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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Mind Games: Life Lessons From Dancing
At the end of dance class yesterday with my mentor and dance idol, I asked for some help with a difficult inversion (handstand) we had worked on in class. This particular movement requires buckets of control, balance, flexibility, and upper … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, Mindful, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged body, confidence, courage, Dance, dreams, expansiveness, life lessons, mind games, mindful, movement, possibility, quotes, self-limitations
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Got Flexibility?
Flexibility in the sense of “being ready and able to change to adapt to different circumstances.” Of course, the flexibility of mind and spirit that eases our adaptability appears in tangible form in the body: as suppleness, pliability, pliancy. The … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, Mindful, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged Adaptability, Change, choreographer, Dance, ease, flexibility, fluidity, heron, Inspiration, life lesson, movement, Performance, pliable, rigidity, spirit animal, suppleness, tenacity
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On Soaring
It probably started a week ago when this tiny, handmade bowl caught my eye on an unexpected detour to a shop on an errand. The minute I saw the dish, I could feel a swelling of my spirit, inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged Dance, eagle, eagle view, expansiveness, Inspiration, legacy, mindful, possibility, soar, transcendence, unshackle
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How Expansive Can You Be?
That was the challenge posed to us in dance class today. Sure, it was directly in reference to performing the movement, which had such abundant possibility. Just begging us to stretch our limits, or our perceived limits anyway. Cover more … Continue reading
Bliss Is Our Compass
Taking stock of a summer of creative projects so that I can determine how to move forward, I flounder. Falter. Which step to take, in what direction? It feels discouraging to scour the landscape for a path and find none. … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged artist, bliss, compass, courage, Creative Process, Creativity, Dance, expansiveness, follow your bliss, Inspiration, Joseph Campbell, luminous, meaningful, moonglow, path, quotes, sculpture, struggle, tenacity
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Dancing Is My Church: Life Lessons from Dancing
Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
When I read musician Sarah McLachlan’s words recently, that “music is my church…” I didn’t really need to read any further. I knew exactly what she meant. Because dancing is my church. It took me…
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, possibility and expansiveness
Tagged Dance, expansiveness, Inspiration, movement, Music, positivity, practice, prayer, sacred practice, worship
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