Happy New Year, you! We were able to catch the last rays of sunshine of 2019 over here in Eschweiler Wald. Here’s to: ending (and beginning) our year in full swing staying in motion keeping a sense of adventure ever learning, spending time with loved ones and in nature as much as we can taking… Read More Happy New Year!
Currently in my paws: This is your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin A fascinating read. What are you reading right now?
Long time no post. So let’s do dis.. A reboot. Without the daily bloggings, which have been lagging the past few months, I‘m feeling kind of incomplete. Thoughts, feelings and experiences are starting to fade, unprocessed. And.. I miss the writing. I’ll be re-picking up the daily posts, and hopping back into the archives to… Read More Rebootski
After listening to a podcast interview with Pavel Tsatsouline on strength training this week, I have been inspired to pick up (home) kettlebell training again. I’m only a few workouts in, and it feels amazing to be building my strength again, in every sense. I haven’t realized how much I missed it until now. Food for… Read More Strength for Christmas
Today’s walk with Mr E around Eschweiler’s Blausteinsee First time we walked this round, a pleasant surprise to find it included a bit of woodland. Anyone know what this mushroom is?
An indispensable book, with highly practical advice (and exercises!) for dancers and dance teachers alike. Anatomy, Dance Technique and Injury Prevention by Justin Howse and Moira McCormack One for the Christmas wish-list.
So many leaves. Novemberly impressions of Eschweiler Wald – the woodland we visit for a walk at July’s MoveSpiration weekend. What is your favourite season?
Posting from the future 🙂 A short report of what we did at this November’s Haidong Gumdo (Korean Sword Art) belt test day in Schwerte. HDGD Seminar Something I deeply appreciate about the Haidong Gumdo testing days, is that they are combined with a sword technique seminar. It makes for quite intense (and long!) days,… Read More HaiDong Gumdo Blue-Green Belt Test
Are there times where you, looking back, learned that changes you initially resisted turned out to be just what was needed to create room for something.. important? Where goodbyes of some sort had unseen, but could-be-turned-into positive consequences? Chaos often clears the way for opportunity. Go with it. Stay on the lookout for previously unknown… Read More Opportunity
One of my favorite ways to spend autumnal walks is to get very close to tall trees, and look up. It helps me feel grounded and ‘light’ at the same time. Rooting down, standing tall, reaching up. Letting go in order to grow. Works in dance. And in life. As above. So below. And you?… Read More Looking Up