Ooh, friend, I cannot wait to explore our next few weeks with you. The new year is here, making it an exciting time to dive into the topic of: fitness. Fitness…. it’s such an interesting word. What do you think of when you think of fitness? What comes to mind for you? When I first met my husband, I was studying exercise science, and he was studying evolutionary biology (both at UNI). I would soon learn that —really— we were both studying fitness, just from two vastly differen

Hello, friend! The holidays are upon us, and the end of the year is so very near. This time can be so hectic, noisy, loud, and busy-busy… But what if we could somehow gift ourselves more spaciousness? More silence? More stillness? More…. rest? Does that sound good to you too? This is what we’ll be experimenting with this week, friend. I don’t know about you, but I’ve found myself picking up my phone a LOT lately. It is soooooo easy for me to fill every spare moment or every

Ahhhhh…. last week’s focus was just what I needed. Thank you so much for joining me in letting ourselves get weird(er) . :) As we continue our way closer to the winter solstice (and the days continue to get shorter, and the temps continue to drop), this week, we’re diving into the question of: What can we do to connect with our inner light? We’ll dance & explore things like: • What lights you up? • What is it like to feel lit up? What do you sense/notice in your body? • How d

Friend, I am sooooooo ridiculously excited for this week’s focus. This week is all about getting a little weirder as we dance. I’ll explain. :) You see, Aya is all about freeing our body (and self), and yet…. sometimes I find myself making my dance look…. well…. normal. I can feel that inhibition. I want to roll around on the floor more, but I don’t want to be quite so different than everyone else. I want to let my body move freely, but I don’t want it to look too weird and

Thank you so much for joining me last week for our November self-care reset. This week, we’ll revisit our monthly integration focus of ease & just being here now. Ahhhhh….. I always love coming back to this focus again and again. I hope it feels like great timing for you too. This focus always includes 2 parts: 1) Ease We’ll dance with ease. Ease in our shoulders. Ease in our hips. Ease in our spine. We’ll simply dance and connect with the sensation of ease. Nothing to prove…

It’s Halloween week, friend… and I always LOVE how dancing in a costume, seeing you all in costumes, and belting out Halloween songs together helps me lighten up and not take myself soooooooo seriously. I’m so looking forward to this week! We have 4 classes left this week — 2 of them Halloween-themed (Monday night, 5:45, at the CF Woman’s Club, and Wednesday night, 5:30, on Zoom), and 2 regular Aya classes... All will focus on the question: how does it feel to play? We can a

Oh man, last week's focus on ease felt soooooooo great. It was just what I was needing. Thanks so much for joining me. THIS week, let's dive into a practice of listening. Listening deeply: To the music. To each other. To your body. To the sounds of life --of the moment, right here, right now-- all around you. To the silence... the space... the in-between... To your inner self, heart, knowing, spirit.... To ________________. We'll practice listening as a way to: 1) stay prese

Oh. My. Goodness. We've been diving into so many delicious explorations. From the sensation of LOVEing, to savoring the moment, to...

Wow, friend. Thank you so much for joining me in last week's focus on choosing things like courage, improvement, helpfulness, and...

Ooh, friend. I've been thinking about this one a lot lately.  Do you ever hold back on trying something, practicing something, or helping...

Photo thanks to Cat McCombs Hello, friend! Thanks so much for joining me for a beautiful exploration into lightening up last week. It...

Oh my goodness, friend. The past two weeks of focusing on savoring the moment were delicious. Thank you so much for joining me! This...

Holy moly, babe, can you believe it is the middle of August? I don't know about you, but this summer has been FLYING by for us over here...

Ooh friend, I can't wait to dive into this one with you.This week, let's explore the sensation of LOVE-ing. Different from exploring love...

Oh man, last week was so great. Thank you for joining me as we explored giving ourselves permission to feel joy even when ____ (whatever...

Is it ok to feel joy? Ooof. This is something I don't think gets talked about nearly enough in the worlds of personal growth,...

Good morning, beautiful soul! Wow, friend... Our focus last week was JUST what I needed. I feel sooooo much more centered, grounded, and...

Hello, beautiful soul! Oh, man. Last week's focus on posture was so incredibly fruitful! I swear, by song 2 of our first class last...

Good morning, beautiful soul! Last week was so lovely, friend! Thank you for joining me! This week, we're gonna take some time to check...

Hello, beautiful dancer! Thanks so much for a beautiful exploration into novelty & familiarity these past few weeks. I lovvvvved how our...