Jon and Mila Kabat-Zinn 

Dearest Dancers and Friends,

On Tuesday I had the fortune to attend a Mindfulness Congress here in Amsterdam where Jon Kabat-Zinn and his wife Mila were giving a workshop. As some of you may know, Jon is a biomedical scientist who created the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. This secular method uses a combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness, and yoga to train people to be more focused on the present moment and develop a non-judgmental awareness on a daily basis. My experience with mindfulness has been amazingly helpful. Through meditation I had became more and more connected to my body sensations and I can now notice in the spot my negative thinking patterns which I have been struggling with for long. I learned that I could actually stop, observe and "choose" what to think or do in awareness. I had started focusing more on what it is positive in my life, learned to deal better with strong emotions, to the point that they have became rare, started cultivating compassion for myself and others, started this cherished dance project and in awe have seen transformed my relationship with my twenty-years-old son into one of bliss .

So that was my opportunity to show my gratitude to this incredible man who has brought meditation technics to the big public putting it in a scientific context. And I did! 
He seemed to me a very kind, warm-hearted man, totally devoted to live his talk and to spread these powerful teachings that come from far in time and space. He has been a student of Buddhist teachers such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Zen Master Seung Sahn. 

That is the reason I integrate both dance and meditation, almost a redundancy because what can be more meditative than dancing? Anyway I have not got any complains so far so I keep starting our sessions with a short meditation and focusing in the fact that we breath and have a body! Yeah!

I think Jon and Mila would had loved to dance with us but I guess they would be gone next week ;)

As you can imagine tonight there'll be no dance but get ready for next week!
I will be waiting for you with more music to be danced at!

With love,
Patricia

Studio Solebay

Livornostraat 22hs.

Amsterdam West, Bos en Lommer

Seven minutes with the bike from the Westergasfabriek 

Every Monday 7.45-9.30 pm.

Contribution: 10 euro and first timers 5 euro. 

Strippenkart for 5x :45 euro valid for 2 months. 
Low income and students: 8 euro

Next Monday we have Easter Holidays

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What about a dancing evening to feel connected to yourself and energise your soul, mind and body to the rhythm of irresistible dancing music?

Danspiritual combines relaxation and mindfulness exercises with a full hour of freestyle barefoot dancing.

A chance to celebrate, burn calories, relax, express ourselves, allow the wisdom of the body take over and have fun.

Studio Solebay

Livornostraat 22hs.

Amsterdam West, Bos en Lommer

Seven minutes with the bike from the Westergasfabriek 

Every Monday 7.45 - 9.30 pm.

Contribution: 10 euro and first timers 5 euro. 

Strippenkart for 5x :45 euro valid for 2 months. 
Low income and students: 8 euro

No age limit. No previous dancing experience required. No choreographies

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09-03-2015

Hi dearest dancers!

I want to thank everyone who participated in the last session for making that night so special! THANKS!

If you have ever joined us you might know that at Danspiritual we have a lot of fun and end up totally relaxed and not wanting to leave that state!

If we choose to meditate in between the sessions. Let's say 5 to 20 minutes everyday we can bring our well being to a higher level. Not that we won’t feel blue anymore but we might start being more conscious of why this is happening.  Be able to deal with strong emotions and to exercise what I find the most powerful tool for inner change: ACCEPTANCE of WHAT IS. And I mean NO matter WHAT IT IS. That is the hard part.

I am convinced that the power of dance is enormous and so it is our need to commune in a group to feel alive, accepted or even better loved and part of something bigger than ourselves. The reason I introduced mindfulness exercises in the sessions is because of the amazing positive results that this can bring to people in the form of awareness, creativity and health. These exercises in combination with dancing freely in a safe environment results into an experience that creates in my opinion a kind of resilience to negativity. Coming Monday I would like to give some more attention to meditation. Tell you a bit of my experience with it and of course: Dance dance & dance!

Do you love dancing and like to join a bunch of sweet fun people gathering together to enjoy themselves and take a little step further in developing a better contact with yourself and therefore with others? If yes is the answer join us. 

I suspect you will love it!

Patricia

Studio Solebay

Livornostraat 22hs

Amsterdam West, Bos en Lommer

Seven minutes with the bike from the Westergasfabriek 

Every Monday 8-9.30 pm. But please be 10 min before we actually start! 

Contribution: 10 euro and first timers 5 euro.
Strippenkart for 5x : 45 euro valid for 2 months.
Low income and students: 8 euro

No age limit. No previous dancing experience required. No choreographies

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