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Yummy, Yummy, Delicious!

“Sense breath, sense consciousness expanding, forgive self, acknowledge the light of yourself. Be aware of spirals of energy moving through your spine. Let the heart open. Let the breath flow, the diaphragm be full and free in its movement.”  Dhyani Ywahoo

Ahhhh!!!! Are you ready? I’m ready! We have a GREAT weekend coming up!

Let’s dance our beautiful spine by activating the Core, Nia White Belt Principle #8. Pelvis, Chest, Head. Energy centers that bring us healing throughout our body when we dance them in life!

Nia gifts us with 7 Core moves that are delicious!
Play with these throughout your day, and join Joanie and me this weekend as we dance the new routine Feeling!
Friday, 5:30pm, Saturday 9:30am, and Sunday 4:00pm
Yeah mon!
  • Use your eyes to explore your environment  (Head and Eye movement).  Notice how this brings you to the NOW and can bring the sensation of gratitude.
  • Undulate your spine while setting at your desk (Undulation).  Notice how your breath expands.
  • When you reach towards earth to pick something up, go down in a wider stance and then rise through the base of your spine, stacking your pelvis first, then chest, then your head (Spinal Roll).
  • Take an afternoon pick me up break by shaking and shimming your chest.  Smile or even add a little sound when you do this!  (Shimmy).  How do you feel?
  • When you are paused in traffic, bring mobility to your chest to release any tension (Chest Isolations).  Notice  how your breath expands and relaxes you.
  • While standing making a meal, circle your pelvis in both directions and sense the release in your lower back (Pelvis Circles).  Add little bumps with your hips and notice how this makes your feel a bit sassy!!!  (Hip Bumps)
OOOOHHHH!!! I’m so excited!
Loving you in abunDance, Adelle



Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy StudioNia 1st Degree Black Belt Somatic Educator + Trainer
Certified Transformational Breath® Facilitator + Trainer 

Certified JourneyDance™ Facilitator

Look and See… the Magic of Eyes!

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


Adelle Brownlee Brewer
Owner, The Synergy StudioNia 1st Degree Black Belt Somatic Educator + Trainer
Certified Transformational Breath® Facilitator + Trainer 

Certified JourneyDance™ Facilitator
www.transformationalbreath.com
www.journeydance.com

Considering taking the Nia White belt intensive?  
Whether you want to teach Nia or take Nia for personal growth, it is an amazing experience!
Check out my trainings: www.nianow.com/adelle

Silence… shhhhhhh… Listen!

“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

The Power of Silence and Sound

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

Throw Your Hands in the Air and Say “Yes!” Celebrate!

Hi friends!
We have had an amazing week of celebration in San Antonio, with our wonderful Spurs showing the world that they are truly Sacred Athletes. Not only did they win the NBA National Championship, but they demonstrated what it means to live into their greatness, and give back to the world, while loving and supporting 
one another.
Sunday was a double/double celebration for us at The Synergy Studio, as we graduated 6 Nia White Belts! A beautiful celebration of life and learning, we came together with our greater community at 4:00 in a celebration dance after their graduation. There is a picture below, as well as a link to their celebration dance!
Yeah!
We will continue the celebration this week, as we focus on our hands, the messengers of our heart. Hands express so much emotion and expression. 
Nia incorporates 7 hand moves and 8 finger moves to keep our hands 
healthy and strong.
Fist, pumps, strikes, chop-cut, webbed spaces, palm directions, finger extensions, creepy crawlers, spear finger, catching flies, finger flicks, claw hand, power-finger crossover, balance finger, Touching. 
We have our monthly drum circle at the studio this Friday, after my Nia class. FUN! Join David and Cameron Montalvo from 6:45-8:00 for a rocking great time. $10-20 donation.
AND…
I have two more spaces left in the Introduction to Transformational Breath® Workshop this Saturday, from 11:00-1:30. Sign up online!www.thesynergystudio.com, click on schedule page, under ‘workshops and events.’ I hope you will join me to experience this amazing work… 
your amazing breath!
I will see you in class! Celebrate YOU!
With love, Adelle
My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm
Link to watch their celebration dance:

Form Into Freedom!

Happy Memorial Day Friends!
Today, we honor all of those who have served our country and fought for Freedom. Today is a day of gratitude!
This week, we will dance with the spirit of gratitude as we play with the many ways that our body expresses Form and Freedom. We will dance to the beautiful routine Miracle.
Your body is truly a Miracle.
As I dance through my day, I am so grateful for my body, and its ability to navigate the world with grace and ease. It’s so amazing, the form that allows me the freedom to think, express, and be authentic.
Take time out this week to celebrate your Freedom… to acknowledge your beautiful Form… and join us on the dance floor!
With deep love, Adelle
My classes this week at The Synergy Studio:
Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm 
PS! Joanie and I have a White Belt training starting next weekend! We have a GREAT group from all over… and there is room for YOU! Its a two-weekend format, so its perfect for working schedules. Call me!

Space! Yes!



Hi lovely friends,
 
This last weekend was all about space, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual space.

We had an amazing weekend of movement with two inspirational instructors from Kripalu, Jovinna Chan and Jurian Hughes, and we ended the weekend with a fantastic breath group session that I facilitated. 

The weekend for me was all about Space.
Space to be a student, Space to dance with others,Space to encourage the beautiful breath to open. Lots of magic happened!

Join me this week for a dance of Space. Where do you need more Space in your life? Transformation can start with the breath opening up possibilities in your body, dancing into Space, and finding the Space that sometimes we don’t see or notice. 

There is plenty of Space… create some for yourself and join me on the dance floor!

The Synergy Studio is a sponsor of the new major exhibit opening at the Witte this weekend, HEB Body Adventure! Footage for the permanent exhibit was filmed at the studio and we will be present all weekend doing demos… Nia, Yoga, Tai Chi, HoopDance, Drumming… I hope you will support the Witte in changing people’s lives through awareness of health! 

AND… three great event/workshops coming this weekend to the studio… Monthly Drum Circle, Core Strengthening and Spinal Awareness, and Intro to Aerial Silks! Check them out here

Love in abundance, Adelle 


Let Your Yoga Dance! Release and Renew

Dancers, Yogis, Yoginis… This is a GREAT week for you!

We have two incredible people coming to San Antonio next weekend. You can take one or more classes with them. Read on…

Many of you all remember Jurian Hughes, master Yoga and Dance teacher from Kripalu. She is returning with another fantastic master teacher from Kripalu, Jovinna Chan. Combined, they are dynamite, and loads of fun. They are master certified instructors in Yoga, Let Your Yoga Dance® and Soul Motion™. 
We are THRILLED to host them at the studio, so I hope you can join us for one or more classes. These classes are geared for everyBody… no experience necessary!  I am copying the information below. You can sign up online by clicking here. Go to ‘workshops and events.’

In honor of the upcoming weekend of Yoga, Dance and Fun, I am focusing my classes this week on Yoga, one of the nine movement forms of Nia. 
In Nia, we call Yoga ‘The Dance of Alignment.’ By aligning the bones, and focusing on stability, flexibility and strength, we keep our body, mind, and spirit balanced and ready for life!

Step out of your regular routine this coming weekend and join us for this amazing opportunity with Jurian and Jovinna!

I’ll see you on the dance floor…
With deep love, Adelle
My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm

More information on Jurian and Jovinna:

Dance Into Joy: Release and Renew with Let Your Yoga Dance® and Soul Motion™

With Jurian Hughes and Jovinna Chan


May 16-18, 2014

Fri pm 6:30 – 8:30 $35

Sat am: 10:30 – 12:30 $35

Sat pm: 2:30 – 4:30 $35

Sun am: 10:00 – 12:00 $35

Total for all classes, per session = $140. Special if you do all sessions: $120


Enter the Season of New Beginnings following the lead of your body and breath, in a sacred community of celebrants. From the whirling dervish to the Shakers, from the waltz to the rave, we dance for joy, cleansing, and clarity, guided by embodied wisdom that transcends the thinking brain. No dance experience is required – just a willingness to explore both ecstatic movement and deep stillness, and to draw on the strength of both practices to

• Get into your body fully

• Cleanse from your core through your pores

• Free and refresh the mind

• Rely on your body’s wisdom to inform your new direction

Through an alchemical combination of movement, relaxation, meditation and guided visualization you will gain clarity about where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going. The weekend will culminate in a ritual celebration to release the old and on Sunday Morning a community blessing will affirm your re-energized relationship with yourself, 
your work, and your dharma.

Sacred dance is one of our most ancient transformative rituals. Come sweat, let go of 
the past, and make space for new life. 
Enter the Season of New Beginnings with a deep sense of renewal.

Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, MFA, is a Let Your Yoga Dance® Trainer, a Kripalu Yoga Teacher Trainer, and a senior faculty member at Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, MA. A graduate of Williams College and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program, with more than 50 professional theater credits on and off Broadway, Jurian leads workshops and trainings at Kripalu and throughout the country, which draw on her extensive experience in yoga, dance, movement, voice and theater. Known for her passionate, playful and inspiring teaching style, participants in her trainings have been known to report sudden surges of self-esteem, freedom and joy. Jurian is the creator of the DVD, Gentle Kripalu Yoga with Jurian Hughes and the CD, Deep and Delicious Yoga.
Jovinna Chan, ERYT-500, is a transformational leader and teacher of Yoga and Dance. Her sadhana began at a young age in Singapore when she started practicing yoga, dance and martial arts. Through her practice she cultivated an intimate understanding of the body through creative movement and expression. Jovinna is trained in Let Your Yoga Dance®, an ecstatic dance that brings alignment of the charkas, and is a trained transformational facilitator for the body of work, Soul Motion™, founded by master teacher Vinn Arjuna Marti. She is a Kripalu Yoga Teacher Trainer, Pranotthan Yoga Teacher Trainer and co-founder of Shakti Initiation.

Dance Through Life… National Dance Week! Yipppeeee!

Its National Dance Week! Yippeee!
Some of my favorite things to do…  walk my puppies, work out at the gym, listen to music while I’m cleaning… and guess what? I’m always dancing! It makes life so enJOYable, fresh and exciting when every moment is an opportunity to dance.
In Nia White Belt Principle #5, we talk about the practice of “Dancing Through Life.” Everything we do can be a dance of life. Grocery shopping, doing laundry, waiting in traffic *walking the pups, working out, cleaning the house*  Our body is always in motion! Moving our limbs, reaching out/drawing in, breathing in/out, even sitting and when asleep, we are in motion. And guess what?… everything is truly a Dance of Life. 
We are alive!
A quick story… I was walking my pups a few days ago, listening to the wonderful song “Happy”, dancing to the rhythm and singing at the top of my lungs. There were two young men on my street moving new neighbors in. They stopped working, and joined into my dance and song! We all laughed and then carried on with our movement.
Let’s get the whole world dancing! You are a teacher to everyone you come in contact with, a Sacred Athlete of life, so start dancing and feel the ripple effect. 🙂
Join me this week as we Dance Through Life on the dance floor… but don’t stop there! Take every opportunity in every moment to make it a dance… and give gratitude to your body… to your life.
You are ALIVE!
Dancing with love for you, Adelle
My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Friday 5:30pm
Check out our fun video about the upcoming White Belt in June… and join us! 

Something wonderful is always on the verge of happening!


… truer words could not be spoken. 
Michael Beckwith sings these words in the new Nia routine U… “U U Uare the answer!… Something wonderful is always on the verge of happening!”

I hope you will join me this week, as we introduce the new routine U. Its fun, uplifting, and challenging in a wonderful way. The focus is ‘Base of the Body,’ and my base is feeling a little sore after our routine immersion all weekend!

Master Nia Trainer and my dear friend Ann Christiansen is the choreographer of U, and she has done a beautiful job of giving us new moves encased in simple katas. It is such a joy to present her work, after filming it in Portland. Once a year, I get to spend a few weeks with her when she is in the US teaching the Black Belt training, and it fills my heart to hear her voice and dance with her spirit every time I do this wonderful routine!

Our amazing Monthly Drum and Dance Circle is this Friday, after my class… an event not to be missed… and you don’t have to know how to drum! Join us!
AND… I have 2 places left for the Introduction to Transformational Breath® workshop this Saturday from 11:00-1:30. Sign up under workshops and events on the schedule page. It is amazing work!

See U on the dance floor.
Loving U U U!
Adelle
My classes this week: Tuesday 6:45am, Wednesday 9:15am, Fun Friday 5:30pm, Easter Sunday 4:00pm


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