Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Ankle, Knee & Hip Harmony

So, our bodies are happiest when our hips are balanced over our knees and our knees are balanced ovneutral alignment for blog poster our ankles. When hips, knees and toes are all facing in the same direction, our body feels safe and it knows where it’s going.

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Sing-a-long Nia Dance Jam: A fundraiser

~ Dance – Sing – Raise $ to Save Dogs ~
In celebration of 10 years as a Nia teacher, Jenn is having a fundraising party!

Join Jenn and her Nia colleagues as we dance and sing to fun & familiar songs!

Proceeds from this event will benefit Save Me Rescue, a local dog rescue organization.

There will be a silent auction, raffle and you’ll have a chance to meet some adorable dogs (who are looking for fur-ever homes)!

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Look up (and out)!

Recently, this conversation popped up on Twitter: [View the story “Look up!” on Storify] It’s true: looking up and out allows us to remain in alignment with our chest and pelvis (the Body’s Way is that head, chest and pelvis are stacked one upon another like building blocks). When we are looking up (and not…

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Dancing Through Life With Pleasure: Nia Student Stories

Meet Sue: she has been attending weekend classes at Joy of Dance since 2012.  She is a very dedicated student of Nia and graciously responded to my invitation to share her Nia story. My experience with Nia has been about getting more into my body and so I am so inspired to know that Sue shares that!…

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The Truth About Exercise Addiction: My Story

A new piece of work is in the world on a topic that is very near and dear to my heart, and it’s one that shares my story! Katherine Schreiber and Heather A. Hasuenblas teamed up to write “The Truth About Exercise Addiction: Understanding the Dark Side of Thinspiration” While my story about exercise addiction (yes, it’s a…

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Dance Anywhere!

“What if there was a public celebration of dance everywhere, around the world, simultaneously? What if, in one moment, the whole world started dancing?”   That’s exactly what I did today by participating in Dance Anywhere Day today! Here, at my desk, in front of my closest colleague (my MacBook Pro), I took a dance…

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