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.
The spell of your words
., The words you choose or habitually use to tell and give meaning to your personal narrative are powerful. They are energy! They create and build or destroy. The story you tell about yourself and to yourself sets the tone and direction of your life. The words you...
What if you could feel more ease and pleasure in your life?
Feeling more wase and pleasure all starts with becoming aware of how you feel in your body! How do you feel? And is that how you want to feel? Most people's sensation compass is tuned to pain. To feel pain, you need more pain. It's a vicious cycle that puts you in a...
Be Guided by Your Body Wise
“What people had been calling a “gut reaction” turned out to be a mere hint of the complex intelligence at work in a hundred thousand billion cells.” ― Deepak Chopra, The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life How do we really know what is good...
Do you love yourself enough to truly listen to your Body Wise?
I am in the midst of preparing the sessions for the ‘Embrace your Body Wise’ retreat in May. The retreat will be a journey of somatic dance play that takes you into your own depths to feel, move and be moved, to discover, connect, heal and grow in your natural time,...
Rolling about and around
The benefits of somatic floor play... I love to roll on the ground. I love floor play whether it is Feldenkrais oriented or whether it has an NIA Joy in Motion taste. Rolling around and about, creeping, crawling, and playing animal… my daily dose of spontaneous play....
How to dissolve feelings of not belonging?
Today I was preparing a private Chakradance retreat ‘Reconnect with your Essence‘ in Jardin de Luz. While dancing through the base chakra, I came upon the themes of belonging and birthright. I know that there are many people who struggle with a deep feeling and belief...
Re-membering yourself home in your body
"Our bodies know they belong; it is our minds that make our lives so homeless." John O'Donohue I love this quote and I believe there is so much truth in it! Our stories start in the body with the way our autonomous nervous system 'feels' the world from moment to...
My sexy tango dress
Years ago, when I started dancing the tango, I wanted a sexy dress. I found a very nice dress that swirled around me when I danced and which had a very nice low back. For years I have worn that dress with great pleasure and I looked super sexy and elegant in that...
Are you trapped in an old story?
Yesterday I participated in an online training course to become an NIA Blackbelt teacher with about twenty other women. The assignment we got was to take turns in front of the camera, engaging the other women in your dance. I felt the shrinking motion, so familiar to...
The pitfall of making assumptions
The pitfall of making assumptions. The body tells... After a Feldenkrais lesson people often share that a movement is more difficult on one side than the other. And often they immediately explain to me why this is so. I then hear about an injury or experience from the...