Movement, Nature

Fall Walk

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?

Inspiration, Movement

Opportunity

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

Movement, Nature

Looking Up

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

Dance, Movement

Do it Badly

It’s a scary thought, right? To do something.. not very well. What ever that may mean. But it‘s the only way to learn. Do it. Badly, if you must. Check what you did. Retry. Learn. How did we learn how to walk? Through action. Falling down. Fumbling. Getting up. Trying again. All it takes is… Read More Do it Badly

Martial Arts, Movement

Appreciation

Time for a moment of appreciation. Because I’ve been attending ballet group dance rehearsals (which take place on Mondays and Thursdays) for Constanze’s upcoming recitals, I have not been able to go to Taekwondo for the past (and upcoming!) few weeks. And. I really miss it! I miss the classes, the teacher, the people. I noticed… Read More Appreciation

Books, Movement

Awareness

When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today. If you feel like a good jolt of Truth might do you good (and who doesn’t?) go read Awareness by Anthony de Mello. Do it. You will be not the same.