Discover the Body of Art
Each film of the Steps to Soul cinematic dance series is a poetic embodiment of a phase in the soul’s evolution, inspired by our union and spiritual journey. The series aims to remind audiences of the sacredness of love and the human capacity to shape reality from within, using movement as both storytelling and transmission, and as a mirror for inner transformation.
We met dancing and started creating together within the first few days. We performed our first duet within two weeks of meeting. We filmed this duet and called this first creation "One". Little did we know that this were the first steps of what would become a sacred union, giving birth to Steps to Soul.
Steps to Soul - One
Coming so close to the breath, as to leave no space for thoughts.
Through true presence, time dissolves.
We merge into stillness. Into silent existence.
We dive into the depths of sensations.
Love, as the purest form of leadership. Love, as immunity.
Vulnerability healed the world.
In essence, this work carries the fragility of being human beneath all the layers. When all those layers are dropped, there is something so sacred that flows through, It breaks us open so that the light of love may enter our being. And in this sacred vulnerability, we let ourselves be seen through our scars, our baggage.
This is where I am loved
This is where I am transformed
This is where I become one
Steps to Soul - Confluence
Suddenly we saw ourselves moving in one direction, merging into one flow. Two rivers became one. Confluence.
We are fascinated by this new being that is emerging. It brings us joy.
Questions arise. And yet, a power stronger than us is leading. Curiosity takes us. We get closer. We are being created, through movement. We are meeting ourselves, we are being met, like never before. It feels good, even though we don’t know where this is going.
It doesn’t matter.
We choose it.
We float.
The river takes us.
Steps to Soul - Mirrors
This piece explores the depth of relating, the fires people go through when meeting themselves through each other as mirrors.
Through this film, we share our own story: how we met our shadows within our relationship, and the work that was required to face and transform them.
There is an intensity of the truth we carry within. We stand strong in our own truth. And as we stand our ground, holding the fire of our individuality, there is a fearlessness of being completely ourselves. It is from this ground, that we come to love each other.
The fire of our Intimacy inevitably brings moments of cracking open. Crisis emerges. The real question is what we choose to do with it. When the forces of your inner world arise in relationship…
Will you destroy, or will you create?
Meet Lila and Thomas.
Lila and Thomas are partners in life and creation. They met in India after each had followed a deep inner calling and intuitively stepped away from their former lives to enter the unknown.
Since then, they have been journeying together; both in the outer world, traveling for years and studying with teachers and masters across disciplines ranging from dance and embodiment to spiritual traditions and inner work; and in their inner world, exploring the depth and truth of relating.
Their work is devoted to guiding people back to their soul, to who they truly are, and to supporting the manifestation of life from that place. They explore how inner shifts can shape new realities, individually and collectively.
Their shared devotion to meeting people in their true self gave birth to the project Steps to Soul.
Thomas Motmans
Lila Lilach
Follow our journey
On the About page, you’ll find a glimpse of our path so far. But the journey continues to unfold, and we’d love to share the reflections, insights, and moments that emerge along the way.
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