“To the beat of the drum we travel on
Courageous we sail into the storm
Singing our song and feeling strong
On a voyage to where we all belong”
~Morcheeba – Beat of the Drum
I have always felt hopelessly attracted by the rhythm. I bought myself a pair of drumsticks when I was 6 – it was my first owned part from an entire drum set.
Then I got distracted following 1000 other threads: studies, ballet classes and a huge list of projects and ’to do things‘.
TAGS: 5Rhythms, dance parade NYC, disability, drums, Heeraa Sazevich, irene hernandez sanchez, jenelle smith, jonathan horan, Meghan LeBorious, one dance tribe, One Tribe, raven recording, Tanya Goldmanby Meghan LeBorious, based on an interview with 5Rhythms teacher Tanya Goldman on May 27, 2018, and journal notes from 2008-2019. “It’s 2019. Just thought I’d let you know that,” …
TAGS: 5Rhythms, challenges, dance, dancing with limitations, Meghan LeBorious, New York City, Obstacles, Tanya GoldmanI started in a squat, deep in the hips, stretching the inner thighs, feet and calves, rotating and staying low. I soon found my way to the ground, where I continued to stretch and coil, rolling over the fronts of my shoulders, the back of my head, and through the hips, moving from my stomach to my back over and over in a wide circle. Staccato arrived more quickly than I expected, and…
TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythms, Chaos, Conscious Dance, five rhythms, gabrielle roth, meditation, Meghan LeBorious, moving meditation, sweat your prayers“I’m going to share something with you. Almost exactly twelve years ago, I lost my wife.” He shares that this tragedy is what compelled him to step over the line into 5Rhythms. He goes on to say, “Hold nothing back. Just give it all you’ve got,” and “I invite you to dance, too, with those who are no longer with us.”
TAGS: 5Rhythms, dance, gabrielle roth, grief, Meghan LeBorious, ray diaz, sweat your prayers, The Moving Center NYSome Practical Suggestions for Raising Kids in 5Rhythms by Meghan LeBorious: (Read Meghan’s full story on raising her son in 5Rhythms here) I – Off the dance floor 1. Dance …
TAGS: 5Rhythms, children, Kids, Meghan LeBoriousby Meghan LeBorious, Brooklyn, New York City, USA (See also Practical Suggestions for Raising Kids in 5Rhythms) “I think we’re here to learn to be calm and gentle. And also …
TAGS: 5Rhythms, alex de willermin, Chaos, Children Therapy, dance therapy, dancing with family, Daniella Plattner, family dance, family waves, Flowing, flowings, gabrielle roth, jonathan horan, Lyrical, Meghan LeBorious, michelle lampis, movement medicine, Open floor, Simon, Staccato, Stillness