by Pingel Braat | Feb 28, 2023 | Changing the story, Somatic Awareness
“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’...
by Pingel Braat | Feb 20, 2023 | Blog, Changing the story, Somatic Awareness
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...
by Pingel Braat | Feb 18, 2023 | Blog, Changing the story, Somatic Awareness
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...
by Pingel Braat | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog, Nervous System Health
| “How Exercise Enhances Aging Brains. Sedentary, older adults who took aerobic dance classes twice a week showed improvements in brain areas critical for memory and thinking.” (Gretchen Reynolds in Phys Ed) Isn’t it interesting how your brain’s health, and...
