I seem to be in a bit of a time warp. A group of images, a list of titles, piles of posts in waiting. I still have notes with unfinished ideas, and my post calendar has ‘gaps’. Months of daily blogging has kicked up a well of inspiration.. And now, even when I don’t write… Read More Blog Posts in Waiting
You can’t really see it, but it’s there. In the garden of a dear friend in Crete, an ancient olive tree. I got goosebumps when I walked around it, even before she told me it was very old. I could feel it. In a different part of Crete, an even older olive tree lives –… Read More Ancient Olive Tree
This is part 12 of a series on Stacey Nemours fantastic online flexibility course package for dancers. Check out the full series here: Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack – Part 1 Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack – Part 2 Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack – Part 3 Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack – Part 4 Stacey Nemour Dance! Pack –… Read More Stacey Nemour’s Dance! Flexibility Makeover Power Pack – Part 12
Sometimes I marvel at how intense, colourful, yet fleeting travel memories can be. Nevertheless, each experience we have shapes us, and they can nudge our path in a certain direction. Next to that, our attitude and inner life also influence what we perceive. So, in that sense, I’d say it’s very important to choose your… Read More Suitcase of Inspiration
Best things to do when the mind is overfull: Get outside. Kick some leaves. Hug some trees. Run around. Do this. Breathe. Know. Be. Enjoy the moment. Repeat.
Today’s post is dedicated to all the generous bellydancers who have donated precious silk dance veils via Dance4Children this spring for the girls of the Caméléon shelter/centre in the Philippines. The veils will be employed in Iloilo as props in their art school programs for circus and dance choreographies. As you can see, the fist veil batch… Read More Gratitude Post
Time for another flexibility update! This is a’before’ comparison between today (7th of May 2019) and end of February 2019. And an ‘after’ comparison between todays flexibility session and the one of March 15th Below you see the effects of working with one of of Stacey Nemour’s newly added one-hour online flexibility classes for dancers. If you’d… Read More Flexibility Progress – May 2019
When I travel, I don‘t lug my big journals with me, usually. If I am teaching dance, I write my workshop notes on separate sheets of paper, so they can be easily transported, shuffled, revisited and rewritten. For note-taking, planning and journaling I use a travel-sized – preferably lined – mini-notebook, like the one in… Read More Travel Notes
One of my favourite tree variations, the copper beech, is right now at it’s most vibrant in colour in Germany. Interestingly, how (or rather why) exactly the change to turning purple is triggered is still a bit of a mystery. This beauty we found in Frömern. What are your favourite trees?
This book (and the simple, but deeply effective exercises in it) were a true eye opener for me in terms of body health, self-care and recovery work. I still go back to it regularly, especially in movement-intense times. The Roll Model by Jill Miller. Enjoy! PS: What are your favourite recovery tips?