Month: August 2016

Good Monday afternoon my friends,

When you get into a place of over-whelm, running from one project, place or person to another, what do you do?

Through many years of multiple children, family gatherings, starting different businesses that ultimately led me to The Synergy Studio, traveling and experiencing the many things that I love to do… the tools in my back pocket have grounded me.

Dancing, singing, meditation, breath, nature… and letting go. When I set a positive intention in motion, ‘I am spacious, I am grounded, I am expansive, etc.,’ and I truly let go and let it flow, life is so present and peaceful.

In the midst of what always feels like a crazy time of year, harkening back to raising 4 children and the start of school, once again I find myself more conscious of letting go. Facing the filming of the new Nia routine Breath in three weeks, which can feel heavy and a weighty responsibility, as well as the many events that are on the horizon with trainings and travel, letting go is my BIG mantra… Now I Am Letting Go.

It works for me, and life flows with grace and ease. 🙂

Join me this week, as I play with some oldies but goodies… those go-to routines that feed my soul and are present in every cell… Agolo, TraceVision, Fantasia, Aya, Bliss, Miracle, ??? I’m not sure what I will teach, but they are my ‘letting go’ routines that don’t require any prep work, just my spirit arriving to dance.

I will let go… and let it flow. I hope you will join me!

Come dance,

Adelle

PS. I also take extra-long Epson salt baths, get a massage, fill my house with fresh flowers, visit with friends, and enjoy a healthy meal with a glass of wine. 🙂

My classes this week:

Nia: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm

Nia FreeDance: Thursday 9:15am

Yoga for Lunch: Thursday 12:00pm

Breath, a new Nia routine, is growing and evolving! This week and next, I will be exploring some final tweaks. I would love for YOU to be part of the creation!

Breath is the focus of the routine, with the intent to notice how the 9 Movement Forms of Nia and FreeDance activate the breath with different qualities. “Slow, mindful Breath…Breath of precision…

Spherical/Harmonious Breath…Breath of fun, showmanship, expression… Breath of shapes… Free-spirited, honest, natural Breath… Conscious awareness of the sensation of Breath… Breath that aligns the bones and joints… Breath of movement from the top, open and spacious… Breath of discovery, moving, exploring, creating”

The music lends itself to Breathing, sounding, and singing, including a variety of rhythms, melodies, harmonies… as well as genres. The movements are simple, adaptable, and also very cardiovascular when bringing awareness to the Breath, breathing qualities and patterns. There is a weaving of the nine Movement Forms and FreeDance throughout the routine, with the Breath as the connective tissue.

My vision for Breath is to widen the audience that Nia reaches. Breathworkers, Yogis, those who believe they have two left feet, those who believe they have no voice… Breath is for everyBody.

Breath is YOU… your prana… your life force energy.

Are you ready to breathe? See YOU on the dance floor!

Inhale, and smell the moment… Exhale, and let go. Let it flow.

With deep love and a full cleansing Breath…

Adelle

bal*ance: a condition in which different elements are equal or in correct proportions.

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling a great need for balance in the world. It seems lop-sided. More yang then yin. We need to soften, trust, and let creative flow happen. We need love. We need to recognize the Miracles that happen everyday, every moment, with every breath.

In achieving optimal health, we refer to bringing the body into homeostasis, equal balance of energy inside and out. We sense this in subtle ways when we roll on the floor in embryonic, use both left and right sides of the body to begin a sequence, reach high and dive low, play with flexibility and strength, mobility and agility… to name a few. Our body thrives when we equalize the alkalinity and acidity within, in response to changes in external conditions (such as the hot weather we’ve been experiencing!) This equalization is bringing the body into homeostasis… Balance.

This week we will focus on Balance. One of principles of the body… The Body Demands Balance… is demonstrated in its amazing design. Think of all the pairs in your body’s structure!

There is a beautiful hand mudra that helps bring balance to the body.  Matangi mudra is sometimes referred to as the miracle mudra in India. It strengthens the respiratory rhythm and the energy balance around the solar plexus. Practice it as needed for 5 minutes to

relieve restless legs and a wandering mind. It also strengthens the digestive organs- stomach, liver, spleen, gall bladder, pancreas, and kidneys.

Try it on, whether in a Nia class, or one of the many Yoga classes that the studio offers. I am teaching a lot of classes this week, both Nia and Yoga.

Treat yourself to a ‘daily dance’, and practice the Art of Balance with me!

I found the email focus below from over a year ago, right after we lost our house in Wimberley. It has been rebuilt, blessed with lots of hard work, love, and yes… Wimberley herself is a Miracle of beauty. 

Deep, deep love, Adelle

My classes this week:

Nia: Tuesday 6:45, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00pm

Nia FreeDance: Thursday 9:15am

Yoga: Thursday 12:00, Sunday 8:45am

Read on…

Dear wonderful Friends,

Thank you to so many who have expressed their concern about my family and our place in Wimberley. I am filled with gratitude that my family evacuated before the house was overcome with the power of Mother Nature and the mighty Blanco River. Our hearts go out to the many families who are facing life without a home, and in some cases, without those they love. The loss in beautiful Wimberley, Texas, is immense.

It is reported that the landscape of the Blanco River changed in one hour, as the river swelled 40 feet with the power of 2 1/2 times Niagara Falls. Homes carried away, 500 year old trees uprooted. THAT is one powerful force of nature.

I am humbled by the outpouring of so many people, complete strangers in many cases, who have stepped in to help others. Wimberley is in action, cleaning up, even with the increased likelihood of more rain.

Life is truly a miracle. We can talk about it in an existential way, yet when change happens in nano-seconds, the appreciation grows thousand-fold.

Join me on the dance floor this week. Let’s dance the beautiful routine Miracle, saying Thank You for each moment, for our body, for life.

I love you all, Adelle