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Happy 2012 to all my dancing friends!
As we step into 2012 together, I am wishing everyone peace, love and continued blessings in this coming year. I can feel the magic! I am filled with gratitude as I reflect on 2011… for my family and friends and all your support. In 2012 I will be collaborating with my Nia sister, Joanie, doing five Nia White Belt Intensives, and I hope you will consider taking the Nia White Belt! It is a wonderful exploration into the foundation of Nia and YOU, whether you would like to teach or take it for personal growth. Check out our trainings at: www.nianow.com/adelle and click on “My Trainings”. If you have any question, please email either one of us. One of the trainings is at the beautiful resort Mar de Jade in Mexico. Click on the link to see its beauty. We are inviting all of our Nia community to join us, whether you are taking the training or just coming to Nia classes while on vacation. We hope to book the entire resort… so join us! It is GORGEOUS!

At The Synergy Studio, our 2012 Nia focus for our community is the Year of Becoming a Sacred Athlete…a year of Purpose, Potential and Possibility. A Sacred Athlete is a teacher and healer to all people. Becoming a Sacred Athlete is a choice and is a journey of discovering your purpose, exploring your limitless potential and opening up to the endless possibilities available to you when you choose pleasure and love as your path for transformation and self mastery. We are all teachers. We teach others with our actions, our thoughts and words. We teach others through our choices. Choosing to keep your body healthy through movement and dance shows others how you have chosen to love your body. As we step in together to a New Year, let’s all open up to our potential… it is limitless! Let us all open up to the possibilities life has for us… they are endless. Your body’s potential is limitless… 200/700 (bones and muscles) unique ways to move and heal. The possibilities of your body are endless…9 movement forms to connect with ; 3 planes of movement and intensity levels to explore… Move/Explore/Create your FreeDance…LIMITLESS and ENDLESS.

Becoming a Sacred Athlete is a choice. Join me this week in class as we step into a wonderful year of movement and healing.

Be sure to check out all the events coming up at the studio… click on ‘workshops’ to see all the fun. There are so many opportunities to learn! Nia 52 Moves Playshop with Joanie and Adelle, Journey Dance w/creator Toni Bergins, iRest Meditation series, Intro to Yoga series, Yoga Workshop for Stress Relief, and more!

Happy New Year!!! Its going to be a great one!
Adelle

My classes this week:
Tuesday 6:45am
Wednesday 9:15am
Friday 5:30pm
Sunday 4:00pm
all at The Synergy Studio!The Synergy Studio!

Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com

Go to my link & get 40% off of Nia clothing, music & much more!! Look for the 40% off purple button: http://www.nianow.com/Adelle

Blessings to all my friends!
The longest night of the year is upon us… and just as long dark nights begin their transformation into the light, we too begin a time of renewal as we celebrate this beautiful season of giving, receiving, living and loving.
I have all 6 of my kiddos home for a few days this coming week, and my heart is full. We are not a typical large family, all attempting to talk over one other. The television is rarely turned on. We are more quiet, spending time in contemplative conversations, listening to music, savoring a meal around the fire… enJoying the silence between the sounds.
I hope you will join me on the dance floor this week as we celebrate the sound of silence. I will be teaching the beautiful routine ChakraDancer, featuring the talented gifts of the band Brainscapes. Cueing only with my breath, I will teach with a ‘silent voice,’ so you can experience the magic of the music and the healing power of movement. Each song is dedicated to a Chakra. We will move to heal, transform, and dance into the light.

Prepare to be stepping into the silence, waiting for the sounds, enJoying the music, and sensing the magic.
Happy Holidays and armloads of Love!
Adelle
My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm.
The Synergy Studio will be closed on Christmas Day.

Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com

Dancing Friends,
We’ve had a great time over the past few weeks dancing our connective tissue/fascia, and our connection to each other. Let’s dance into our wings this week, sensing all the space we’ve created through systemically moving our fascia!
We have wings that start with our shoulder blades and extend all the way through the feathers of our fingers. We also have the wings of our pelvis that wrap our body and extend out energetically when we shake our tail feathers! I just read a great piece on shaking your tail feathers, and I’m passing it on below. 🙂
In my ‘connection quest’ for the studio, I drove to Dallas on Friday to dance, chant and sing with the kirtan performer Dave Stringer, and many friends who are connected in their love of movement and healing. After teaching on Sunday, I drove to Austin to sing with Dave Stringer again, and join the community there. After talking with Dave, we discovered mutual friends, and he is keen to come to The Synergy Studio on his next tour of Texas! I’ve been singing all day. 🙂
Sing, Chant, Dance, Connect, Love, Live, and Spread Your Wings! Life is short and precious… I’m so blessed to share it with you!
Enjoy the message below. It puts into words what I love, believe and practice daily. 🙂
Let’s fly! Adelle

Like No One Is Watching….Shake Your Tail Feathers!

Most of us express our distinctiveness in many ways throughout our lives. Although, as we proudly share our offbeat traits and preferences with the world, we take great pains to downplay those eccentricities we ourselves deem odd. Instead of living lives colored by these quirky impulses, we seek out socially acceptable outlets for our peculiarities. We may not realize that we are editing ourselves in this way because our individual societal awareness is unintentionally attuned to the attitudes of the people we encounter each day. Over time, we have learned to suppress some of the most fun aspects of individuality. To rediscover and embrace these buried traits, we need only ask ourselves what we would do if we knew for certain that no one would judge our choices.

Visualizing this day without judgment can help you better understand the idiosyncrasies that are an important part of who you are but seldom manifest themselves in your existence. Perhaps you secretly dream of replacing grown-up, conservative clothing in favor of a changing array of costumes. You may envision yourself painting your car electric-green, hugging the trees in a crowded local park, singing joyous songs as you skip through your community, or taking up an exciting hobby like fire spinning. Try not to be surprised, however, if your imagination takes you in unexpectedly simple directions. In your musings, you may see yourself doing things such as breaking out in dance or dying your hair a fun color. Regardless of the nature of your suppressed peculiarities, ask yourself what is really stopping you from making them a part of your life, and then resolve to incorporate at least one into your everyday existence.

Life as we know it is so short. Making the most of years we are granted is a matter of being ourselves even though we know that we will inevitably encounter people who disapprove of our choices. When you shake your tail feathers like no one is watching, you will discover that there are many others who appreciate you because you are willing to let go of any inhibition. By doing this you help others know it is okay. No one else in the world is precisely like you and, each time you revel in this simple fact, you rededicate yourself to the celebration of individuality.

My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Fun Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 10:00 for Journey Dance!

Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com

Beautiful Friends,
11:11:11… On this special day in history… a full moon, gorgeous weather, changing seasons… I will pause at 11:11am and think of you, giving thanks for your friendship, love and support.
At 11:11pm, I will be chanting, singing, dancing, meditating, and sharing with 111 others in Dallas for the Ecstatic Moon Dance Celebration with Kirtan singer Dave Stringer… a celebration of life that will be shared all over the world… and I will be holding you in my thoughts and prayers.
Take time out today to feel your connection to others, surrounded by grace and blessings… and dance. It is your birthright… to move, to express, to create and to share the experience with others.
Many opportunities to be in community this weekend where ever you are… If you are in San Antonio: tonight at 5:30 with Joanie for “Sacred Earth Drums” Fun Friday, Tomorrow Nia at 9:30, Sunday (3 opportunities!) 10:00 Journey Dance with Angie, Ecstatic Dance at 1:00, and Nia at 4:00 with me.
If you are elsewhere, google “Nia” “Journey Dance” “5Rhythms” “Ecstatic Dance” “Soul Motion”… and join others in the dance. Step out of box, push your edge… you will find kindred spirits in the dance of life.
Its a great time to be alive!
Loving you, Adelle

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Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com

Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com

Good early morning!

I just got back late evening from a magical 5 days at Esalen in California. I was at a workshop called Passionate Presence with Toni Bergins, creator of Journey Dance. We were a group of seven men and eight women… dancing, discussing, processing, playing theatre games, drawing, meditating, more dancing, rolling on the floor, laughing, crying, more dancing… and dropping into deep friendships that happened in those few short days. An over-riding focus was our fascia, or connective tissue, and the connection we all have in the world of dance, movement, and living in joy. Many ‘connections’ happened while I was there… from people coming up to me who took yoga at the studio years ago but moved away, to Nia friends who emailed me after dancing with Toni a few days earlier in Berkley… “I met Toni, and she asked if I knew Adelle…” I had numerous conversations with friends of friends, as we discovered with amazement that we knew each other.

Our body is a metaphor for life itself… The fascia that connects all the bones, muscles and organs… a beautiful, continuous sheath of tissue that loves to move, dance, express, emote, and feel connection. Just as our connection to others keeps us healthy in our body, mind, emotions and spirit, when we reach out, draw in, dance, jiggle, rock and roll on the earth, we move our connective tissue keeping it healthy and pliable.

Come dance your fascia this week with me… sense your connective tissue and your connection to others in the dance of life.

We will Journey Dance at 10:00am on Sunday… Then bring your friends back to a FREE Nia class at 4:00 with Joanie and me and stay afterwards to hear about the upcoming White Belts in December and 2012.

I am so blessed to be connected to you, and I encourage you to push your edge, go beyond, dance with others when you travel… and sense your connection to humanity.

Click here to meet Toni, creator of Journey Dance. I hope you will join us in January for a magical 5 days of connection! http://youtu.be/1iFwydZy5ns

With love, Adelle

My classes this week: Journey Dance this Sunday 10:00am, Free Nia class with Joanie this Sunday 4:00pm, and Nia Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Fun Friday 5:30pm

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Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com

Lovely movers…
Everyday is a great day to dance, and tomorrow I would love for you to join me in the morning, the afternoon and evening as we dance and celebrate!
I will teach a ‘Connection’ Journey Dance class at 10:00pm, and a ‘Dynamic Ease’ Nia class at 4:00pm. If you haven’t been with us in a Journey Dance class yet, I invite you to an amazing experience of dancing your spirit, your divine, your inner healer, led by the resonance and vibrations of great music and your body’s way. At 4:00, we will close out a great week of the new Nia routine Cadence, as we rock the house with smiles, laughter, balance, and ease.
AND THEN!….!!!!… at 6:30pm…
I hope you will join Joanie, Charlotte and me at La Fogata as we celebrate our journey of becoming Nia White Belts Trainers!
Your invitation is below. I would love to see your beautiful being!
With deep appreciation and gratitude for your support.
Abundant blessings, Adelle

CELEBRATION — CELEBRATION — CELEBRATION!!! After 13 months of intensive training our San Antonio Nia Community has something to shout out about!!!!! Joanie Brooks, Adelle Brewer and Charlotte Kerr Jorgensen have completed the work of Next Generation Trainer, passed their Practicum and are now Nia White Belt Trainers!!! Joanie, Adelle and Charlotte are all qualified to deliver the one week Intensive which licenses Nia students as White Belts. Nia students take the White Belt both as personal development & immersion into the first 13 Principles of White Belt and to become Nia Instructors. The Training schedules can be found on the Nia International website. We are the only city world wide, that can proudly boast three new Nia Trainers. We think that deserves some partying!!!!!!!! Come celebrate with us: La Fogata 2427 Vance Jackson San Antonio, Tx 78213 Sunday, October 9th 6:30 p.m. to …… spouses, partners and family of Nia students are all welcome La Fogata Directions

Good Beautiful Morning Dancing Friends!
We had a fantastic weekend of dancing and introducing the new Nia routine Cadence. Yesterday started with a wonderful Journey Dance ‘manifestation’ at 10:00am, then a room full for the Cadance Playshop at 3:00 as we all learned the moves of the routine, and then a packed house where we Eased into a Dynamic 4:00 class! New faces and some dear friends came to the studio for the first time. A shout out to Richard and his daughter Allison, who have danced with me from the early days of Purely Physical, before it became Spectrum! A glorious sharing of dance and celebration. We are blessed.
Ease…the absence of all effort. Dynamic….the action of infusing what you do with energy. Our body thrives on Dynamic Ease…the ability to sense Power, Grace, Peace, and Joy in all of our movements… standing in a Closed Stance or executing a Front Kick. When our movements are infused with relaxation, our body organically becomes strong and flexible, energetically harmonious and balanced. By combining Dynamic actions with Ease, our hearts, lungs, nervous system, and breath become more efficient in natural and organic ways that increase the sustainability of fitness and well being.

Step into Dynamic Ease with me this week…in class and in life. We will creatively play with the dynamics of the routine…Mobility/Agility, Circular/Linear, Fluid/Percussive, Form/Freedom, Fast/Slow, Small/Big, Grounded/Off-Balance, Heavy/Light. Sense how these dynamic energies feel in your body AND at the same time, be aware of the Ease that is present. Our body, mind and spirit thrives on this!

A CELEBRATION coming Sunday!
Join Joanie, Charlotte and me on Sunday, Oct. 9th, as we celebrate becoming Nia White Belt Trainers!

And speaking of the White Belt……..considering the Nia White Belt intensive? You can sign up now for intensives that Joanie and I will be holding. Our first training will be a split weekend in December… perfect for busy people! Go to: http://nianow.com/adelle, and click on “My Trainings”

Dancing on, Adelle

My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Fun Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00pm and Journey Dance Sunday 10:00am at The Synergy Studio

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Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com

Good Beautiful Morning Dancing Friends!
We had a fantastic weekend of dancing and introducing the new Nia routine Cadence. Yesterday started with a wonderful Journey Dance ‘manifestation’ at 10:00am, then a room full for the Cadance Playshop at 3:00 as we all learned the moves of the routine, and then a packed house where we Eased into a Dynamic 4:00 class! New faces and some dear friends came to the studio for the first time. A shout out to Richard and his daughter Allison, who have danced with me from the early days of Purely Physical, before it became Spectrum! A glorious sharing of dance and celebration. We are blessed.
Ease…the absence of all effort. Dynamic….the action of infusing what you do with energy. Our body thrives on Dynamic Ease…the ability to sense Power, Grace, Peace, and Joy in all of our movements… standing in a Closed Stance or executing a Front Kick. When our movements are infused with relaxation, our body organically becomes strong and flexible, energetically harmonious and balanced. By combining Dynamic actions with Ease, our hearts, lungs, nervous system, and breath become more efficient in natural and organic ways that increase the sustainability of fitness and well being.

Step into Dynamic Ease with me this week…in class and in life. We will creatively play with the dynamics of the routine…Mobility/Agility, Circular/Linear, Fluid/Percussive, Form/Freedom, Fast/Slow, Small/Big, Grounded/Off-Balance, Heavy/Light. Sense how these dynamic energies feel in your body AND at the same time, be aware of the Ease that is present. Our body, mind and spirit thrives on this!

A CELEBRATION coming Sunday!
Join Joanie, Charlotte and me on Sunday, Oct. 9th, as we celebrate becoming Nia White Belt Trainers!

And speaking of the White Belt……..considering the Nia White Belt intensive? You can sign up now for intensives that Joanie and I will be holding. Our first training will be a split weekend in December… perfect for busy people! Go to: http://nianow.com/adelle, and click on “My Trainings”

Dancing on, Adelle

My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Fun Friday 5:30pm, Sunday 4:00pm and Journey Dance Sunday 10:00am at The Synergy Studio

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Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy Studio
Black Belt Certified Nia Trainer
Journey Dance Facilitator; Professional Fiber Artist
San Antonio, Texas
www.thesynergystudio.com
www.nianow.com/adelle
www.journeydance.com