“Put your body in motion, and the psyche will heal itself.” ~Gabrielle Roth, founder of 5Rhythms
Good beautiful morning from Oklahoma my friends,
This last week has been full of emotional twists and turns. One of my oldest friends from kindergarten was tragically killed in an automobile accident on Wednesday. Friday morning, I got word that there was a gathering of my high school classmates to honor our friend that evening. Within two hours, I made reservations for a flight and a rental car, packed my bag, and was on my way to Oklahoma City, where I spent my childhood. The evening was a celebration of life, friends, memories and deep sadness.
Saturday morning before dawn, 100’s of people gathered on the Oklahoma River, training location for the US Olympic Rowing team, 
to honor our fallen friend with a “paddle-out” ceremony, a tradition that is followed by surfers as well as boat people, when they lose a comrade. As skiffs, rowboats, kayaks, and other boats went down the river, we walked in silence to the finish line, and watched the sunrise. It was a glorious day. Click here to see the ceremony
Breakfast with family and friends followed the ceremony, and Saturday evening was spent in hours of side-splitting laughter as two of my daughter-in-laws, one of my best friends, and I sat around the dinner table and told stories about our childhood.
This morning, a spouse who had retired early asked what we were laughing so hard about, and all we could say was ‘sex, drugs and rock & roll.’ Laughter is so healing.
As I prepare to return home to San Antonio this evening, I am reflecting on my breath patterns throughout the last 5 days, breathing from emotions of deep grief, joy, sadness, surprise, elation, exhaustion… the list goes on. I am deeply grateful for every breath and how the simple, conscious movement of breathing, combined with the awareness that all movement is a dance of life, has brought so much healing to my psyche.
Join me in the coming week to celebrate life, breath, and dance, as we move our life force energy, our PRANA.
Home later today, in anticipation of another beautiful week… Adelle
Nia: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00pm Nia FreeDance: Thursday 9:15am Yoga, Slow Flow: Sunday 8:45am
“Move with your breath, and breathe with your moves.” ~Adam Barley, 5Rhythms master teacher, coming to The Synergy Studio April 29-May 1.
Breath and Movement™ at The Synergy Studio, April 8-10.