Month: July 2014

I C U!

 

Lately I’ve been unable to sleep very much, my creative right brain on high alert, dancing with ideas and bursting with excitement. 

I believe 3 weeks of teaching in silence has set it free. 🙂

As I was lying in bed early this morning, after waking up yet another time, I looked around the room in the ‘dark’ and was amazed how much my eyes could see.

At our 1st Degree Black Belt this year, Debbie Rosas talked about the importance of thinking of our eyes like any other part of the body. Exercise, as well as relaxation, are vitally important for the health and well-being of our ability to look and see.

 

When we first wake up in the morning, our eyes are the clearest and most alert. Taking time to look out, and focusing both far and near, without the help of glasses, will help to bring the eyes into homeostasis. Recognizing when we are straining our eyes, and therefore our eye muscles, and taking time to palm, relax, and breathe, will help our eyes to stay soft and function properly.

This week, we will focus on one of our 52 moves of Nia, called Head and Eye Movements. While it is the only ‘move’ that is attributed to the head, using the eyes to look and see is key to our over-all well-being and quality of life.

We will use different techniques from Qigong, Yoga, Meditation, as well as palming, swaying, etc to help maintain and improve the wonderful organ we call eyes.

Love your eyes, Love your body!

I’ll LOOK for you this week, and SEE you in class! and BTW, I will be speaking. 🙂

With deep love, Adelle

My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm

“Silence is not the absence of something. It is the presence of everything.” 

~John Grossman

ahhhh… I love mornings. Coffee, sitting outside with my big fan, watching the sun come up… and listening to the Sound of Silence.

We continue our exploration of Silence and the beauty of Sound with the incredible music of Bob Holroyd and the Nia routine AO. Rich and complex in depth, the artist has surprises around every corner, growing from the silence. The instruments come and go, waiting in the quiet to return again.

A metaphor for life. The waxing and waning that is necessary to sustain homeostasis in our body, mind, and spirit.

This has been an amazing three weeks for me as a teacher, growing deeper in my practice of Nia, listening to my body and responding to her needs, and opening every cell to the resonance and gifts of music. The feedback has been phenomenal! Thank you for your presence on the dance floor. I am so blessed.

See you this week! Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm. I will complete the week of “Prana” today (Sunday) at 4:00. Amazing opportunity to process so much through the dance with incredible music of Sacred Spirits.

I have a few more spots open for the Introduction to Transformational Breath® this Saturday from 11:00-1:30. I am offering it monthly… breath is medicine! Sign up online under ‘workshops and events’ on the schedule page. 🙂

I love YOU!

Adelle

Good morning!

We will continue our focus on The Power of Silence and Sound this week with Prana… shhhhhhhhh!

Continuing from last week… 

I am LOVING our cool, breezy mornings! I spent 4 hours this morning working in my garden, as it transforms into a sanctuary. I was listening to the rustle of the trees, the song of the birds, the whisper of my breath, and all the silence in between… ahhhh….

Speaking of Sanctuary… it is an old Nia routine that I love, focusing on the hands. It is also one of many routines that I have played with the Power of Silence and Sound. I cue the class only through breath, letting the sounds and vibrations of the music resonate through the dance.

My inspiration for this week came from my garden! We will focus on the Power of Silence and Sound. I will be teaching different routines each class, using only my breath to cue. I love this work!

One more thing… I am ending class with a song from my Transformational Breath® Kundalini playlist… songs that lift us up and get our breath going. Its been so much fun, I’ve decided to make that my M.O. for the near future, so I hope you will stay a few more minutes after class for the fun… Dancing Through Life! OH! And I also hope you will join me for one of my monthly Introduction toTransformational Breath® workshops… its an amazing practice! My next one is Saturday, July 19 from 11:00-1:30pm.

Love on this beautiful morning! Enter into the silence, for it is there you will find the sound.

“Music is the festive dress of silence”… Chamalu

With deep love, Adelle