Super excited to be sharing this special Saturday, 10am Class via Zoom. The AfroCelt Experience leads us through a journey of discovery, with the Core and Extremities (Legs and Arms).
In relationship with “The Controller”, our inner guide who helps us move, think, create and more, we explore:
Gift of Travel ~ Legs - Low Extremities
Gift of expression ~ Arms - Upper Extremities
Gift of connection ~ Core
“I LOVE this experience that transcends me to a different time,
takes me to a fitness level that I love to reach
and I think carries the class along with me!
I love the look on participants faces,
when we are in the peak of get moving,
the expression says something like
“wow! how did I get here!””
Come dance with us this Saturday and meet the Controller: your inner guide for movement, expression, and creativity. Like a tightrope walker who trains for years, the Controller brings steadiness and calm focus. Our ordinary walk naturally shifts and spirals, but the Controller helps transform uncontrolled motion into deliberate, balanced steps. The Controller also shapes our breath and speech: ideas rise and fall, carried and tempered by that same inner guide.
“He who overcomes others is strong,
but he who overcomes himself
is mightier still”
FOCUS: Exploration of “The Controller” through Core + Extremities
INTENT: Leave invigorated and inspired with a sense of greater connection through your body with your inner guide. Connect the dots physically and energetically.
EXPERIENCE: AfroCelt
MUSIC: Afro Celt Sound System ~ “Further in Time”
An Album like “Further in Time”, with a band like Afro Celt Sound System, creates a fun, fabulous and expansive sound back drop from which to choreograph moves. The result being a magical experience.
“You have power over your mind, not outside events.
Realize this, and you will find strength”
oh MY!! in preparation for my classes tomorrow I found this wonderful breakdown & visual display of a song (by Afro Celt)... how cool is this...
Begin with the 8:45am Soma 5 Stages of Development, where we introduce the concept of The Controller both cognitively and somatically. This class is most often is described as a luxurious healing hour of setting the focus for the 10am movement experience that follows.
The 10am class will be “Afro Celt” an experience led by Helen Terry that explores The Controller, our inner guide, in relationship with Core and Extremities.
In relationship with Anatomy, spirals are an essential part of how the body’s movements are controlled, created, and maneuvered. Oh my! If you’d like to get a little geeky, or simply enjoy listening to this beautiful run of anatomical words accompanied by spiraling visuals, this is for you. Check out this great video that provides a wonderful, informative journey along the spiral line of the body.
“The spiral is a spiritualized circle. In the spiral form, the circle, uncoiled, has ceased to be vicious; it has been set free.”
“The whole universe is based on rhythms.
Everything happens in circles, in spirals.”
When you sign up for a class you are automatically sent the Zoom link for class.
You are welcome to attend either class.
And, when you’re able to attend both classes, something magic happens! The entire Soma 5 stages of development class is like a rich 60 minute introduction to the 10am Soma Faith Movement class, a beautiful compliment and super preparation.
In this gentle, self discovering, potentially healing Soma 5 stages of Developmental Movement experience
your body gets to settle into and taste the Soma Faith Movement class focus
your mind can learn new and novel information,
your heart may open to receive more with fascination up and frustration down
your spirit could be tickled and curious to experience more