Balance is not the still point,poised and complete.Balance is the still point and the counter,as they dance. The invitation in the mix is to play with your balance, find rocking motions in your movements, explore how you use gravity, your centre & your body awareness to find that balance again and again as each moment …
Conscious dance = a practice of moving with awareness. Gratitude = a practice of appreciative awareness. Conscious dance + Gratitude = a practice of moving with appreciative awareness:) With deep appreciation, Jolene
Belong to your bodyLet your body belong to you.Own each movementLet the movement own you.Be inextricably part of this planet’s whole,Belonging, in whatever moment (awkward, powerful, beautiful, broken)You find yourself in. Themes are always an invitation, a thread to pull that might bring deeper awareness or expansion in the practice, and “Belonging” is no different. …
Matter
Draws so much attention
I wonder sometimes
How much I’m missing out
On the quiet pleasures of spaciousness
This mix starts with about 30 secs or so of quiet (so set your speaker at it’s normal range and let the music appear in it’s own time). Part of the practice of dance awake is tuning in to our breath, however it is in the moment. The invitation here though is to start lying …
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And you’ll know them because they’ll be dancing… The more I dance my own dance, the more I spot them in the crowd, the special fellow humans with that willingness to dance. Who show up with whatever they are feeling. Who pay attention and meet with their whole being. Radiating their embodied wisdom, and honouring …
Nourishment is found Down deep in your wellTake time to fill from waters clear Drink deep the soul elixir The invitation in this movement practice is to, like water, find yourself deeply connected to gravity. Follow the dance of least resistance. That is not to say stop moving, but instead of expending energy in forcing …
“Whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, you’re nobody-but-yourself.” – e. e. cummings Invitation for today’s dance: As you move (big movements or micro-movements) become aware of how each movement (or space between movement) feels. And meet these feelings with movement (or …
A dance awake mix for your conscious dance practice. This one is dedicated to everyone stuck in a small space with no nature around during this lockdown period – especially my cousin B… I’m not sure if he’ll like the tunes, but the secret to the practice is just to keep on dancing, whatever comes …