I grew up not having many tools to explore my choices. Things were either good or bad, right or wrong, and I wasn’t aware of all the options available in between, resulting in a lack of freedom. Don’t get me wrong—I was free and expressive and privileged. But in my youth, I didn’t have many […]
Do you find yourself being frustrated when learning something new? Trying something new can be frustrating, as it brings us outside of our comfort zone. Confusion and frustration are part of the learning process. However, if you learn how to replace frustration with fascination, a whole world can open itself to you! Learning how to
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Halfway through the first climb, I didn’t know if I was going to be able to make it to the top. I did get to the top, but I was completely exhausted! I’ve done indoor wall climbing in the past, as well as circus arts on trapeze and rope, but ice climbing was totally new
I was Initiated to Ice Climbing last Winter! Read More »
What regimen should you adopt, when returning to training after a good time out, to maximize results and minimize the risk of injury? Now is the time of the year to start thinking about new resolutions. Have you been thinking about starting a new activity? Or are you considering returning to your favorite sport or
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On Radio-Canada on March 30th 2021, Catherine Lalonde, dance critic and dancer, told Pénélope McQuade that the pandemic had killed her technique. So much so, that she no longer considered herself a dancer. I do not want to diminish the magnitude of the effects that the pandemic is having on performing artists. It is true
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As a teacher, it is important to me that I learn who my students are. Communication being a pillar of learning, is ever more resonant and inspiring through interrelatedness. Learning about the nervous system can be perplexing, for those being introduced. But through the pedagogical use of analogy, I can ease their way towards transformation.
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I don’t have the answers. You do. When you come to my Awareness Through Movement® Class, I am not asking you to do a movement with perfection, or how you imagine I think it should be like. I’m actually offering you guidelines and suggestions so that you can explore all the possibilities and potentials that
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For the first time in years, I am spending time in a place where the change between seasons is drastic. Quebec, Canada has cold winter with a lot of snow, then spring, where the trees have fresh new green growth and we get to see a totally new landscape after the rough winter. The summer
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How, after years of dealing with chronic pain, did I climbed up Mount Kilimanjaro? I have been a dancer and athlete since I was 5 years old. At the age of 25, after traveling the world and studying dances in their cultural context, I decided to enroll in a contemporary dance program. After suffering a
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