Exciting News

I'm delighted to share with you some exciting news.  I will be putting on an evening Chakra Dancing Class.  It's been a long time coming, but I've finally taken the plunge!

This new class will be on a Monday evening starting on Monday 23 November from 7-8pm at Ridgewood Community Centre, 244 Station Road, Yate, BS37 4AF - £5 each pay as you go

We all experience energy blocks in the body, causing us to suffer from fatigue, low energy levels, anxiety, lack of confidence, or simply the pressures of everyday life.  Imagine allowing your body to simply release it and let it go.  

Chakra Dancing isn’t your normal type of exercise class; it’s a dance therapy, a spiritual journey of transformation for your mind, body and soul.

If you’re not sure what chakras are, they are spinning wheels of energy located all over your body. We have thousands of them but the seven main chakras are located along our spine from its base to just above the head.  Each chakra is represented by a different colour of the rainbow and is associated with a particular part of the body.  Chakra's also have a different vibration; from the root which has a heavy deep base vibration, to the crown which has a light angelic vibration.

Over time our Chakras can become blocked, causing us to feel low, run down and fatigued.  With a different piece of music relating to each of the 7 main chakra centres, this dance therapy will help you to release any blockages and leave you feeling energised and yet completely balanced within, improving your health and well-being - physically, mentally and emotionally.  

Through spontaneous free-form dancing, guided by an instructor, we can free up our natural energy flows to harmonise and balance the energy centres that run throughout the body, creating positive changes that you can really benefit from.

Best of all, there are no steps or routines to learn and no coordination is needed.  Just feel the music, let go and dance your own dance.  And because you dance your own dance, there are no expectations of you and no-one forcing you to do this or do that which makes it suitable for all ages, all fitness levels and all abilities.

Loose, layered clothing and Trainers are recommended.

You may dance in bare feet at your own risk.

Please bring drinking water with you.  

No coordination  necessary and no set routines.  

Suitable for all fitness levels and abilities.

No floor work involved!

Smoothing the Cat

We all suffer from some amount of anxiety in our lives, in fact we need a certain amount to enable our brain to understand when we might need our fight/flight/freeze mechanism to kick in.  But it's how we deal with that anxiety that makes us sink or swim.
It's about finding the right way for you to handle your stress and learning techniques that help you cope and, inevitably, move on.
Some people find simple breathing techniques help them, some like to meditate, read a book or listen to music to help them relax and de-stress.
For me it was always smoothing the cat (that's Bristolian for stroking the cat).  There's nothing nicer than a cat jumping up on your lap and as you start to smooth it, it starts to purr.  That must be one of the most calming sounds in the world.  All that cat wants is for you to make a fuss of it, nothing else matters and as it relaxes it purrs louder.  If you stop it soon lets you know that you need to start again with a little nuzzle or gentle paw.  Then you find yourself going into a little meditative state as you enjoy this little piece of relaxation with your furry friend.
At least, that's how I remember it.  Our current cat isn't bothered about fusses, except in the mornings!  The minute I sit on the toilet she comes in and jumps on my lap and because this is such a rare occasion I just sit there and enjoy it until my legs go numb!