Shekinah Bell — Wholesoul Living

Movement. Music. Art. Imagination.

Creating spaces where young people move freely, make boldly, and discover what becomes possible when creativity is shared.

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The Work

A Practice Rooted in Play, Movement & Possibility

Shekinah Bell brings movement, music, visual art, and embodied learning into spaces where young people experiment, collaborate, and express themselves.

Creativity is not consumed here—it is made, shared, and shaped together.

A classroom of children reaching wide overhead together on colorful mats

MOVE

Dance, movement exploration, rhythm, improvisation, embodied play.

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Children holding up plates they made around a classroom table

MAKE

Visual art, hands-on creation, collaborative making, material exploration.

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Children pressing palms overhead in unison as a facilitator leads from the center

SOUND

Music-making, rhythm, voice, percussion, collective sound.

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Young dancers performing together on an outdoor stage

CREATE TOGETHER

Group-based creative experiences, performance, and shared imagination.

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Watch the Work

A living visual library.

Rooms in motion, mid-session. No case studies — just the energy of the space and the work being made inside it.

In SessionThe room already moving before anyone is told to.
Creative MovementFacilitating from inside the circle — call, echo, repeat.

Two sessions, months apart, same principle: the facilitator stays inside the circle and the shape of the work is set by whoever is in the room that day.

Embodied PlayWarm-up in the round — everyone moving at once.
Rhythm & BreathFinding the pulse together before the phrase begins.
In the CircleCall, echo, repeat — the group sets the tempo.
Arms wide, everyone facing in. Nobody at the back of the room.Movement Lab
Arms wide, everyone facing in. Nobody at the back of the room.
A corridor mural the young people painted, walked past daily, and claimed.Art in Motion
A corridor mural the young people painted, walked past daily, and claimed.
Side bend held on the count they called themselves.Dance & Rhythm
Side bend held on the count they called themselves.
Quiet stretch of the session. Books, breath, backs to the wall.Creative Play
Quiet stretch of the session. Books, breath, backs to the wall.

In the Room

What Happens When Young People Create?

Children resting on their backs on mats while the facilitator walks the room

Move first.
Make something.
Try again.

A seated circle on mats with arms opened wide, facilitator in the center
A facilitator leading a movement circle on mats in a classroom

Listen to each other.

Take up space.

Make it yours.

Create together.

A row of children standing with hands pressed together overhead

Nobody watches from the edge of the room.

Shekinah Bell posing with a group of teens and a teacher at the end of a wellness session

Approach

I Believe Creativity Is a Way of Knowing Ourselves.

Children do not need to be perfect dancers, musicians, or artists to participate.

This work creates space for

  • Experimentation and expression
  • Creative risk-taking
  • Confidence-building
  • Body awareness
  • Non-verbal communication
  • Collaboration and listening
  • Identity through creation

The body is not separate from creativity.

  • Movementmusic
  • Musicvisual art
  • Artstorytelling
  • Playperformance
  • A groupa creative ecosystem
Facilitator moving quietly among students resting on mats during a wellness session

Selected Experiences

Rooms she has built.

More sessions, collaborations and community work are documented as the practice grows.

The Artist

Meet Shekinah

Artist • Published Music Artist • Music Producer • Movement Educator • Creative Facilitator

Shekinah Bell is a published music artist and producer whose creative practice sits at the intersection of movement, wellness, music, visual art, culture, and community.

Her practice centers young people as creators, not recipients. She uses dance, music, art, play, and collective creation as tools for exploration and expression.

“This world already exists. Come inside.”

Shekinah Bell, portrait in bamboo with flowers in her hair
Artist, producer, and facilitator — rooted in movement and culture.

Work With Me

Let's Make Something Together.

For

  • Schools
  • Community organizations
  • Arts programs
  • Festivals
  • Cultural institutions
  • Families and groups

Offerings

  • Workshops
  • Residencies
  • Creative wellness programs
  • Movement experiences
  • Collaborative projects
  • Community events