Category: Random

Me talkin to myself

  • Day 38 of 52 Nia dance The religion of my family has a profound scripture: “Men are that they might have joy.” I grew up hearing that, and perhaps it’s among the most meaningful legacies for me of that faith, right up there with loving kindness as a guiding principle. So when I think about…

  • Day 37 of 52 Nia dance Today I pulled six songs, three each, from the middle of “Bloom” and “Alchemy.” A couple of them — “Shake Down Hold Up” from “Bloom” and “Byzantine” from “Alchemy” — brought such joy, I danced them twice. When trainer Debbie-Lee van Ginkel said, “It’s your journey, it’s your magic,”…

  • Day 36 of 52 Nia dance So good to be back in the studio with Dael Parsons and my Nia dance pals. We danced to “Connecting,” which today felt sumptuous, like a tasty meal for muscles, joints, bones, etc — oh, and the mind — to enjoy. I like how Dael (and all the teachers,…