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Sharing the words today of my friend, and dancing light, Adam Barley. Adam is an amazing 5Rhythms teacher and mentor. He reflects on the beautiful Gabrielle Roth, creator of 5Rhythms, and the presence of Spirit and Love in the dance. Thank you for your words, Adam… Adelle

“Gabrielle said ‘God is the dance’ and she was spot on. But Spirit is also bright in the space between us. That is what we can lean into, and find ourselves falling deeper and deeper in love – with what might seem to be each other, but really it’s with Spirit. We’re all falling in love with Love, which is both the dance, and the space between us.”

Spiral Your Spine Through Space!

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On July 15, 2013

In Uncategorized

The Spiral… the oldest symbol known to be used in spiritual practices, reflects the universal pattern of growth and evolution, the universal symbol for the spiritual journey. Reflected in the natural world, the Spiral is found in human physiology, plants, mineral, animals, energy patterns, and weather. Spiral forms are seen in nature from the great galaxies of outer space, to dust devils or whirlwinds, tornadoes, whirlpools, coiled snakes, conical seashells, new fern shoots, to the tips of the fingers, our fingerprints. Modern science has discovered the double helix structure of our DNA, the very architecture of every cell in the body!

The Spiral is a sacred symbol that reminds us of our evolving journey in life, and the one constant… change. The acceptance of change is one of the greatest freedoms a human can experience, living in the present moment.

From a child, when doodling, I’ve always drawn spirals, over and over connecting them on my paper. My first silkscreen design for my fabric creations was a series of spirals. Nine years ago, when I was designing the logo for The Synergy Studio, a spiral with stars evolved. I love Spirals!

This last weekend at the studio, we explored and discovered the new Nia routine Awake with other Nia teachers from around Texas. The focus of this routine is Spirals, Spine, and Space. It was a wonderful weekend of community and sharing, and I am deeply grateful for this lifestyle practice we call Nia. For me, Nia is the key to the door of change, evolution, growth, transformation, the Spirals of life itself.

Join me this week as we dance our DNA, focusing on Spirals, Spine, and Space. By dancing the very architecture of the body, the architecture of life itself, we open the door to the freedom of change, evolution, space itself. AWAKEn your journey!

With deep love in the Spiral, Adelle

My classes this week:

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

Journey Dance: Sunday 10:00am

Why do I set my table when I’m eating alone?

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On July 9, 2013

In Uncategorized

Good early morning friends!

Madisyn Taylor has once again inspire-d me to ponder, take note, and reflect on my life practices.
Why do I have a wonderful jazz station on in the background of every room in my house? Why do I keep fresh flowers on my table, in my kitchen, in my bathroom? Why do I put away my things when I return home, leaving the table clean and zen-like? Why do I always eat by the glowing light of flickering candles?
Why do I set my table when I’m eating alone?

My mantra… Life is a Cause for Celebration! Every moment is precious and to be appreciated. Live it up, sing it up, dance it up!

My coffee celebration in the morning! I have napkins that remind me what day it is!

Fresh flowers and glowing salt lamp to celebrate the morning!

July 9, 2013
Cause for Celebration
Honoring Everyday Lifeby Madisyn Taylor

Use the good china everyday as today is all that matters.
We all know someone who keeps plastic covers on his or her couch in order to protect it. The irony is that many of these people may live their lives without ever having actually made contact with their own furniture! This is a poignant and somewhat humorous example of the human tendency to try to save things for special occasions, as if everyday life weren’t special enough to warrant the use of nice things. Many of us have had the experience of never wearing a particular piece of clothing in order to keep it nice, only to have it go out of style in the meanwhile.

It’s interesting to think of what it would mean to us if we let ourselves wear our nicest clothes and eat off the good china on a daily basis. We might be sending ourselves the message that every day we are alive is a special day and a cause for celebration, and that we are worth it. There is something uplifting about treating ourselves to the finest of what we have. It is as if we rise to the occasion when we wear our best clothes and set the table beautifully, as if for a very special guest. We are more mindful of where we place things, what we are eating, and who is with us. Using the good china, eating in the dining room, and taking the plastic off the sofa might be an invitation to be more conscious of the beauty and grace inherent in our everyday lives.

If there are things you’ve stashed away for a special occasion—a bottle of special wine, a gorgeous pair of shoes, an antique lace tablecloth—consider taking them out of their hiding places and putting them to use tonight, just because you are alive now to enjoy them, and that’s a great cause for a celebration.

The 5 Pathways! Bailando!

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On July 8, 2013

In Uncategorized

Dancing Friends,

I am thrilled to be able to announce that I am choreographing one of the four Nia routines for 2013-14… and I’m excited to share it with you and get your valuable feedback!

As many of you know, I have spent years traveling up to Nia HQ in Portland, to be a principle dancer and support my fellow trainers in the filming of the four new routines that HQ releases every year. Last year, Debbie asked me if I would be a principle choreographer for this year, and I gratefully accepted. I’ve spent many many hours picking music, creating the 8BC system document for teachers, and freedancing until the ‘clicks’ began to happen… choreography was born!

We will be filming my new routine “Bailando” in September, for release later this year. I would love to share it with you, my friends and fellow dancers of life. With Latin-based tunes, and lots of fun latin-inspired moves, it is a work in progress. 🙂

Please join me Tuesday at 6:45am and Wednesday at 9:15am, as I preview “Bailando”.

After all… Bailando is ‘dance’ in Spanish… and what do we LOVE to do?!!!!

The focus of my routine is Systemic, Full-Body Movement through opening the five pathways… Heels, Hara, Heart, Hands, Head.

Then get ready for a weekend full of newness as we introduce a new Nia routine called Awake. Filmed back in September 2012, Awake has beautiful music from the town of Auroville, India. Fellow trainers who reside there were the choreographer’s, and Awake’s focus is Spine, Spiral and Space. This is a yummy routine and you can dance with us all weekend, and take an Awake Playshop on Sunday at 2:30 where you learn the katas of the routine. The Playshop includes the music and the 4:00 class! Sign up here!

If you are a Nia teacher, there is still space to learn the routine with other Nia teachers on Saturday. Email me for more information.

Awake Immersion Classes…Team teaching with Joanie!

Friday at 5:30 pm
Saturday at 9:30 am

and Sunday at 4:00 pm

all at http://www.thesynergystudio.com.

I LOVE this work called Nia… it is the language of the body… sensation at its best!

Loving you, Adelle

Happy Solstice! Shine forth your inner brilliance!

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On June 21, 2013

In Uncategorized

Wise Madisyn Taylor writes… Summer solstice represents a time to reflect upon the blessings we have received in seasons past and look toward new growth.

On the longest day of the year, the sun, which has on the days preceding seemed to rise higher and higher into the sky, reaches its zenith and rises no more. This day, which in the Northern Hemisphere can occur between the 20th and 23rd of June, marks the start of summer and is known as the summer solstice. From time immemorial, the coming of summer’s light and warmth has been a time of gladness and celebration. In June, the snows had long since melted, the ground had thawed, the first fruits were ripening on their vines, and Mother Nature had once again renewed herself. Though most of us have turned away from our agricultural heritage, the summer solstice remains a time of new beginnings and life-enriching endings. It is the day the sun reaches the peak of its power as well as the day that heralds the shorter days that eventually bring with them autumn’s chills.

For ancient peoples of the Americas and Europe, the summer solstice was a particularly joyous day—and one auspicious for those seeking year-long luck, fertility, abundance, and prosperity. Men and women on two continents would gather to pay tribute to the sun’s magnificence, to pray for a bountiful harvest, and to bolster the sun’s energy with bonfires and fireworks. Today, the summer solstice represents an optimal time to reflect upon the blessings we have received in seasons past and visualize the new bounties we hope to receive in the season just beginning to flourish. At noon, when the sun is at its highest point, we can pay reverence to its incredible strength and its ability to create life while also musing on the impermanence of life as represented by the impermanence of the season. You can reestablish your innate connection to nature on the summer solstice by spending time outdoors; following the sun’s procession as the day passes; burning sun oils such as orange or juniper; or decorating an altar with solar images, summer greens, or colorful blossoms.

Just as the summer solstice is symbolic of agricultural growth, so is it symbolic of personal growth. It is a wonderful time to nurture your potential as you would nurture a tiny seedling and let your creative energy express itself fully. On the summer solstice, you may feel compelled to emulate the noontime sun and be at one with the world around you or to let your inner brilliance shine forth at full strength, if only for a single day. Your life, like the seasons, follows a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and summers, whether literal or figurative, can always be celebrated.

The Thinker-Upper Machine and Flexibility

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On June 3, 2013

In Uncategorized

“Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” ~Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss wrote all about our “thinker-upper machine.” He recognized that our minds were marvelous, miraculous machines. Amazingly, we can even think about the fact that we are capable of thought production. Whoa!

We create with our minds. We think whatever we want to think, and sometimes we forget how flexible our minds can be. We can change our minds on a dime, from ‘poor me’ to ‘abundant gratitude.’ When we recognize how flexible our minds can be, it becomes easier to shift our mind energy. When we open to a more positive, productive way of thinking, we open to the infinite possibilites… the flexibility of life itself.

Waking up in the morning and throughout our day, we stretch our muscles to gain flexibility and a healthier body less prone to injury or disease. When we open up our mind, we gain resiliency and allow for a new way of seeing things, which flows forth naturally. We have the capacity to create a flow of thoughts that can be healthier and even helpful.

Take a moment–think about it!

Continuing the Dance of Flexibility this week.

Where do you need more Flexibility in your life? Bring it to class… let’s create!

With Abundant Gratitude, Adelle

Electromagnetic energy, intuitive ‘knowing’, feeling the future… its all begins in the heart.

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On May 29, 2013

In Uncategorized

This is a great article that gives scientific research to

the heart brain…. something we intuitively know, and

science confirms.

In Journey Dance last week, we focused on electromagnetic energy… it is there, radiating from the heart and ‘knowing’ …without thinking.

Amazing.

With abundant love!

Adelle

The Heart Brain!

What Is Your Body Saying?

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On May 28, 2013

In Uncategorized

flex·i·ble (fl

-b

1. a. Capable of being bent or flexed; pliable

b. Capable of being bent repeatedly without injury or damage.

2. Susceptible to influence or persuasion; tractable.

3. Responsive to change; adaptable

Good Monday evening friends!

Reflexion… After focusing on a week of the 5 Sensations, FAMSS, and asking my body what it needs the most right now, “Flexibility” came back again and again. Physically in my lower back, shoulders, hamstrings… I have felt tight and constricted. Mentally, in my work for the studio, for myself, my family… I have felt cluttered and crowded.

Emotionally, in my numerous relationships with friends, acquaintances, children… I have been desiring more time, frustrated by the lack of available minutes to spend with the people I love. Spiritually, I have felt rushed and not able to spend quality moments doing what brings me peace.

All the answers point to more Flexibility.

Flexibility creates more space, as energy moves out, and beyond. By bringing more flexibility to our body, the other realms follow suit. Our emotions are tempered, our mind

is relaxed, and our spirit has more space to create and

be authentic.

Flexibility opens us to positive change, to all the possibilities that life has to offer, to all that we haven’t experienced.

Let’s dance it… an hour dedicated to Flexibility. A dance that we can take into our daily lives, so positive change and dreams can manifest.

See you on the dance floor!

Adelle

Oklahoma Needs Our Help

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On May 21, 2013

In Uncategorized

Facebook friends, family and colleagues…
As many of you know, I was born and raised in Oklahoma, a state with a ‘can-do’ attitude, even in the worst of times.
I am incredibly proud of my state, and the way people help one another in times of need. The citizens of my beautiful state have sprung into action, after yet another terrible Category 5 Tornado devastated the city of Moore yesterday, and other parts of southern Oklahoma City. Moore was wiped out in 1999 by a Category 5 Tornado and has since re-built with a can-do attitude.
Yesterday, The University of Oklahoma in Norman opened its doors to those who were left homeless… an example of the beautiful, supportive human spirit.
Three of my children live in Oklahoma, and they said it is over-whelming and sad to see the destruction. Oklahoma has known many tragedies, including the terrible bomb in downtown that set the entire nation on alert.

They need our help. Schools have been hit, homes wiped out, families left without food and clothing.
You CAN make a difference by donating to the Oklahoma Food Bank and the Red Cross diaster relief fund. The instructions are below. I just did, and it is super easy… Thank heavens for social media during these times.
After you follow the prompts on your phone, it will ask you for a reply. It is case sensitive, so use capital letters where shown. The $10 donation will appear on your cell phone bill.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart and those strong Oklahoma hearts that believe in the power of the human spirit.

Please share this message through your social media contacts… let’s make a difference!
With deep love, Adelle

To donate $10 to the OK Food Bank text ‘FOOD’ to 32333
To donate $10 to Red Cross (disaster relief) text ‘Red Cross’ to 90999

A Beautiful Earth Dance!

By Adelle Brownlee Brewer

On May 13, 2013

In Uncategorized

Good gorgeous Monday morning to everyone… Take a deep breath, and give thanks for our beautiful earth. A Monday morning visual to start out a great week. Sending love to all… click below!

A beautiful Earth Dance! EnJOY!