This week's Dance First Spotlight is from Kristen Mangione, founder of LÎLA – Dance Alchemy for the Soul. Dear Dancers, This year has been anything but business as usual. If I had to choose one word to describe my experience of 2020, it would be transformation. I have come to love this word because it's about radical metamorphosis. It's [...]
“ We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” ~ Joan Didion What does 'intuitive' mean to you? Why are facts and gut feelings sometimes at odds with each other? How is it that a counterintuitive concept can have so much impact? It's a funny thing about learning, so many things seem straightforward, [...]
This week's Dance First Spotlight is a special note about Ontraport, our communications service that we get asked about a lot. Here’s a Thanksgiving tip about a service worth sharing. One of the things we do for our Dance First members is to help you navigate the world of marketing and messaging with the goal of building stronger [...]
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero What's your favorite part of the holidays? Thanks, or Giving? How do you make your season special? Thanksgiving is a unique holiday here in the USA. Although the history of our special day is fraught [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is brought to you by LA-Based Birgitte Tan, founder of Dance Away Sadness. Happy Autumn! How time flies. It is almost holiday time already. What a year 2020 has been! Who knew we would spend most of this year with Covid-19 and social distancing? Initially, we were told it will be two weeks, then two [...]
“My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.” ~ Henry Rollins What a difference a year makes, right? Could you have guessed what you’d be up to today one year ago? What’s your forecast for November 2021? You might have special powers to predict the future, if so, you’re one of the rare [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is brought to you by UK-Based Adam Barley, founder of ZeroOne. Dear dancers, I keep wondering what 2020 will look like from the point of view of my deathbed. (Hopefully, that won't be any time soon… I'm 57, but CV19 won't do me in, will it… er… ) My chances are good, but there is something weird [...]
“ Your true home is in the here and the now.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Have you ever had a ‘close call’? How do you know when you’ve gone close to the edge? Why is a narrow escape such a relief? You’ve probably had moments that made you realize just how much peril [...]
This week’s Dance First Members’ Spotlight shines on our entire revered family of Dance First members! It’s our honor and privilege to serve such a dynamic and high-vibration community of leaders around the world! Starting out with long-time the pioneering Tamalpa Institute . From the Life/Art Process to the Tamalpa ArtCorps, they’re cultivating Anna and Daria Halprin’s family [...]
“ The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Nelson Mandela What are the big inflection points in your life? How do you know when you’ve ’turned a corner? Why is it so important to have a healthy relationship with change? You’ve probably [...]
