Musings moving the mind
Some of these blogs were written before I accidentally deleted most of the data from my old website in early 2023. And some have been revamped or recently created from my musings and thoughts now. It is my hope that my writings inspire you to feel and be in your body with renewed curiosity.
Awareness through movement versus awareness of movement
We often move on automatic pilot in many situations of our lives, We vaguely know what we do, but do we really know how we do it? What is happening behind the scenes so to speak? How is our action benefiting our intention? For most people, the most basic intention to...
Let your senses take you back to your heart
In this blog, I share how you can tap into the intelligence of your heart by engaging consciously with your senses to come home to yourself and find your inner peace after an upsetting event or news story or simply after a stressful day. And what’s more, it also helps...
Somatic dance play, somatic movement?
(with a little taster at the end) What does somatic mean? In the Feldenkrais somatic movement education community, we are asking ourselves this question: Do people understand what we mean by this word? Soma means the body as experienced from within. The felt sense of...
Self improve through self-connect
Many people are so busy becoming a better version of themselves. Often before even feeling themselves, feeling familiar with the deeper parts of themselves, or their living body (the soma). Before knowing who they truly are or knowing how to get to know their most...
A vibrant You starts with a free voice
In this video, I talk about the impact of our physical and mental habits and our emotional behavior on our life energy. Energy that wants to move. It expresses itself through our movement and our voice. Ultimately, the way our energy is allowed to flow determines how...
The sound of you
Sound is our channel for expression. It is the energy of vibration and has the potential to heal and open the spaces in ourselves energetically and physically. It eases our breathing, and softens tight places in the chest and back. Therefore sound is an important...
From being hard to a heart for yourself
Today I was working on a new online program ‘From Being Hard with Yourself to Having a Heart for Yourself’. And that brought back old memories from when I was still auditioning for dance. And the journey I made then, stepping out of patterns of insecurity,...
What moves you?
When it gets freezy underneath. In 2021 I gave a presentation for the online Movement and Wellbeing Festival organised by Angela McMillan. I gave a talk about ways to move “From freeze to flow” And as I was writing on my presentation, memories came to mind of...
From FRAP-ing to body-listening
Today I like to champion the fine art of listening before you demand your body to change. Do you recognize these situations in which you share something with someone, or you are facing a challenge or struggle, or feel sad or upset by something... and without first...
Do you own all of you?
They say 'When you don't own an aspect of yourself it runs your life.' For a long time, I tried to be a good girl, denying that somewhere inside was a very angry little girl. However, what we can't be with, won't let us be. During the retreats here at Jardin de Luz,...