Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Remaining 2017 Schedule at Anita's Studio


Remaining 2017 schedule (can you believe it)

PLEASE RSVP

11/17 Fri
11/20 - 11/24 Anita’s Studio Closed ~ Happy Thanksgiving
11/27 Mon
11/29 Wed
12/1 Mon
12/4 Mon
12/6 Wed
12/8 Fri
12/11 Mon 
12/13 Wed
12/15 Fri
12/18 - 12/26 Anita’s Studio Closed ~ Happy Holidays
12/27 Wed
1/1 Mon NO CLASS ~ Happy 2018
1/3 Wed Classes resume
1/5 Fri

BTW the 12/27 and 12/29 classes are favorites of mine.  
You often bring your friends and family who are in town visiting.
All are welcome!

Sunday, November 5, 2017

GRATITUDE ~ 1 minute read

Over my 27 years of teaching NIA I often receive "gratitude" notes from those who take class from me. I want to share this particular insight about self-awareness/healing from our community. Here is just one that I received the other day ~ I respect the privacy of every dancer and share this anonymously and with permission. I love the way this practitioner relates this bounty of work to spatial exploration on the dance floor and in the forest. EnJOY.... a 1 minute read: Hi Anita. I am really enjoying the way you always bring new movement explorations to our practice. What I have been noticing lately is more flexibility in my chest and rib cage. I realize that it is not uncommon for me to just hold my chest rigid. This is probably partly due to my asthma, which fortunately is much better than it used to be. I have spent decades splinting my chest, holding it rigid, just to allow air flow. As I get more mobility I feel an incredible sense of ease. I also like doing movements to "2 o'clock, 10 o'clock, 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock. The usual axis for most of our activity is 12 and 6. The next most common axis is 3 and 9. Beginning to move intentionally into the in between axes( yes this is the plural of axis, I looked it up!) gets us off our usual paths into the territory in between that has always bee there, but that we don't often enter intentionally because of our habits. It is similar to what I have discovered by mushrooming where you have to get off the trails (where it is allowed like in state and federal forests) to find the mushrooms. Suddenly you realize you have been living on a narrow path in the woods and you discover an entire world that you have in the past simply passed by. I feel the same thing is happening with my body, whether I am reaching in to 5:30 or 2:15, or going down, rolling on the floor and standing up on my tippy toes. I learn there is freedom for my body, and by extension for my spirit and my life that I am just beginning to explore. As always, thank you! Thank you helping me to ground, helping me to soar, helping me to dance, helping me to live fully! From Anita: I AM SO THANKFUL!

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

NOVEMBER CLASSES at Anita's Studio


PLEASE RSVP to the classes you will be attending in November
to the best of your knowledge
11/1 Wed
11/3 Fri
11/6 Mon
11/8 Wed
11/10 Fri
11/13 Mon
11/15 Wed
11/17 Fri
11/20-11/27 taking my turkey to Malibu to celebrate Thanksgiving
11/27 Mon
11/29 Wed

Love,

ANITA