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Opening Up! Let’s Practice

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Sirena

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” ~Deepak Chopra Let’s break out of our comfort zone! Let’s break … Continue reading →

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Courage or Comfort: A Dialogue in Hip Hop

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Sirena

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As much as I wanted to attend, I almost didn’t get myself to a recent hip hop class with some renowned master artists.  ‘Didn’t think my temperamental, 58-year-old joints and tetchy ego could handle it.…

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What Would Bold Look Like?

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Sirena

That’s what I asked W yesterday when I noticed a lament of hers rear its self-limiting head.  And it’s the question I’ve been asking myself repeatedly lately, especially when I feel stuck or frustrated. For boldness requires daring, courage, leaping … Continue reading →

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New Dawn, New Year: No Nonsense

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Sirena

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and … Continue reading →

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The Sorceress of Reinvention

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Sirena

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? “Fearlessness is the mother of reinvention.”~Arianna Huffington Constantly decomposing and recomposing, the marsh is a boundless re-inventor. Like some wild and magical artist, she splashes vivid colors and pungent scents on the canvas, drenching…

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Ah, Courage! Or, Trying Something New

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Sirena

  “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”~Anais Nin Yesterday, after the maiden voyage of a movement class I’m offering, one of the attendees approached me and confided how glad she was that she had trounced her fears … Continue reading →

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Changing It Up: Dancing Conversations About Art

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Sirena

I’m trying something new.  New to me, anyway. A talented, adventuresome dance colleague, Bo Parish, and I will soon be performing at a lovely art gallery, dancing vignettes inspired by the current exhibition.  The vignettes will be loosely structured improvisations. … Continue reading →

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On Starting Over

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sirena

“Hard is trying to rebuild yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.”~Nick Hornby To you, does the phrase “starting over” carry a whiff, or more, … Continue reading →

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The Gifts of Being Discombobulated

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Sirena

“…the eyes of my eyes are opened….”~e.e. cummings Off kilter. Askew. Unsettled.  Unbalanced.  And, yes, discombobulated. We’ve been living in the Land of Topsy Turvy a lot more since we moved homes last summer. There has been the torrent of … Continue reading →

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playful

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Sirena

  loosen steel bars hey, look! a once rigidified mind can now CaRTwhEel! and sOmErSaUlT! rolling rolling down the hills of new, open  souls’ stuck, stuck, stuck stuck                         … Continue reading →

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