Friends…
I sent out my focus for the week this morning from Austin, and here I am again writing to you… I apologize for the double email, yet I feel compelled to write more after the heart opening experience of today.

After sending out my focus, I went to dance at Galaxy dance studio in Austin with 9 other Nia teachers from Austin, Waco, Kyle, Fredricksburg and San Antonio. We came together to raise money for Holly Curtis Natasi’s son, Daniel… and the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation. Holly is a fellow Nia trainer, one of the first Nia trainers in the United States, and the ‘mother’ of Nia in Austin, Texas.
We will dance for Daniel again tomorrow in San Antonio, at The Synergy Studio.

Today we were blessed at the end of a great, uplifting, dynamic class to have Daniel arrive and speak to us about his experience. His photo is below, so you can put a name to a face. Julie Wylie, a fellow trainer who is also pictured, will be dancing with us tomorrow.

Daniel is 30 years old, and last Memorial Day, 2011, Holly received the phone call that no mother wants… Daniel had broken his neck from a dive into his swimming pool… and was paralysed.
He spoke today of the last year, and the dedication that his mother has shown to his healing… by his side, even in the midst of a life move from Santa Fe to Lincoln, Nebraska. As tears fell, he said that he had not cried in three weeks, but was now crying for the right reason. He was touched by the presence of so many, dancing for his healing and the healing of others. There was not a dry eye in the house. It was beautiful and touching.
His words… “I am so grateful for everybody, and for all the love that you have shown. I will never be able to give back what I have received. It is beyond words… thank you”

And that is who we will dance for tomorrow… Daniel, The Lone Star Paralysis Foundation, as well as the Colorado Red Cross. Bring your hearts, bring your pocketbooks, and let’s make a difference together.
We often say that we are making a difference one BODY at a time.
This is our opportunity to do it again.
See you tomorrow at 4:00
Blessings, Adelle