Category: Exercise
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A thing Nia dance practice allows me is free-flowing thoughts. My body is moving to music. I’m following the trainer’s lead and tracking choreography. Meanwhile, my mind wanders. I have these pit stops at how my body feels (Wow! Great!), plans I’m looking forward to (Wine with Kristen tonight! Super!), stuff from the past (a…
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I don’t know why my brain trips me up with inertia. I want to do a thing; I know it’s a good useful thing to do. But I don’t wanna. Not right now. Didn’t want to go dance this morning. Don’t know why. Went anyway. And it was great, of course. Exactly what I needed.…
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The richness of dance emerges over time, when I’m experienced enough to know the steps and then encounter them in new choreography to unfamiliar music. My brain gets to enjoy moving in already embedded ways while being delighted with new combinations and unexpected rhythms. Add on top of that getting to dance with the choreographers…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 