embodiment | Aya Dance Meditation

Connecting with the music.

One of the things I love so much about dancing, is that even if we are dancing by ourselves, we are never alone. We always are connecting with something outside of ourselves: the music. As we tune in and dance, our body is connecting with the drums… the bass line… the melody… the shakers… the violin… the vocals… the chords of the piano… the high hat… the harmonies… and so much more… We’re listening and joining in with the vibrations. And that connection feels so gooooooooood.

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Giving ourselves space.

Ooh friend… this is going to be another delicious one…. Whereas last week was about giving ourselves (and life) grace, this week is about giving ourselves space. Last week we explored things like embracing the messiness… the grey in-between… the need for multitasking sometimes… and how it feels in our body to remove the pressure of “perfect” circumstances, outcomes, or performance. Oh man— it felt soooooooooo gooooooood! This week, we’re giving ourselves the gift of space.

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Giving ourselves permission to feel… sexy.

Ooh, friend…. It’s another one of those weeks where I mostly just have questions….. Sometimes, we focus on feeling certain things. For example: confident, strong, empowered, centered, grateful, compassionate, agile, mobile, grounded, etc… This week’s invitation is to explore: what happens if you give yourself permission to feel sexy? This feeling is just for us, babe. There’s no audience or judge watching you...You don’t need to “look” sexy for anyone else. You don’t need to

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Roots & Wings: the dynamic balance of stability and mobility.

Beautiful photo thanks to Cat McCombs. Welcome to Part 3 of our Cultivating Organic Fitness series ! Hello beautiful soul! Ahhhhh, last week’s focus on stability felt sooooooo…….. well….. stabilizing. Thank you for joining me. After diving deeply into stability & mobility individually these past two weeks, this week we’ll focus on noticing how they work together as a dynamic team. We’ll root deeply with that grounded, steady inner anchor of stability. We’ll pause. We’ll slow

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Radiating gratitude.

Thanks, so much, for another lovely week of dancing, friend! We’ll continue our focus this week on gratitude… but this time, we’ll revisit a practice we explored last year at this same time: radiating gratitude. It’s a practice where we sense our gratitude in the moment, and also practice expressing (and radiating) it outwardly. It’s thanks… giving . We can explore things like: • How do you show, communicate, or express your thanks? • Who could you express your thanks to toda

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Practicing gratitude (via our senses).

Thank you so much for another beautiful week of ease & just being here now last week, friend. November is here, and you know what that means… Yep!! It’s time for coming back to: gratitude. This week and next, we’ll focus on exploring what it’s like to practice gratitude via our senses. We’ll practice looking at (and listening to, tasting, smelling, and touching) the world around us with our gratitude filter activated. The big question: What can we be grateful for ___________

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Listening to your body.

Ooh, friend, I loved our practice of listening so very much last week. It was just what my soul (and nervous system) was needing. Thank you! While we primarily focused last week on listening to the music, this week we'll focus a bit more on listening to our body . We'll move, tune in, notice our body sensations, and really explore the key question of: what is my body telling me? --------------------------------------------- How is this different than every other week? Great q

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