work has received over one million views on YouTube. Steven’s writings and life experiences created the inspiration for his first book, Recovering You, Soul Care and Mindful Movement for Overcoming Addiction. Published by New World Library, the book’s unique self-care focus is complemented by the use of Qigong movements. The opportunity to be of service through his book is particularly meaningful to Steven as it enhances his own growth and recovery while helping others to do the same.

06/22/2026

Today I caught myself doing something I’ve done for much of my life.

Looking outside myself for confirmation about something I already knew.

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Not because I lacked the answer.

Not because I lacked insight.

But because old survival strategies have a way of convincing us that someone else’s voice matters more than our own.

Lately I’ve been practicing something different.

Pausing.

Getting curious.

And asking:

“What do I know?”

If this resonates with you, comment TRUST and I’ll send you the details for my free monthly webinar.

And if this made you think of someone who is constantly second-guessing themselves, send it to them. đź’›





06/21/2026

The other day, one of my instructors said something that stopped me in my tracks:

“Trauma is the great stealer of attention.”

The more I sat with it, the more I realized how true it was.

For years, so much of my attention was spent looking for danger, replaying the past, or bracing for what might happen next.

I didn’t realize how much of life I was missing.

Healing didn’t just help me feel better.

It helped me become more present.

It helped me get my attention back.

If this resonates with you, comment ATTENTION and I’ll send you the details for my free monthly webinar:

When Life Looks Good on the Outside But You Don’t Feel Safe in Your Body.

And if someone comes to mind while reading this, share it with them.





06/19/2026

I thought getting sober would solve everything.

And in many ways, it did.

Sobriety changed my life.

It saved my life.

But nobody told me there would still be moments when I’d feel overwhelmed.

Still anxious.

Still afraid.

Still struggling to feel safe in my own body.

That’s when I realized something important:

Healing isn’t just about changing our circumstances.

It’s about learning how to stay with ourselves through whatever life brings.

If this resonates with you, comment SAFE and I’ll send you the details for my free monthly webinar.

And if you know someone who needs to hear this, share it with them.





06/19/2026

Nobody told me I’d still feel anxious.

When I got sober, I thought anxiety would disappear too.

It didn’t.

What changed wasn’t the presence of anxiety.

What changed was my relationship with it.

I learned something important:

The goal isn’t to never feel anxious again.

The goal is to develop the capacity to feel what you’re feeling without being consumed by it.

If this resonates with you, comment SAFE and I’ll send you the details for my free monthly webinar.

And if someone you love struggles with anxiety, share this with them. ❤️‍🩹🙏🏾





06/17/2026

The details change.

The pattern often stays the same.

If a part of me felt unacceptable…

I hid it.

👇🏾Comment RECOVER if this speaks to you.





06/17/2026

What if you’re already enough?

Not someday.

Not when you’ve healed a little more.

Not when you’ve accomplished more.

Not when you’ve finally fixed everything you think is wrong with you.

Right now.

Many of us spend our lives chasing a finish line called “enough.”

But every time we get close, the mind moves it.

Another goal.
Another achievement.
Another thing to prove.

And before we know it, we’re exhausted from trying to earn what may have been ours all along.

Maybe the work isn’t becoming enough.

Maybe the work is remembering that you already are.

If this message resonates, share it with someone who needs the reminder today.

And if you’re looking for more support through mindfulness, Qigong, breathwork, meditation, and community, I’d love to welcome you into SWE Studio.

Comment the word ENOUGH to receive a free two week trial.

06/16/2026

For a long time, I thought this story was about weight.

It wasn’t.

The weight was just the vehicle.

The real story was secrecy.

Looking back, I can see a pattern that showed up throughout my life.

If a part of me felt unacceptable…

I hid it.

If a part of me felt different…

I hid it.

If I thought people might judge it…

I hid it.

The details changed over the years.

But the hiding stayed the same.

And what I’ve learned is this:

The things we hide are rarely as painful as the energy it takes to keep hiding them.

If this resonates, I’d love to hear from you.

And if someone comes to mind while you’re reading this, share it with them.

👇🏾Comment RECOVER below and I’ll send you a reflection that has helped me reconnect with parts of myself I spent years keeping in the shadows.





06/16/2026

How much of your life has been spent trying to earn the right to relax?

To finally feel worthy.

To finally feel enough.

To finally stop striving.

The challenge is that when worthiness becomes the goal, there is no finish line.

The mind simply creates another hurdle.
Another benchmark.
Another achievement.
Another reason why you still haven’t quite earned permission to rest.

I’ve seen this in my own life.

And I’ve witnessed it in countless others.

People who look successful, accomplished, and capable on the outside… yet internally feel exhausted from carrying the belief that they must continually prove their value.

What if your worth was never something you had to earn?

What if it was already here?

What if the work isn’t becoming enough…

but remembering that you already are?

If this message resonates, please share it with someone who may need the reminder today.

And if you’d like more reflections like this, along with Qigong, meditation, breathwork, and community support, I’d love to welcome you into SWE Studio.

06/15/2026

Most people think recovery is about what we stop doing.

Stop drinking.
Stop using.
Stop numbing.
Stop self-destructing.

But what if recovery is also about what we stop hiding?

In this video, I share a story I’ve never told publicly before.

Not because I’m proud of every part of it.
Not because I have all the answers.

But because I’ve come to believe that healing isn’t just about changing our behaviors.

It’s about reclaiming the parts of ourselves we’ve kept in the shadows.

The parts we’ve judged.
The parts we’ve hidden.
The parts we’ve convinced ourselves aren’t welcome.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to keep part of yourself hidden in order to be loved, accepted, or understood, I hope you’ll watch.

And if someone comes to mind while you’re watching, please share this with them.

You never know who might need permission to stop hiding.

👇 Comment RECOVER below and I’ll send you a reflection that has helped me reconnect with parts of myself I spent years keeping in the shadows.





Quiet Sunday reflection…The older I get, the less interested I am in pretending.Pretending I’m okay when I’m not.Pretend...
06/14/2026

Quiet Sunday reflection…

The older I get, the less interested I am in pretending.

Pretending I’m okay when I’m not.

Pretending something doesn’t hurt when it does.

Pretending to be someone other than who I am.

There’s something deeply freeing about telling the truth.

Even when it’s messy.

Especially when it’s messy.





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