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A SOL Release

Shannon Andrews Skipper writes about her SOL experience – A SOL Release After SOL I’m completely exhausted yet exhilarated. It feels incredible to let go, be wild and free and feel the effects of working this body. Dance is so […]

Dancing Away a Painful Memory – One Session at a Time

08 Aug

Lauren Rae Brown writes about her SOL experience ~ Dancing Away a Painful Memory – One Session at a Time I’ve had the glorious pleasure of experiencing SOL Dance almost since its inception this spring at Embody Practice Center. And […]

Unplugged?

05 Aug

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Unplugged? How often do you unplug for an hour? I mean, not looking at your cell phone. Not staring at your computer. Unplugged from all devices. I can tell you my answer to that question. Never. And with that, almost […]

Lit Up in the Dark

29 Jul

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Lit Up in the Dark The SOL Session starts, the lights go out. I’m immersed in darkness. And I mean can’t see my hand in front of my face – darkness. I can’t see anything but my “firefly” under my […]

4 Things You Can’t Do in a SOL Dance Session

22 Jul

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4 Things You Can’t Do in a SOL Dance Session Judge or criticize When the lights go off, so does that nasty critical voice that can rob you of the freedom to be your best self. In the darkness, […]

Just Show Up

15 Jul

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Just Show Up Physical movement will change your mental state. Plain and simple. All you have to do is show up for yourself. But, sometimes, there are too many reasons not to leave the house. As I was heading to […]

What’s a SOL Experience like?

12 Jul

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What’s a SOL Experience like? “My new obsession in the dark …” I love Sherri Ross’ post about her first time to SOL. Check it out on her blog here: http://yougotrossed.com/2015/07/01/my-new-obsession-in-the-dark/

WHY Dance in Darkness?

08 Jul

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WHY Dance in Darkness? As I was crushing it with my Beyonce moves – no one could see, so no one can say I wasn’t – it occurred to me that for every woman that danced in the room with […]

The SOL Tribe

01 Jul

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The SOL Tribe Tonight, after an amazing SOL Session, I realize part of the magic. At 7:30pm, women gather in the room. Some know each other, some are actual friends, most have never met. There’s chit chat, often nervous, unsure […]

Eulogy to my People Pleaser

29 Jun

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Eulogy to my People Pleaser We are, or rather I am, gathered here today to lay to rest a big part of me. Yes, today is the day I say goodbye to my – well, she went by many […]

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