Tag Archives: transcendence

What’s Still Possible? Life Lessons from Dancing

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Sirena

What’s still possible? Hovering on the threshold of the dance studio, I remember to ask myself this question. I’m losing my nerve to take the challenging class in a genre which is not my strength. Pre-COVID, routinely taking difficult classes … Continue reading →

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Passion: Jet Pack

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
I started to write about the amazing fuel that passion constitutes, inspired both by  a movie we just watched and my recent dance experience. I realized that there at least two posts in all of…

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The Glow of Flow, or Optimal Experience

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
? “….[T]he best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times…The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish…

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How Dancing Saved My Life

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Sounds dramatic, right?  Yet, I realized once again last week that the seeming hyperbole is actually spot on in so many ways. I had been sitting alone in my kitchen, crying.  Feeling powerless to help…

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Cultivating Aliveness!

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Sirena

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.”~Hafiz It’s been a bumpy ride around here, lately.  Not earth shattering, but sufficiently unsettling and discouraging to be enervating. My plan had been to go dancing today.  But after … Continue reading →

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When Time Falls Away: Ah, Transcendence!

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Sirena

  I had not planned to go to the studio today. Then the morning fell apart in a cascade of cancelled plans after a long drive and a return through multiple construction delays.  Very minor irritations, I know.  Still leaving … Continue reading →

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On Soaring

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Sirena

  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 →

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Yes! We ARE Artists

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sirena

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it … Continue reading →

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The Glow of Flow, or Optimal Experience

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Sirena

  “….[T]he best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times…The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile….”~Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi … Continue reading →

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The Practice Is The Thing: Devotion

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Sirena

“I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. In each, it is the performance of a dedicated precise … Continue reading →

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